Mapping the Classroom

We have been working on some mapping skills during Social Studies. We did some brainstorming about maps, read some books about maps and then made our own! Our job was to create a map of the classroom. I pre-cut all the symbols for the groups and we built one together. They then went off with their group and had to make a map of the classroom!

Mapping in progress….

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We also took our new animal number line and worked on putting it in order backwards from 100-0! I have been doing our Strong Endings Assessment and a few friends are still having trouble counting back!

Here we are working it out together!


 

Inspiring Quote

Click here to read an inspiring quote by a fellow teacher!

Very well said…

http://whatedsaid.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/to-extraordinary-teachers/

Cross the River Subtraction FREEBIE

Found it! Fixed it up a little and posted it for FREE!

Click {HERE} to download Cross the River.

Click {HERE} to go back to my previous post to find the instructions of how to play!

FREEBIE and a math game

A friend had asked how to play the game “Cross the River” that I posted on my 5 for Friday post.

I thought I had the game to share with you guys on my computer but I can’t find it! I made it years ago before I knew anything about making stuff…lol knowing me, I named it something silly and cannot locate it! I’ll look for it and post it as a freebie when I do!

Here are the instructions though….



This is a subtraction game.

Materials: 1 Game board, 2 dice, each person needs 10 counters. (beans, chips, etc)

Directions: Each player sits on either side of the game board. You take your 10 game pieces and place them behind any numbers on your side. There will be 2 numbers without chips behind them. When it’s your turn, roll both dice and create a subtraction number sentence with them. EX: I roll a 5 and a 3…I say 5-3 = 2. If I have a chip behind number 2….I get to send it across the river onto their side. Take turns going back and forth dolling the dice and creating number sentences. The first person to get all their chips across the river wins!

Note: If you have a number sentence and you have no chip behind it…you lose your turn. I also have my kids record the number sentences that they roll.

As for the Freebie…..we have been working hard on getting ready for grade 2. Every year in September, our division does something called “Strong Beginnings” in math where we asses students on various math skills. At the end of the year we assess kids on the next grades “Strong Beginnings” to see if they are ready. So right now I am doing “Strong Endings” and assessing my kids based on the grade 2’s beginning of the year math assessment.

Long story short….we are working hard to fill in the gaps before the end of June!
One thing I have been doing lots of this year is balancing equations. My kids are awesome at this but could still use some help balancing when there are number sentences on either side of the equal sign.

Here is a page I am leaving for my sub this Friday.

 Balancing Number Sentences: True or False.

Simply cut off the bottom….and then cut out each number sentence. Solve and then sort and glue! I have also added a sort that you can do whole group as practice before heading off. (or in small group)



Click {HERE} to download for free!

5 for Friday

I’m linking up again with Doodle Bugs for 5 for Friday! I love writing these posts because they are soo easy!

1. We are continuing to work on long vowel sounds with Super E! The superhero who gives all his powers to a vowel to make it say it’s name! (A.K.A Bossy E, when 2 vowels go walking…etc..lol)



2. We introduced a new subtraction game in Math With Someone…Cross the River! This is an old game of mine and looks like he needs some clipart/font updating! Haha (oops the pic is a little blurry!)



3. It was pouring outside today so Indoor recess x3. BOO



4. Even MORE backwards counting work. This was a job for Math Writing in our math notebooks. Cut, Sort and Glue.
 

5. Yay for the weekend! I know most friends in the US are ending school very soon but we go right till the end of June! Still a ways to go!

Jasper Johns Art and a Number Line!

This week we learned about the artist Jasper Johns. We looked at some of his famous paintings and had discussions around what we noticed when we looked at his different pieces. We also talked about his style of art making.





We took his painting “Colored Alphabet” and recreated our own in the style of Jasper Johns.

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Number Lines!
I also mentioned a little while ago that my kids are having a hard time with backwards counting. Like jumping around to numbers not even close when counting backwards.

I tried some backwards counting sheep. NO luck.

I also realized that I only have a number line to 20 displayed in my room. We use a hundreds chart lots and sort numbers etc…but my kids use the visuals on our walls tons so I thought it would be a good idea to get a number line up on the walls that goes to 100 so they could visually see the numbers going forwards and backwards.
In comes yesterday evening…..

Teachers…..don’t let teachers drink and laminate!

 

Just kidding I was fine. 

 

I printed them in black and white on bright coloured cardstock!

 

I hate printing in colour because:

1. Wastes Ink

2. I like the coloured cardstock and paper better

and

3. If I DO want colour at school…..the new printers yell at me!

Here is what comes up on my screen when I print in colour:

“This page costs $0.26 cents. Are you sure you want to print in colour?  You could save money be switching to gray scale. Do you want to switch  to gray scale?

 

NO!! You mean printer!!! Making me feel bad about 1 colour page!!

 

Sheesh…

 

But here they are!

 

I used 5 different colours and each group of 10 numbers is a new colour.  I thought this might help my kids to notice the numbers when transitioning between decades. I also used a different animal for each decade. Maybe now we won’t be counting 84, 83, 82, 81, 80, 89, 75, 63, . Who knows!

 

Now just to find a place where I can post them in a long line and they are not too high or too low to be used!

 

Want your own cute animal number line to 100??

 

Just head on over to my Teacher’s Notebook shop to download for FREE!

Click on the picture to check it out!

 

Giveaway at Teaching in the Valley!

Liz over at Teaching in the Valley is having an awesome giveaway for reaching 100 followers!

I’m helping her out by giving away my Daily 5 Math Pack full of activities for Math with Someone and Math by Myself!

Go {HERE} to check it out! Lots of great prizes to be won from other awesome bloggers!