Halloween Pasta Graphing

During my latest trip to Cost Plus World Market, I found this fun Halloween pasta and immediately knew that it would be perfect for a graphing activity!

I gave each student a small Dixie cup with some pasta.  The students sorted the pasta and then counted how many they had of each shape.

Then they colored in their graphing sheets to match the amounts they had.

The kids also figured out which shape they had the most of and which shape they had the least of and drew a picture of those shapes on their recording sheet.

Click on the picture below to pick up the recording sheet for FREE!

Happy Halloween!

Jack-o'-lantern Counting Mathtivity

The fall weather is slow to come to Southern California, but I am still having a great time completing fall projects with my kindergarten students!

Last week we made these fun jack-o'-lanterns and they look fantastic on my math bulletin board!

I copied the jack-o'-lantern onto orange construction paper.  Then the students colored the stem brown and the leaf green.

They decided how many teeth they wanted for their jack-o'-lantern.  I used dry white beans for the teeth!

They counted out the beans that they wanted to use and then glued them onto the mouth area.

Then they wrote the correct number to complete the sentence.

After drying overnight, I cut around the pumpkin and the sentence, and put them up on the bulletin board.  My room is really starting to look like fall!

You can find this activity in my TpT store.

#hellosummer Dollar Deals

I still have 9 more school days, but the #hellosummer Dollar deals sale is going on at TpT this weekend and I am excited to participate!

I have marked down 2 of my product to just a dollar!

Make a Lei {Dolch words}

Make 10 with Little Sharkie

Click on the above images to see these products.

And be sure to search #hellosummer on Teachers Pay Teachers to find tons of dollar deals from more sellers!

Happy New Year Sale!

Let's ring in 2015 with a sale, shall we?

My entire store will be on sale December 31st through January 1st!

Here are some of my winter products that you might like.  Click on each product to learn more!

And for all year long!

You can also click on my picture below to access my store. :)

Click {HERE} to see more stores on sale!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Let's Compare Numbers!

We have been working on comparing numbers and we have been playing a fun game with our subitizing dot plates!

We call it, DRIVE and COMPARE!

Here's how to play!

1.  Each student gets a dot plate.
2.  While you play some music, the students walk around the room with their dot plates.  {We like to pretend that we are driving cars or spaceships!}

3.  Turn off the music and have the students stop walking.
4.  Each student finds a partner.
5.  They compare the dot plates and discuss the numbers.  Which number is greater?  Which is fewer/less?  Or are they the same?

Students use these sentence frames.

6.  Then turn the music back on and play again!

You can pick up a fun holiday FREEBIE for comparing numbers in my TpT store! After you download it, please be sure to leave feedback!

$uper $aturday $ale! {Oct. 4}

I am linking up with The Learning Highway for their $uper $aturday $ale!

The four featured products in my TpT store will be 50% off this Saturday only!!!

Head over to my store! 

You can easily find my Featured Products by looking right below my store banner!

More Math Please!

Learn more about my math routine over at Who's Who and Who's New!

No Pencils for 20 Days

I'm blogging again over at Who's Who and Who's New!

The topic for today is my math routine and how we do it without pencils!

Fourth of July Blog Hop!

It's time for another blog hop!  A 4th of July - American style BLOG HOP!  And this one has a huge giveaway!  More about that a little later...  Can you tell I am excited!!!

**The 4th of July Blog Hop has now ended.**

I want to give a big red, white, and blue "THANK YOU" to all those men and women who have served, or are currently serving, the US of A, including my MIV (Most Important Veteran), my dad!

My dad and his wife

My dad was in the Navy before I was born, but I still remember as a child finding treasures that he had brought home from his worldwide travels, like Japanese wooden GETA shoes - which I may or may not have used when playing dress up!

I am so proud to call you my DAD!  Love ya!

Things are looking patriotic over here at my house!  I've been busy cooking up yummy treats for the annual party and I will definitely be watching the local parade!  Not too mention the fireworks!!!  I hope you are enjoying your 4th of July holiday!

Today I have another math freebie for you!  This one focuses on telling time to the hour.  It's called, 'Time for a Selfie!'

