Place Value ~ 120 Chart

When teaching place value, we also work on our numbers to 120 using a 120 chart.  I always pull out the number puzzle cards for the kids to work on.  This helps them to discover patterns in the chart and helps them in ordering numbers.  Cailyn & Reid decided to take on the challenge to put together a 200 puzzle!  Wowie, Wow, Wow!!!!  Good job!

They actually began with putting together the 120 puzzle!  Then they moved on to the 200 puzzle!  Great job!

I couldn't help but include our cute penguin display.  We've been learning about penguins for 2 weeks!  They are a very interesting creation of God.  You'll have to ask your kiddos what kinds of facts they learned about penguins!

During center time, the kids had a challenge of putting together place value caterpillar puzzles.  Of course, they wanted me to take their pictures!  There were 10 caterpillars in a set and it took a long time to put the pieces together with the correct number!

Lillianna & Reid found the parts to this one!  

Reid completed these 3 on his own!

Silas found the pieces to the number 34.

Kyler & Cailyn completed 4 caterpillars!

Cailyn & Sarah completed 3 together!

Cailyn completed these three on her own!  You go, girl!

Cailyn, Kyler, & Sarah completed these 7 caterpillars!  Woo hoo!

Caleb, Murphy, & Mason put together the entire set!  Way to go, kiddos!

Jett put together 6!  He loves to do funny poses!  Silly boy!

Reid, Lillianna, & Silas had to strike a pose for completing all of these!  Way to go!

Silas completed these on his own!

Look at Cailyn's number 47 caterpillar!

What a cutie pie!  Silas completed number 31 all alone!

Caleb & Reid worked together on this one!

I love to use fun games and different activities to teach a lesson!  This was a great way for the kids to learn through teamwork as well as play!  I'm sure I've said it before, but I must say it again, "I LOVE Math Centers!"  

Brain Chains ~ Place Value ~ STEAM

For "fast finishers" during our math center time, the kids had "winter STEAM card challenges".  STEAM stands for "Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math.  I put out different options of materials they could use to build their winter object.  

Kyler used the magnetic building set to make a snowman.

Cailyn used pipe cleaners to create snowflake. 

Silas used popsicle sticks and pipe cleaners to create someone snow skiing. 

Lillianna used Wikki Stix to create a snowflake!

We started learning about place value when we returned from our Christmas Break.  I love to pull out the "Brain Chains" for this.  These are simply long shoe strings with 100 beads on them in groups of ten per color.  When I introduce it, I call out numbers for the kids to make and I check to see if they understand that they can count up by tens and then add the ones.  It never fails that some kids think they have to count by ones!  This helps me know who needs some extra help to count by tens.  Once they master this, I put them into pairs and they get to choose numbers to make with their partner!  They love this!  Here are some pictures of the kids working with their "Brain Chains"!

This is from another day of math centers.  You can see the kids playing games to practice math skills. 

Mason, pictured below, is counting the cubes and putting them into groups of tens to figure out what number of cubes he has in all.  

Kyler, Murphy, & Caleb, pictured below, are taking a minute math test.  The kids need to become fluent with their math facts to 10, so we work on these several times a week using a minute math quiz. 

Ava and Reid were also at the table at the same time taking a minute math quiz.  

Caleb is counting the cubes that I gave him by making tens and ones.  

Murphy is also putting her cubes together to make tens and ones!

Thunder Reading/Robotics/Turkey in Disguise

As I was cleaning up pictures on my phone, I realized that I never posted the "Turkey in Disguise" winners!  Before Thanksgiving, we read Turkey Trouble  by Wendi Silvano.  After that, the kids were presented with a turkey paper.  They were given the task of "disguising" the turkey so that it wouldn't get eaten on Thanksgiving Day!  The kids came up with some clever disguises.  I gave all the papers to Ms. Brownie's 2nd grade class and they all voted on a 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place.  These kids received brag tags for a job well done!  

Third place, was Mason.  He disguised his turkey as a pilgrim!  

 2nd place, was Silas!  He disguised his turkey as a dragon!  What a great and creative idea!

First place was Cailyn!  She disguised hers as a peacock!  Adorable!  She got candy & brag tags!  

These 3 boys, Reid, Kyler, & Mason, received awards for robotics in Eagle Beat.  Congratulations, fellows!

Reid was our Thunder Reading winner for November!  Congrats, Reid!  The t-shirt is adorable!  Go, Thunder! Don't forget that you can write down the books your child reads for the Thunder minutes on our classroom reading log as well!