Tuesday, November 12, 2019

10 Ways to Practice Math Facts

If you are anything like most teachers, your students come to you NOT knowing their math facts.  When students don't have fluency with their math facts, it makes teaching higher level mathematical concepts even more difficult!  I have put together some of my favorite ways to have students practice math facts.  The best part?  Students LOVE them too!



Math Fact Relay Race



Math Facts made fun! Students practice their math facts with this fun relay game.  Could be easily adapted to other skills as well!

Directions:
1. Cut out 2 circle with a circle cut out inside of it (like a doughnut shape).
2. Write factors around the circle.
3. Put one factor in the middle of the circle.
4. Have students race to multiply the factor in the middle with one of the factors on the ring. (Could also be used for addition, subtraction, division, and vocabulary words)


Color By Number


My students beg to let them color during the school day - and while I am happy to give them a brain break from time to time, I feel much better about letting them color when they are also practicing their math facts!

I am currently working on a growing bundle of math facts color by number sets for both multiplication and addition (you can also buy each set separately at my TpT store).  You can get a great deal by buying the set now, because the price goes up as I add each set, but you can get them all for today's price!





Math Facts Game Capture

My students absolutely LOVE this game for practicing their math facts!  You can watch the video below to see how we use it for practicing multiplication, but it can be easily adapted for other skills as well (including sight word or vocabulary words)!  You can find the complete directions for the Capture Math Facts Game here.


Math Facts Erase


Write math fact problems on the board.  One student calls out the answer to one of the problems, and the other erases the problem that matches their answer.  If the student erasing the problems is stumped, they switch places.

Kicking It Math



I have my student practice math facts every day with my Kicking It Math Fact program.  If we miss a day, they complain! The program allows them to work at their own pace, practice just a few targeted facts at a time, and best of all win math facts belts that they love!  You can read about the whole Kicking It Math Fact program here.



Subitizing Cards for Multiplication



Subitizing cards are a great way to help your students practice their math facts.  You can find the complete directions as well as a link to the freebie for these cards here.

Rock Paper Scissors Math


What's better than Rock, Paper, Scissors, Rock, Paper, Scissors, Math of course!  Students hold up zero to ten fingers each.  They find the product of the two numbers they are showing.  The first person to respond wins the round.



Kaboom Math Facts Game 


Kaboom Type Games are a fun way to practice math facts.  Place a set of math facts in a container along with several cards that say Kaboom.  You can hand write the facts on index cards or buy a set such as my Cookies for Santa Kaboom game or my Water Fight Game.



Students take turn pulling the cards from the container and answering the math facts on them.  If they get the answer correct, they get to keep their card.  If they answer incorrectly, they put the card back in.  If a student pulls the dreaded Kaboom card out, they have to put back all of their cards.  The winner is the student with the most cards at the end of the game.


Math Facts Flyswatter


Write some products on index cards.  Give students each a flyswatter.  Call out a math fact such as 7 X 8.  Students will race to swat the correct answer, 56.


Math Facts Who Am I


Write various products on index cards and paper clip them to your students' backs so they can't see them.  The other student gives them a math fact that would have the answer of the number on the back so the student can guess their number.  This is easily differentiated by your students' ability as you can see in the video.






Monday, November 11, 2019

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Wednesday, November 6, 2019

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Monday, November 4, 2019

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Saturday, October 19, 2019

Halloween in the Classroom


Halloween is often the first party of the school year, and after a busy back to school season, it can be challenging to plan out! I thought I would share a few of my favorite Halloween read alouds, activities, and some tips and tricks that I have used to make this crazy day a little less taxing!





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Halloween Party

Choose Your Snacks And Drinks

Many schools have health and wellness policies that spell out the types of snacks and drinks that you can serve.  Often schools require that treats be store-bought or pre-packaged as well.  Make sure you check these requirements before requesting items from parents.

Invites



I like to send a note home to my parents a week or two before Halloween to let them know how we will be celebrating.  You can grab this Halloween Party letter to parents freebie by clicking here.

Make sure to ask for parent volunteers as well.  Determine how many activities you will have, and request a parent volunteer for each activity.  You might also want to include a volunteer (or two) that focus on delivering and cleaning up food items.


Music Maestro

What's a party without music?  I love using Kidz Bop in the classroom because I don't have to worry about inappropriate lyrics playing when I least expect it.  Halloween is crazy enough without having to deal with parent calls after school!



Kidz Bop Halloween Hits is perfect for Halloween, and best of all, you can stream it for FREE if you are an Amazon Prime member.



Language Arts

Halloween Word Search Printables

Print out this fun Halloween Word Search puzzle and get your students ready for everyone's favorite spooky holiday!


Halloween Word Search



Math

Halloween Color By Number Math Facts Practice

Color-by-number activities are ALWAYS a hit in my classroom, and Halloween is no exception!  I love being able to get a little math fact practice in with my students with these color-by-code sheets.




FREEBIES - Download the previews of these resources for a free color-by-number worksheet!


Ghost Math Facts Craftivity


And in keeping with the math fact theme, another great activity that can be used to celebrate Halloween in the classroom are these adorable math fact ghosts!



Eye Ball Math



You can make another great Halloween-themed math game with these spooky eyeballs from Dollar Tree. (If you can't find them, Amazon has a set of these eyeballs as well). Simply write numbers onto the eyeballs using a sharpie.  You can practice skills such as:

  • math facts
  • double digit multiplication, subtraction, or addition
  • long division
  • rounding

While you are at Dollar Tree, grab a bag of candy corn to practice comparing numbers.





Reading

Halloween Read Alouds

One of the best things about Halloween is that there are so many great read-alouds centered around it.  I buy most of my Halloween-themed books from Amazon - being a Prime member makes it so much easier since they arrive quickly even when I buy one at the last moment.  I have also purchased from Scholastic and Barnes and Noble (which always has great holiday displays in their children's section).


I shared a list of my favorite Halloween read-alouds in this blog post.


Halloween Mad Libs

I love using Mad Libs in the classroom, and Halloween is no exception! There are quite a few options:








Miscellaneous Ideas

Make ANY assignment more festive by printing on Halloween orange paper.




What things do you do to celebrate Halloween in your classroom?

 I would love to hear from you! ❤️

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