MTBMF Chapter 3: Adding and Subtracting 0

 

So not school related:

Y’all this is so not school related but I just had to share. My sister-in-law had a role in Blue Crush2. It comes out on DVD Tuesday. I’m just so proud and happy for her!

    

Lizzy and my brother.

 

  

Okay,  now on to school stuff.

Here are the game storage labels for chapter 3 of this book.

Click on any of the pictures to download.

             

              

Now I’m off to work on my link up for the Math Work Stations blog party: Chapter Three Getting Started with Math Work Stations.

The lovely Mrs. Parker will host this chapter…around June 6th. Be sure to link up with her.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

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 and a Planning Sheet

I‘ve just finished reading the most informational, idea packed, easy to implement professional book!

It’s called Mastering the Basic Math Facts…and here’s the best part! It will totally go along with Math Work Stations. It’s all about helping our students really understand and internalize basic facts. The ideas and games help move students towards automaticity when learning addition and subtraction facts.

The book comes with a CD-ROM packed with games and teacher resources. There are about 57 games in the book and I’m in the process of making storage sheets for all of them. When I’m done I’ll post them…in the meantime you should definitely check it out.

 

Math Work Station Planning Sheet

I created this little planning sheet to help me as I think about the types of math work stations I’m creating for the new school year.  Notice how the icons for each station correspond to the station labels from my Blog Party Post (imagine me saying that in a Queen Elizabeth voice). So Martha Stewart of me.

Click on the picture to grab your copy.

Math Work Stations Blog Party Chapters 1-2

I’ve ben doing Math  Stations sort of hit and miss over the years, because I was doing so may other things in math. But this year I decided to focus on Math Work Stations and boy did it ever pay off. I felt like my students had more hands on time with the concepts we were studying.

         

Chapter One: What is a Math Work Station

In terms of her checklist in Chapter 1 here’s how I fair.

1. I do demonstrate the game before I place it in a station.

2. But I am guilty of changing my materials weekly(the games still have the same concept), but I will do better with this next school year.

3. This year we did go to stations 99.9999% of the time. My students begged to go each day.

4. I can say with a big fat no my materials weren’t differentiated, something I’m definitely working on this summer.

5. But I definitely met with small groups during math station time, it was  usually the strugglers who were having a harder time understanding the concept.

    

Chapter Two: Organization

This is my fourth year back in the classroom after leaving to become trained as a Reading Recovery teacher, so each year I’m building up my repertoire of organization skills. I’m still in the process of purging.

This year  I stored station activities for the week in plastic baskets.

              

Here is a picture of my storage of math materials like dice and counters. This year I’m working on getting more use out of the nine drawers.

But, I like how Mrs. Wills has hers (dice, game pieces) stored in smaller containers, verses taking up big drawers which could be used to store other items.

 

Station Labels:

This year during Math Station time I had four stations going plus the Promethean board( I plan on doing the same thing next year).

We rotated to one work station per day. I’ve created some generic station basket signs (you could use them however you like). I also included a mini size for your organization board. I didn’t name them, because I figured that would give you more flexibility, but I did include four blank signs so if you wanted to name them you could. I also included both Promethean and Smart Board signs.

Click on the picture to download.

  

 

Math Work Station Storage Signs:

If you’re like me and everything must have a place, here is a great storage idea.

I bought a bunch of these Sterilite Show Offs. I plan on using these to store all of my math work station games and activities. I’m thinking maybe two containers per concept(number, addition, etc.) I usually buy the letter sized kind. I’ve created labels for your convenience, they even come in two sizes. I love these little totes.

Click on the picture to download your labels. If you download please consider leaving a comment and following me. Thanks!

 

Don’t forget to link up with Mrs. Wills and post your thoughts on Chapters 1-2.