Thinking Blocks - Bar Models
Thinking blocks are a great way to make visual representations of word problems in order to understand the problem and determine the mathematics required to solve it. The posters have been made to print at A3 - change the page set up if they are A4. Click the thumbnail to open the download in Google Drive. You do not need to request access.
Click here for a great website that gives lots of opportunities to practice using thinking blocks to solve problems in all domains.
Finger Patterns
Free and printable finger pattern cards - Four to an A4 page.
I am working with a group of children on the 'Spring into Maths' programme, which is based on the work of Marilyn Holmes when she was a Numeracy Co-ordinator based in Dunedin. I needed some cards with 1-100 on them for the children to read and order - here they are.
Please link back to my blog if you add to your blog, website or web collection - thanks.
Robot Multiplication Number Grid
Click on image to open png download site.
Winter Themed Addition Games
I created some winter clip art and want to use them in a themed set of addition games. Will add to this post as they get finished.
In this game children practise making ten. Click on the image to open the download site.
In this game children practise addition facts where one of the addends is 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 and the sum is between 10 and 18. Click on the image to open the download link to the 2 page pdf file.
In the following bump game children practise adding 10 to a single digit number. Click on the image to open download link to the 2 page pdf file.
Numeracy Card Games
These are two pdf files, each with five card games that practice a range of knowledge to support numeracy learning.
These cards will help early numeracy learners practise numbers, number words, finger patterns and ten frames.
I have revised these multiplication games after feedback from two of my pupils - thanks Rebekah and Laken. Click on the thumbnail to access the download.
Thinking blocks are a great way to make visual representations of word problems in order to understand the problem and determine the mathematics required to solve it. The posters have been made to print at A3 - change the page set up if they are A4. Click the thumbnail to open the download in Google Drive. You do not need to request access.
Finger Patterns
Free and printable finger pattern cards - Four to an A4 page.
Click on the image to open the download site. Document is a PDF created at A4.
Penguin Numbers 1 to 100
Please link back to my blog if you add these items to your blog, website or web collection - thanks.
I am working with a group of children on the 'Spring into Maths' programme, which is based on the work of Marilyn Holmes when she was a Numeracy Co-ordinator based in Dunedin. I needed some cards with 1-100 on them for the children to read and order - here they are.
Please link back to my blog if you add to your blog, website or web collection - thanks.
Click on the image or here for the download page.
Unfortunately I can't find a link to the original work but many schools mention them on their websites and could provide the programme itself.
Robot Addition Number Grid
Click on image to open png download site.Click on image to open png download site.
I created some winter clip art and want to use them in a themed set of addition games. Will add to this post as they get finished.
In this game children practise making ten. Click on the image to open the download site.
In the following bump game children practise doubles to 20. Click on the image to open download link to the 2 page pdf file.
In the following game children practise addition facts with sums of 5 to 10. Click on the image to open download link to the png file.
These are two pdf files, each with five card games that practice a range of knowledge to support numeracy learning.
Click on the thumbnails for the download site.
0–10 Memory Match or SnapThese cards will help early numeracy learners practise numbers, number words, finger patterns and ten frames.
Click on the thumbnail to open the download page.
Multiplication Connect Four - HalloweenI have revised these multiplication games after feedback from two of my pupils - thanks Rebekah and Laken. Click on the thumbnail to access the download.
Times Two
Times Three
Times Four
Times Five
Times Five
Times Six
Times Seven
Times Eight
Times Nine
Times Ten
Times Seven
Times Eight
Times Ten
I have been looking for basic facts games that are easy to store and pack away. Ones that don't have multiple cards that need to be collected and bagged or special dice and spinners that need to be made. These multiplication games have a Halloween theme using clipart I have created and don't require anything more than the game board and counters for each player.
Daily Maths Number
We are counting down the school days until the 100th day when we will have a celebration day. For a maths warm up we record the number on this chart and complete the activities. The second poster is for larger numbers and I use this after the first 100 days.
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100 Day Activities
Here are a couple of activities I used on our 100th Day at school.
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Martian Fractions Problem 1
Martian Fractions
Bobby shared the way she introduces fractions using a linear model within the context of martian chocolate bars. When children have a strong sense of fractions as imaged quantities martian fractions can then be used to introduce children to a set model. This was something I wanted to use with my children in the following week so I created this martian clipart to introduce the story -
"We all know that Martians are blue (in movies anyway) and they only like to eat blue food. Martian chocolate is always blue and comes in only one length (one whole). The chocolate we eat is many colours and comes in different lengths. We are going to compare martian chocolate bars with ours."
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Green Matt Martian - here
This link leads to Developing Communities of Mathematical Inquiry based on Bobby's research.
Dr Roberta Hunter
Senior Lecturer - School of Education - Albany
Number Wheels
Number knowledge is an important part of the Numeracy Programme in New Zealand schools. I made these posters from an original document given to me by Team Solutions - Numeracy Facilitators. I use them within a whole class warm up or knowledge teaching within a small group. They can be used in independent learning time by an individual student, with a thinking buddy or a small group.
Click on each image to open the download site - Created as A3 size at 300dpi.
