An Apple A Day allows children to draw apples or place cut out apples in sets on trees to visualize what the multiplication facts mean. Once the student draws the math fact, he records the factors and product below his drawing.
This activity is also available as 1 of 41 activities in "Fun-tastic Math Activities for Hands-On Learning", by Terry Palmieri, available here as a digital download or on the CD "Fun-tastic Math! Centers for K-2" with 62 other math activities.
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Terry Palmieri specializes in the development and implementation of standard-based educational math and literacy activities for students in K - 2nd grade. During her 25 years of experience as a classroom teacher for students in the first three grade levels, she gravitated toward the use and development of interactive center activities to maximize learning. Positive feedback from colleagues who participated in her local and statewide workshops prompted Terry to share this experience-based expertise with other educators through her teacher-friendly math activity resources. Terry served as the Math Specialist in a Primary Project Child classroom with the Palm Beach County School Board for 5 years. She continues to develop standard-based educational math and literacy activities for students in K - 2nd grade. Her students' success with innovative interactive center activities and their enthusiasm for learning ignites her passion for continuous improvement.
