More About the GIVEAWAY!!

It's finally Friday, yay!!  I know how exhausting this time of year is, so I know you're looking forward to the relaxation of the weekend! Some of you are done school for the year next week, and many others during the last week of May. I hope the last few days and weeks of school go well for you all!

I wanted to give you another sneaky-peek into the packet I am GIVING AWAY!!  Yesterday I showed you the Counting Up Pandas activity, and today I'm going to talk about another of the activities included in this packet.

This activity has students adding on to 10 in order to find teen numbers. They will complete the addition equation to get their teen number, and then locate that teen number on the playing board and mark it off.

Each student gets one of the frames above. I created them so they would fit two to a page, all you have to do is cut them apart. I included number lines at the bottom of each frame in case your kiddos use those to help them solve the problem. If you kiddos don't use those, just cut them off the frames before you laminate them.  Each frame begins with the number 10, and students draw cards from a pile to determine how much they need to add onto 10.

The cards go into the box on the frame, and then students use whatever resources they need to solve the problem. They can use the number line provided, or you could put out different manipulatives and white boards for students to use. I like to use those pretty colored plastic counting bears I have, and I also encourage them to draw a picture on the whiteboards. Whatever they need to help them solve the problem, they should be able to use. Once they have solved the problem, they write the sum on the frame. If you aren't able to laminate the frames, place them inside a plastic sheet protector. Students can still use a dry erase marker on them and then erase.

You may want your students to use this color version of the game board. Either laminate it or place it in a plastic sheet protector, and then allow students to use it. Once they solve the number sentence in their frames and get their teen number, they are then to find it on the playing board and cover it up. If I have students playing in pairs each of them uses a different colored counting bear. If they're playing by themselves, they have an assortment of colored counting bears to choose from. You could have them use any small counter or manipulative to cover up the number when it's found.

There is also a black and white page where students can use BINGO daubers or highlighters to mark off the teen number once they find it. Each player should have their own color, but if playing alone it doesn't matter. If playing together, once the board is filled up, students count their dots to compare them to their partner's.

Finally, students can complete a quick check assessment that you can use to determine if they understand the concept of creating teen numbers by adding on to 10. Students should look at the teen number that is the sum of each number sentence. Each sentence begins with 10 and then asks students to determine how many stalks of bamboo to add to the 10 to get the teen number. So for the number 15, students should color 5 stalks of bamboo so the sentence reads 10 + 5 = 15.  This is a double-sided quick check that can easily be filed into a student work sample folder.

Remember that this giveaway is super easy to enter! Here's all that you need to do:

1) Like my blog by clicking the pink Bloglovin' button on the right hand side underneath the Follow Along heading.

2) Leave a comment answering one of the following questions: How many activities would you look for in a packet that says it has a month's worth of activities" Would you want an equal amount of Math with Self and Math with Someone activities, or would it not matter? Do you prefer to have the Common Core Standards on the front of the packet so you know what skills and concepts it addresses, or does that not matter? Can you incorporate animal-themed activities into your classroom, either with a unit you are currently working on or to fill up space between holidays and season changes?

I would very much love for you to follow me and enter the giveaway! This giveaway will run until Friday, May 22, midnight EST. I will announce the winners on Saturday, May 23. Good luck!!

Math Packet GIVEAWAY!

Thursday already?? Where did the time go?? How many weeks are left on your Countdown Til Summer? My district still has four weeks for students and five for teachers. I know some of you are down to single-digit countdowns! We have several snow days to make up, which always makes our school year last longer. Ah well, the weather is nice enough to do lots of stuff outside during those last few weeks!

Did you notice that I'm having a GIVEAWAY?? In case you missed it, I'm having a GIVEAWAY!!! I've been hard at work on my newest activity, a packet of a month's worth of Math with Self and Math with Someone activities with a panda bear-theme!

I want to include enough activities to last an entire month. So far I have three activities in this packet, and I intend on adding at least three more. My giveaway ends next Friday, May 22. Until then, I'll be sharing with you some of the activities you can expect to see in this packet. I am trying to hit as many Kindergarten Math CCSS as I can, and I'm also trying to differentiate the activities as much as possible while also providing a quick check assessment to help you determine if you kiddos are understanding the skill or not. Here is a sneak peek inside my newest product!

One of the activities focuses on K.CC.5 - Count to answer "how many?" questions about as many as 20 things arranged in a line, a rectangular array, or a circle, or as many as 10 things in a scattered configuration.  This activity is divided into 2 parts to help you differentiate for the needs in your classroom. The first part focuses on the numbers 1-10 and the second part focuses on the numbers 11-20. First, students choose the set of cards they are going to work with, either the set for 1-10 or for 11-20.

This is a sheet of cards from the 11-20 set, you'll just need to print them out and laminate then cut them into cards. I usually mount mine onto construction paper before I laminate them, it just provides that added durability. I can also color-code different activities based on the construction paper used. Before you laminate the cards, you'll need to label the backs. I have included a sheet of labels you can use, or you can just write the letters on the back. I have provided a guide to tell you which letter to affix to the back of which card so that the cards will match up with the recording sheet.

This is the front of one of the recording sheets. Students will look at the letter on the back of their panda card and then find that same letter on the tummy of a panda on the recording sheet. They will then color the panda on the recording sheet to match the color of the panda on the card. After coloring, they will count up the set of panda bears on the card and then color in the frame with the matching numeral. For example, the card labeled 'A' has eight red panda bears on it. So, students would color the 'A' panda red on the recording sheet and then color in the frame with the numeral '8' to show that the letter 'A' card has a set of 8.

On the back of the recording sheet is the rest of the number sets, and then on the bottom students are asked to draw pandas to create either a partner of 5 (on the #1-10 recording sheet) or a partner of 10 (on the #11-20 sheet). They should use two different colors in their illustration, and then complete the number sentence by writing in the numbers of the panda set they created.

There is also a quick check for each part, the numbers 1-10 and the numbers 11-20. Students have to count up the panda sets and then find the matching numeral to cut and glue next to the corresponding set.

The quick check for the numbers 11-20 each start with a ten frame, and then students add on the set to determine the number. Once they have figured out the number they cut and paste the numeral to match. Each quick check is double-sided and the numerals to cut out are on a separate page, two sets per page to help save on copies! If you don't want your kiddos to cut and glue the numerals then you can have them write them in.

This activity is one of the Math with Self activities included in this packet. I try to create each activity so that kinders can complete them as independently as possible. You may have to introduce the activity as a small group guided lesson, but afterwards you can set it out at a math center. Depending on how you rotate your centers and kiddos, this one activity could last an entire week in your classroom!

If you want to enter my GIVEAWAY to win a copy of this packet for yourself, it's super easy! All you have to do is follow my blog by clicking on the pink Bloglovin' button underneath the Follow Along heading. Then leave a comment answering a question for me. How many activities do you look for in a packet that says it will last all month? Does having the Common Core Standards on the front of the product help you when searching for activities? Would you want a packet that contains an equal amount of Math with Self and Math with Someone activities, or is it okay to have activities that could be used either way?

See how easy it is to enter!! I'm running my GIVEAWAY through next Friday, May 22. Then I will contact the winners and get them a copy of my newest product!! I'm so excited, and I hope you are too!