50 Chart

I love the 50 chart mystery pictures.  It isn't the 100 chart(those will come soon) but it gives them the opportunity to explore building and recognizing numbers at a smaller scale.  This week we are studying the letter N, so our mystery picture was a nest.   I show the numbers on the board using magnetic place value manipulatives.   I build the number and they tell me what number I built. Then we decompose the number (if the number is 34 they say 30 and 4 more), tell if it is even or odd, and how many more they would need to get to their next ten. There are so manny a-ha moments during these activities. 

What is a rekenrek?

 Rekenreks  are another way for your child to "see" numbers up to 20.  They are designed to help children see groups of 5 and 10 (benchmark numbers) quickly.   They can then see how many more they need to get to their next 5 or 10.  

Here is my large Rekenrek.  I use it for whole group instruction.   (It's amazing what you can do with pool noodles, pipe, and 90 degree connectors.) 

This is representing 18.  A child can quickly see 3 groups of 5 and 3 more,10 and 3 more, or even 10, 5, and 3 more. 

Here is what the children are able to use individuality.  ( pony beads, pipe cleaner, and tag board ) 

50 Chart

I am loving doing these with the kids on Fridays.   I call out numbers , the position in place value of a number, or decompose a number and the kids locate the number in their chart.  Each number or numbers or certain colors, when the finish, the "mystery number" is revealed!  This is great for number sense.   Each picture goes with our Saxon Phonics Letter of the Week.  Last week we created a pencil (I forgot to get a picture) and this week we created an apple with a silly worm coming out of it.  We will do these for a couple more weeks and then hopefully move to a 100 chart!!!! 

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/50-Frame-apple-869629

Math Stations!!

It's time to switch up those Math Stations again!   The kids were very excited today when they were introduced! 

Station 1 

greater than, less than,equal to 

The student draws a card and thenmakes a set that is greater than,lessthan, and equal to the card

drawn.  

 

Station 2-War

Students work in groups of 2 or 3 to determine whose card is the greatest. Each player flips over a card that has a 10 or 20 frame on it.  They must determine how many and figure out who has the greatest number.  That person gets the cards. 

Station 3- Cross out

Students use a 10 sided dice that has dots to represent a set of 0-9. They must roll the dice and the cross out the number that matches that set.  They must cross out all of the numbers.  

Station 4- number match

Student are matching the number to the set to the number word. 

Station 5 

My favorite numeracy app !  

Find Sums