Throwback Thursday: Mastering the Basic Math Facts and Instagram Addiction

Happy Thursday! Before I get to Throwback Thursday, first off let me say…I love Instagram!!!!!! But it’s making me one lazy blogger.

Here’s a little of what I’ve been up to on Instagram….

Here is my new word wall! I love it!!!!! Every year I have to deal with torn paper when I take my words down for the year…so I got my wonderful momma to sew some black cotton material onto big squares of quilt batting (measured for the tops of my closet doors) and BAM!!!! I have a cushioned word wall. Now all I have to do is find some cute pushpins and I’m all set!

 

Another organization project completed. Still Working on the next phase of classroom organization.

 

New TV show I’m hooked on! Okay who watched Under the Dome? After the first episode I have like 2,345 questions.

 

Summer Reading

 

Fun Stuff. I made this and the picture above using the Beautiful Mess App…love it! It lets you add doodles and text to your Instagram pictures.

 

Okay enough about my current addiction and onto Throwback Thursday. Heidi over at Swamp Frog First Graders is doing a book study on one of my favorite books, Mastering the Basic Math Facts. I even got a comment from one of the authors of the book!!

Well, about two summers ago I made labels for all of the games in the book and I thought I’d repost that so you could find all your labels in one place in case you were following the book study!  It’s a long post so be prepared.

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Mastering the Basic Math Facts Chapter Two Game Storage Labels

These are just my own versions of storage labels I’m using for the games found in this book. These games are found in Chapter Two: Plus 1 and Plus 2.

I’ve completed the ones for chapter two and I’m working to complete chapter three’s games and have them posted by tomorrow.

My plan is to use the brown mailing envelopes to store the game materials. I’ll laminate and tape the storage labels on the from of each envelope.

Click on any of the pictures to download your copy if you’d like to use them. Don’t forget to leave some love(feedback) my beautiful blogging friends.

Hope you can use them!

 

Mastering the Basic Math Facts Chapter Four: Adding Ten

As promised here are the next set of storage labels for this book.

These game storage labels are for Chapter Four. Click on the picture to download.

I have also completed my Doubles game boards. These are more varied...just a variety. Click on the picture to download. Enjoy! 

 

Mastering The Basic Math Facts Chapters Five Through Seven

It’s been a busy couple of weeks! But here are the storage labels for Chapters Five- Seven of this book.

Chapter Five Doubles
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Chapter Six Making Ten
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Chapter Seven  Using Ten
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Mastering the Basic Math Facts Chapter Eight: Using Doubles

Here is the final set of game storage labels for the games in this book.

Chapter Eight: Using Doubles

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Everybody have a great day!

Throwback Thursday: Money, Money, Money, Money….Money

Hey long time no blog!!!! I have been soaking up every minute and enjoying my summer break!!!

I heart Cara Carroll!!! Her blog was one of the first ones I found and I’ve been blog stalking her every since!!!! She always has such wonderfully creative ideas!!!  So I’m joining in on her wonderful Throwback Thursday linky party!

Since I started my own blog I had so much fun and I’ve learned so much from so many wonderful people!!!!
 
Shout out to First Grade Blue Skies, Primary Graffiti, Mrs. Wills, Mrs. Tunstall, Sarah over at First Grader at Last, Leslie at Life in First Grade…now Fifth Grade, Mrs. Lee’s Kindergarten, Heidi at Swamp Frog First Graders, Teaching in High Heels, Queen of the First Grade Jungle…..and so many more! You ladies ROCK!!!!!! (I know DJ Arnold on the Ones and Two’s…right)

  This post is  always in my most popular post section…so I thought I’d repost it for you today!!!

Money Money Money….Money!!!!!!

Here are a few money games  I made over the break. I’m hoping these will help my students become proficient  in terms of counting a collection of coins and identifying them.
Bank on It
In the game below, the students roll a regular dot die. They cover up the coin on their mat which corresponds to the number they rolled. The first person to fill their bank wins. Your more advanced students could count all the money in their bank at the end of the game. You could use counters or plastic coins to cover the coins on the banking mat.



Click here to download Bank on It
Count Your Money Honey
In this game the teacher can decide which coin you would like students to work with (pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, or a combination). You will have to assemble the dice and they are provided in the download. I forgot to take a picture of them. You will also need to make the regular number die (included also)
First the student rolls the number die, then they roll the coin die and take that many coins. (Ex. if they roll a five and a nickel, they have to take five nickels.)
The coins are placed on the counting tray. Make enough counting trays for the number of students playing.  After the student counts their money, they fill in the amount for their first roll (I’m laminating the counting trays and the students will use a dry erase marker). They keep rolling and counting for nine more times. This games could be played with a small group of three to four students or alone. There is no winner or looser, just the satisfaction of counting money.


Click here to download Count Your Money Honey


Nickel Piggy Bank
This game is played with a regular dot or number die. The student rolls and takes that many pennies( they must start with pennies first, even if they roll a six). Each time they collect five pennies they can trade them for a nickel. Students keep rolling and trading until they fill up the Nickel Gameboard. The winner is the person who fills up their board first. At the end they can count all of their nickels. I will use plastic pennies and nickels.


Click here to download Nickel Piggy Bank
I have also created Dime and Quarter Piggy Bank. I will up load those later in the week. If you use these, I would love to hear feedback.
For all of these games you can use  counters, beans or plastic coins.