Spatial reasoning skills are an important part of students learning geometric thinking. This cognitive process involves constructing mental images of shapes and predicting the effect of rotating or flipping a shape in one’s mind. Reinforcing spatial reasoning skills will also help students develop in other areas as well. Knowing that it is such an important …
On my Instagram page, I hosted a giveaway from one of my favourite math books: All Sorts by Pippa Goodhart. In the comments,. I asked everyone to share their favourite math books. I got so many amazing responses that I had to share them! I have sorted them into different types of books and linked …
Whenever I am teaching or reinforcing skills with my students, I always think to myself: “How can I add fine motor practice to this activity?” Fine motor skills greatly impact our students’ abilities: writing, self-help skills, coordination, and so much more! That’s why I knew I had to figure out a way to work on …
Need a fun way to reinforce identifying 2D shapes with your students? These free winter-themed cards are the perfect pairing for a variety of activities. (this post contains affiliate links) 2D Shapes Cards You can use these math cards with loose parts, play dough, in a sensory bin, and salt/sand tray. There are so many …
I don’t know about you, but my students love play dough! So I created a fun space-themed 2D shapes kindergarten activity that my class LOVED! This is such an easy activity to set up. All I did was print and laminate the cards, then add some play dough. Play Dough As you can see in …
I’m always looking for fun ways to incorporate math or literacy skills into my classroom centers. I also like to use natural items like loose parts in my provocations. So this nature number printable was an easy way to do both! Number Printable I used Canva to create these number printables, and they turned out …
Reinforce important math skills with these digital kindergarten counting activities. In addition, students will have fun practicing one-to-one correspondence! Learning how to count and using one-to-one correspondence skills is the foundation for future math skills that your students will need. However, it is a jump from being able to rote count to be being able …
Want to plan and implement effective kindergarten math lessons for your students? Try these ideas and tips! I’ve written about the literacy routine that I follow in my classroom in the past. I also wanted to write about how I teach different math skills. You can also listen to me talk about math in kindergarten …
These fun and engaging math learning centers will reinforce fine motor and math skills all year long. These 18 hands-on activities are easy to prep and use. Teaching important math skills in kindergarten takes up a lot of programming and planning time. My post Everything You Need to Know About Math Centers gives you more …
Math Centers: Find out how I plan and teach math in my kindergarten classroom. I give you some tips and advice for running successful math centers. Today I wanted to take a deep-dive into math centers. Providing my students with rich, hands-on learning opportunities for math is a critical aspect of my classroom. It is …
