Hands On Anytime Tubs BUNDLE

What are Anytime Tubs?

Hands-on math and literacy activities that can be used independently at any time during the day.

Why is hands on learning important?

"Kids learn through all their senses," says Ben Mardell, PhD, a researcher at Harvard University, "and they like to touch and manipulate things."  But more than simply moving materials around, hands-on activities activate kids' brains. According to Cindy Middendorf, educational consultant and author of The Scholastic Differentiated Instruction Plan Book (Scholastic, 2009), between the ages of four and seven, the right side of the brain is developing and learning comes easily through visual and spatial activities.

When should I use them?

Anytime Tubs can be used anytime during the day. They can be used for Morning Work, Center Stations, or Fast Finishers. Differentiated so that students can use them to practice counting and one to one correspondence, addition with two addends, addition with three addends, subtraction. Optional exit tickets include skills such as tally marks, comparing numerals, recording equations, graphing. Optional writing templates are also included. SO MANY CHOICES and open ended ways to use this resource.

What's Included?

PATTERN BLOCK SET

There are work mats included for all year long!

• 217 Work mats each mat is differentiated for 3 levels of play easy, medium, and challenging (see preview). So there are a total of 651 work mats.
• 7 different spinners that can be used for counting, addition, and subtraction
• 12 different Math Exit tickets so that kids can record their learning
• 8 Writing templates

View the preview for more detailed information

What work mats are included?

• Uppercase alphabet letters
• Lowercase alphabet letters
• Numeral mats from 0-30
• Winter theme mats: hot chocolate, penguin, winter hat, winter tree, pinecone, snowflake
• America theme mats: Statue of Liberty, bald eagle, fireworks, firecracker, star 1, star 2, star 3
• Spring theme mats: bee, bird, birdhouse, blossom, bug, umbrella, watering can, tulip
• Summer theme mats: anchor, crab, sandcastle, sailboat, fish, ice cream cone
• Fall theme mats: apple, acorn, leaf, corn, owl, pumpkin
• Farm animals: cat, cow, horse, donkey, chicken, dog, duck, turkey
• Forest animals: fox, bear, deer, mouse, owl, porcupine, wolf
• Zoo animals: giraffe, elephant, lion, gorilla, monkey, peacock, rhino
• Transportation theme mats: helicopter, hot air balloon, jet, rocket, bicycle, bus, car, dump truck, train, scooter, sailboat, steamboat, submarine
• 11 mosaic mats
• 8 repeating pattern mats
• Halloween theme: bat, spider, spider web, haunted house, witch's shoe
• Thanksgiving theme: cornucopia, corn, turkey, Mayflower
• Christmas theme: Christmas tree, holly berries, wreath, ornament 1, ornament 2, reindeer
• New Year's Eve: balloon, fireworks, New Year's eve ball, party hat 1, party hat 2, party hat 3, noisemaker
• Valentine's Day theme: heart, cupid, key, ring, rose
• St. Patrick's Day theme: leprechaun, pot of gold, four leaf clover, rainbow
• Easter theme: bunny, basket, basket 2, chocolate bunny, egg 1, egg 2, chick
• Earth Day theme: Earth, recyle, plastic bottle, globe, plant
• Cinco de Mayo theme: cactus 1, cactus 2, maraca, chili pepper, guitar

SNAP CUBE SET

There are work mats included for all year long!

• 66 Work mats: each mat is differentiated for 3 levels of play easy, medium, and challenging (see preview). So there are a total of 198 work mats.
• Small colored thumbnails of the work mats to be used with the medium and challenging mats.
• Poem for each picture on the work mat.
• 7 different spinners that can be used for counting, addition, and subtraction
• 17 different Math Exit tickets so that kids can record their learning
• 7 Writing templates

Mats included:

• apple
• pumpkin
• scarecrow
• fall tree
• acorn
• turkey
• mayflower
• corn
• pilgrim hat
• stocking
• bell
• Santa
• wreath
• Rudolph
• snowman
• snowflake
• polar bear
• skate
• winter tree
• heart
• ring
• strawberry
• cupcake
• rose
• chocolate candy
• leprechaun
• pot of gold with rainbow
• gold
• rainbow
• punch
• leprechaun hat
• chick
• bunny
• basket
• butterfly
• lamb
• egg
• earth
• tree
• flower
• light bulb
• recycle symbol
• milk jug
• bee
• birdhouse
• ladybug
• kite
• umbrella
• sunshine
• crab
• ice cream
• palm tree
• watermelon
• sand
• beach ball
• Frankenstein
• ghost
• haunted house
• witches brew
• jack 'o lantern
• eagle
• American flag
• Liberty Bell
• White House

PLAYDOH SET

There are work mats included for all year long!

• 135 Work mats in Color and Black & White
• Writing templates

Mats Included:

• 26 letter mats with initial sound pictures

26 Picture mats with letters to search and find:

• apple with search and find Aa
• bird with search and find Bb
• cookie with search and find Cc
• duck with search and find Dd
• elephant with search and find Ee
• fish with search and find Ff
• goat with search and find Gg
• house with search and find Hh
• iguana with search and find Ii
• jam with search and find Jj
• kite with search and find Kk
• ladder with search and find Ll
• monster with search and find Mm
• nest with search and find Nn
• octopus with search and find Oo
• popcorn with search and find Pp
• queen with search and find Qq
• ring with search and find Rr
• sun with search and find Ss
• turtle with search and find Tt
• umbrella with search and find Uu
• violin with search and find Vv
• watermelon with search and find Ww
• xylophone with search and find Xx
• yarn with search and find Yy
• Zebra with search and find Zz

CREATE & WRITE Mats with picture and word bank

• pig
• wolf
• gingerbread house
• airplane
• butterfly
• bee
• caterpillar
• dragonfly
• ladybug
• bird in a cage
• fish in a fishbowl
• turtle
• rabbit in a cage
• kitten
• dog
• snake
• monster
• pumpkin
• crab
• flower
• sailboat
• truck
• farmer
• chicken
• sheep
• horse
• cow
• hamburger
• fries
• ice cream sundae
• snail
• spider
• rocket
• penguin
• snowman
• hot cocoa
• snowflake
• lemonade
• ice cream
• sandcastle
• Little Red Hen
• Little Red Riding Hood
• grandma
• wolf
• earth
• bunny
• Easter egg
• basket
• leprechaun
• clover
• gold
• Rudolph
• stocking
• Santa
• tree
• Goldilocks
• Papa Bear
• Mama Bear
• Baby Bear
• bed
• mailbox
• birdhouse
• bird and worm
• cloud and rain
• umbrella
• tulip
• heart
• mouse
• cat
• rabbit in a hat (magic trick)
• flowers
• Say Make & Count numbers and ten frames mats from 0-30