This first activity is called Number Punchers. Kids LOVE using silly hole punchers and this gives them a reason to do just that. I made these super easy cards. (Click here to GRAB this quick FREEBIE - it's in powerpoint so you can edit to your liking)..... Kids use a marker to circle the number they want to punch....and then use the hole puncher to punch, punch, punch the number they circled. (This is also easy to differentiate by making the numbers higher and perhaps not in order (so they HAVE to read the number). We are preparing for our Math Universal Screener so I kept the numbers low for now:0)
This next activity is called Pinchy Poms and it's a class favorite! Kids use tweezers, clothespins, or other pinchers to grab poms and toss them into a paper plate....and see how many poms make it into the plate. Use 2 dice, roll -- Toss the number of poms on 1 die and then the number of poms from the other die....Then touch and count them all... See how many poms you tossed make it to the paper plate.
Lego Addition is another math tub we started this week. Kids LOVE legos and this gives them permission to use them during math tub time. I took an old set of addition flashcards and programmed them with blue, green, red, and yellow dots (the color legos I have). I placed a colored dot (with a marker) next to each number so that kids are adding 2 colored dots on each flash card. Then kids use the legos that match to act out the problem.
Here is the last math tub I'm going to show you today. It's called Playdough Tees. I stole some golf tees from my husband (shhhh.....promise not to tell). Kids use playdough to make a big ball. Then roll 2 dice....Place the number of tees into the play dough that is on 1 die and then place the number of tees on the 2nd die. Touch and count all the tees! Kids think they are making an alien. I've never said that, but every year the kids come up with that they are making aliens and actually call it the "Alien game". I used to use clay instead of play dough, but the kids really struggled with the clay so I changed it to playdough and they enjoy it much more. It's great for fine motor work!
I hope you enjoyed these math tubs and maybe even found some new ideas! I know this isn't 10 math tubs like I told you I have. That's because the rest of my math tubs come from my winter units -
The Mitten and Snow Fun Snowbuddies units from my TpT Store. I'll show you some of those in a couple days!
What are some of your favorite math tubs activities??
I love your math tubs. The "Aliens" are so fun. I teach in an all boy school. They will love this.
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Sara
kinderaffe2ndgraders.blogspot.com
These are wonderful and engaging for young learners! I will save to my own pin board so I don't lose something that will inspire my class! lol Nice job Jeannie!
ReplyDeleteMaggie
Love the stations! =D
ReplyDeleteI love all these ideas! I would maybe even add dice to the first game and they have to punch the number the dice add up to. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI love this and can't wait to share with our kinder team! I can't wait to see the rest! Can you send mea copy of the number punchers? How do you introduce all these? All in one sitting? Do they get to practice before doing it independently? Do you have a picture of the board you use so the kids know what station to be at? Thank you! Kristinvandro@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteThese are some terrific ideas- I love the number punchers and the alien game- I will just have to check with my son if we have any old golf tees. Thanks for sharing your centers...
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Anna
I love all of these! Thanks for sharing these ideas. I think I am going to add a pair of dice to the number punch game and make the numbers go to 12 on my cards. Do you use regular paper to print them on?
ReplyDeleteDid you see I attached the FREEBIE Number punchers sheet above? I found it on my dropbox after all! It's in powerpoint which means if you want to use it as an addition game - you can alter the sheet!! Hope you like!
ReplyDeleteLove these ideas, can't wait for 4K class to have some fun with them. Thanks for the punch sheet too!
ReplyDeleteThese are awesome ideas! I'm storing them away for next year when I'm back in kindergarten.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great post!!! These are fantastic ideas. Thanks so much for posting these ideas for math tubs!
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Mindful Rambles
Love this post! Thanks for sharing all your great ideas!
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Crayons and Curls
My kids like to play what I am calling this month...Snowball Fight. I have some big white pom poms and they count how many they are using (they are aces with 5, but 7 became tougher for some). Then they hide their eyes and I (or their partner) hide some. When they open their eyes they have to figure out how many are hidden. We had just been playing with hiding them under a cup....but Friday I used one of their hats. They got such a kick out of that, that I have a feeling when it goes in the math tub on Monday they will want to use their hats. I even made a recording sheet to go with it.
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KinderKapers
Love these ideas!!! I need to change out my math tubs and all these ideas will be perfect for my kids!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat ideas! I'd love to have the number punchers activity but the link to your google docs isn't working for me. Could you please send it to me? Thanks, charmemccabe@rocketmail.com
ReplyDeleteCharme - I'm not sure what the problem is. I checked it out and it works fine. Do you have google docs (old version) or google drive? Sometimes it's a matter of needing to update to drive.
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