**This will only be free during the Fourth of July Blog Hop - 7/4/14 thru 7/6/14**

Your students match the camera clock to the correct selfie.  I have also included 3 printable worksheets that you can use to record answers.

Click above to grab your FREEBIE!

While you are in my TpT store, feel free to browse, and add some items to your shopping cart, because my whole store is 20% off for the entire weekend {7/4-7/6}!!!

But don't leave yet!  Keep reading, because this is HUGE! 

And as an added bonus, all of the participating bloggers have 'pooled their cash' to purchase 4 $25 TpT gift certificates and 1 $10 Target gift card!

The first four selected will receive the TpT gift certificates and the 5th winner will receive the Target gift card!

Enter here, or on any of the participating blogs:

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Be sure to visit the other bloggers and pick up more freebies!  Just click below to visit each blog!

An InLinkz Link-up

Thrifty Thursday {subitizing plates}

It's Thursday and time for a Thrifty Thursday link up with Greg from Kindergarten Smorgasboard.

Subitizing?

*to perceive at a glance the number of items presented

*instantly seeing how many

In Kindergarten we spend a lot of the year working on subitizing.  At the start of my math hour, I show 3-4 dot images for a few seconds each and we discuss what the students saw.  This is called "Number Talks".  You can find more information in the book Number Talks by Sherry Parrish.  I haven't read this book, but have heard great things!

While attending a math training this past spring, I was able to "make and take" these subitizing plates.  I keep a stack of them at my teacher chair so they are ready to be used whenever I need them!

They are easy to make and Thrifty, with a capital "T"!!!

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Materials needed:

Paper plates - I used a heavy cardboard style plate that my school had on hand

Bingo markers - you can also use regular markers and draw circles or use circle stickers

Simply copy the dot patterns onto the paper plates - don't forget zero!

Here are the dot patterns that you can copy.  Click above to access the pdf.

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Check out this video from the Teaching Channel.  It gives you an idea on how to use the plates.  The teacher here uses a ten frame, which I use a little later in the year.

Memorial Day Blog Hop

Happy Memorial Day weekend!!!  So excited to be a part of the Memorial Day Blog Hop with a fabulous group of bloggers/educators!

***The Memorial Day Blog Hop has now ended***

Whether you are taking in a parade this weekend, attending a BBQ, or just relaxing, be sure to spend a few moments remembering those men and women who died while serving our country.

I have a math freebie for you today, Make 10 with Little Birdie!  It will only be free during the blog hop 5/24/14-5/26/14.

 You will need to add your own manipulatives.

We like using the counters that are red on one side and yellow on the other.

  Students pick a number card and place it on the mat.

Then they place the same number of counters on the ten frame.

Students fill in the rest of the ten frame with different color counters.

They count those and write the number in the space.

Students can then read the number sentence to their partner

and/or record the sentence on a recording sheet.

Hope you enjoy this!  Just click on the thumbnail below to find it in my store!

Now head over to Teaching Momster to see what Krista has for you!

Ribbon War

Even though it is Thursday ... I'm linking up with Teaching Momster today for her Math Madness Wednesday!  This week's theme is Measurement.

Here in Kindergarten, we recently finished our Measurement unit and my kiddos really enjoyed playing the game Ribbon War!  The game is played in a similar manner to any War game.  In the game, students compare the length of 2 ribbons and describe which one is shorter and which one is longer, or if they are the same.

Here is how to play!

Materials needed:

ribbon

storage container to hold the ribbon (paper bag, plastic container, etc.)

Prep:

Cut the ribbon into different lengths (from 1 inch to 24 inches).  Place the ribbon lengths into the storage container.  Make sure there is an even number of ribbons.

Let's Play:

The game is played with a partner.

1.  Each student grabs a ribbon out of the bag.  They place them next to each other on the desk/floor, being sure to line up the end points of the ribbons.

2.  Students tell their partner if their ribbon is longer, shorter, or the same as their partner's ribbon.

3.  The person with the longer ribbon gets to keep both ribbons.  If the ribbons are the same, each person picks another piece of ribbon and compares them.

4.  Continue playing until all of the ribbons are used.

5.  Play again!

I have also posted the directions in a file on TpT.  Click below to grab it!