Teaching my kids is something I try to do everyday even if they aren’t aware they are learning. I like to make math something they learn to use in everyday situations. Here is a calendar of ideas to do with your kids each day during the month of June. They only take a few minutes [...]
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Scrabble Addition
June 1, 2010 – 10:26 am
Ashlyn liked her making word activity so much that I thought I would give her another one only add a little math into the mix. This is what you need: Scrabble tiles a list of words calculator (optional) pencil and paper I gave her a list of 5 words. We spent the day at the [...]
Yummy Patterning!
May 20, 2010 – 4:55 pm
Monday was a wet, rainy day. I had planned on taking the girls to the zoo’s splash pad but instead we hung out at home and played together. I decided to do a patterning activity with M&M’s. What kid doesn’t love any math activity where eating chocolate is involved. I gave them each a bowl [...]
Pajama Day at School!
May 6, 2010 – 10:36 pm
Today was pajama day in our class. The kids loved coming to school in their favorite pj’s. I think I actually enjoyed it more than they did. Nothing like telling a pregnant women she can wear pj’s all day at work. I set up sleeping bags and stuffed animals in the reading center. They looked [...]
Beginning Math Skills
April 30, 2010 – 2:33 pm
Today while Emily and I were playing memory (Hello Kitty Flip ‘n’ Match), I noticed that the board it came with would be perfect for some beginning math skills. I went and got some marbles and a die to roll. I had her roll the dice and then add that many marbles. We took turns [...]