Counting money is such a fun skill to practice. I love all the great ideas out there on Pinterest and I'm always amazed at how excited students get when real money is involved. Here are a few ideas that can easily be mixed into your math centers for some counting money fun. I love the "Counting Coins in Cupcakes" math center! This is a re-usable center that students can change out for you over the course of the year....win-win! This post contains affiliate links to products I personally ... READ the POST
Solve It Strips
When math is hands-on, I have found that students will engage, no matter how difficult a math concept may initially seem. I have seen this over and over during my years in the primary classroom. Building math fluency, as well as student confidence in math, is critical in the early elementary years. In order to help my students be successful, as well as build those foundational math skills and fluency, I created this student-favorite activity... Solve It Strips are a series of ... READ the POST
Candy Corn Place Value
I LOVE teaching place value to second graders in October! It gives me an excuse to pull out some mini bags of Candy Corn and make math even more engaging! We spend a lot of time reviewing numbers to 100 and to 1,000 in standard form, expanded form, numbers in sequence and word form. So I made a fun Candy Corn Solve & Cover activity to help my second graders review many different place value skills! Originally, I used this activity with my guided math groups, but it can easily be done ... READ the POST
