Monthly Archives: March 2012

Win Your School a Nifty Numbers Family Math Night Kit

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Karyn

We’re GIVING AWAY a Nifty Numbers kit.  Yup.  A freebie. There are two ways to enter the raffle.  One is to simply ‘like’ our Family Math Night facebook PAGE.  Easy peasy.  The ‘like’ button is at the top.  Just make … Continue reading →

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Pocket Chart Concentration – A Game for K-1 Students

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Karyn

I used a bunch of left-over stickers I had to make the cards. The first time I played it w/ them, I had only 4 rows and 6 columns. They need to say the letter first followed by the number … Continue reading →

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Common Core State Standards Grade 4: Factors

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Karyn

Here’s a fun, super easy way to get students to find the factors of a given number. All you need is inch graph paper and stickers. If you like, you can have students create all the rectangular arrays for a … Continue reading →

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Working with Equal Groups: CCSS Grade 2

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Karyn

Here’s a super fun, super easy way to address one of the Grade 2 content standards: Work with equal groups to understand multiplication. This can also be done with stickers! CCSS: 2.OA.4 (although not done using rectangular arrays)

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The Artistic Side of Math – Bilateral Symmetry

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Karyn

This is a super easy, super fun activity to tie art in with bilateral (mirror) symmetry. These are some samples of third and fourth grade work. CCSS: 4.G.3

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