Duct Tape Number Line

I am linking up to Tara's Monday Made It!

I am a HUGE proponent of using manipulatives and hands-on activities to teach math (and other subjects) in ALL grade levels! Just because students are older does not mean that abstract thinking and understanding is automatic. Sometimes, they just need to put their hands on it in order to fully grasp it.

So today, I made a duct tape number line!

The number line is about 6 feet long. I wanted it big enough for a small group of students to all use at once. During math stations, students will choose the cards out of a baggie one at a time and then place them on a number line. To assist in the ordering process, students have access to base-ten blocks to model the numbers.

Like it? Make your own duct tape number line and use the number cards from this freebie:

Enjoy!!

AARRRRGH! Pirate Place Value!

A few years ago, I created this little guy:

...which came from this pack:

Well, that was 3 years ago, so it was time for an UPDATE! Ta-da!!:

I gave EVERY page a facelift, changed up some of the activities and added a few new things.

I am SO excited about the changes--I hope you enjoy as well! If you already have it, be sure to download it again! If you don't have it already, click below to check it out! I have it on sale through Monday! :)

Place Value Notebook Package UPDATED (again!)

Upper elementary friends, this just happened:

This was among the first products I EVER made and it is by far one of the most purchased from my store! Because of that, I decided that it was (long past) time for a facelift and some updating.

So out with the old and in with the new! And here is a reminder of the OLD, by the way:

ICKKKKKK, right?!!

Not only did I update the fonts and pictures, but I also added in some more differentiation and made the pages easier to print/cut out. If you have already purchased it, download it again and ENJOY the updates! If you haven't seen it/purchased, click below to check it out:

To celebrate its new look, this product will be discounted through Thursday! :)

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Place Value Scoot + a freebie!

Hard to believe that another month has come and gone--and what a busy new month it has been! We actually had TWO snow days off from school!

Of course, we will have to make them up but that didn't stop me from enjoying them!

The day before our snow day break, we kicked off our numeration 50-99 unit by reviewing tens and ones and place value. We started off by modeling numbers with base-ten blocks and writing the number of tens and ones in each number. Easy peasy.

After that, we played an impromptu game of "Scoot". I gave each student a white board and instructed them to divide it into fourths. I then gave each student a number card that had a number in standard form, word form, or a model. The students represented the number in one of four ways in one of the boxes: standard form, expanded form, word form, or a model. When it was time to "scoot", the kids moved to the next desk and filled in one box on their neighbor's white board. We continued until all of the boxes were filled in.

They had SOOOOO much fun! They looooooved it! :)

I thought number representation would be a great review activity for a math station, so I whipped up this little mat and number cards to go with:

It has been a looooong time since I have posted regularly, so if you made it over here and have read this far, I feel like you deserve a little freebie! You can grab this activity in my TPT or TN store by clicking below:

Enjoy! :)

Cross My Heart!

So I went to Wal-Mart yesterday, as I typically do each weekend. I made the mistake of going down the Valentine's Day aisle and ended up spending nearly 10 minutes there! There were SOO many great things that I needed wanted! Well, while I was perusing through all of the items, I was struck with inspiration to put together a little math/literacy pack for my class! I spent all late night/early morning creating this:

I am in loooooove. ;) Check out a few of my activities that you can use with some of the items on the Wal-Mart Valentine's Day aisle:

 Found these heart plates for $1 each--perfect for sorting.

 Building figures.

 Put the hundreds puzzle back together! Also comes as a 120 chart.

 Making tens and ones with these ADORABLE conversation heart erasers and valentine cups.

More conversation heart love.

And more.

These tubs are also great for sorts.

The pack includes the above activities and MORE:

• Valentine's Day word list for writing center
• writing paper
• 4 sight word games
• contractions game
• 6 phonics sorting games
• 9 roll and read games
• scrambled sentences
• addition game
• time to hour/half hour matching game
• part-part-whole mat and game
• odd and even game
• ordinal numbers game
• counting with ten-frames game
• hundreds chart puzzle (100 chart and 120 chart)
• tens and ones game
• 2 pattern blocks games

Head over to check it out! Cross my heart--your kids will love it! ;)

Place Value Notebook Package

One of my most popular products has finally been updated! The place value notebook package previously covered the ones period to the millions period--it now includes ones to BILLIONS. If you have purchased this product, please go back to TN or TPT and redownload for your updates! :)

Click below to check it out!

Numbers, Numbers Everywhere! Games

Looking for place value practice games?? Check out my newest games, "Numbers, Numbers Everywhere!" These games are available individually OR in a bundle (at a discounted price). Each game follows the same format--students practice reading and writing numbers in standard form. The first 3 people to comment (with an email address) will receive a FREE copy of the game bundle!

You can check the games out in my Teachers Notebook store. :)

Thanks, and ENJOY!! :)

O Christmas Tree: a fractions & decimals game

I just completed a new game! This is the first of many that will be made in December.

Have students practice matching decimals and fractions together with this Christmas-themed game fit for your math center! Decimal place value includes tenths and hundredths. Click on the picture to check it out in my Teachers Notebook store.

Of course, as always, the first three to comment will receive a free copy. Remember to leave your email!! :)