MATH CENTERS- Back to School Math Skills - Measuring, Number sense, Money, MORE)
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Description
Math games are one of the quickest ways to motivate students! These back to school 5 math centers are perfect to kick off your math instruction at the beginning of the school year. The centers are low-prep, and highly engaging. Place it at your next math station for instant fun!
The centers are designed to introduce students to some of the math manipulatives that they will be using through the school year such as math cubes, geometric pattern blocks, rulers, base-ten blocks, and play money.
The concepts covered in the 5 centers are:
- STATION 1: Finding two or more ways to break up a number into smaller, equal groups (foundations for multiplication and division)
- STATION 2: Measuring every day objects with a ruler.
- STATION 3: Creating designs using geometric pattern blocks, and identifying the geometric shapes used in their design.
- STATION 4: Place value - building numbers with base-ten blockscomparing
- STATION 5: Money (and creating the value with play money)
Other fun ways to use these math centers:
- Enrichment activity during free time
- Fun Friday
- Tutoring
- Substitute plans
- Spiral Review
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
- Teacher set-up notes
- Student direction cards, one for each station
- recording sheets for each station
- number cards for center 4
- money cards for station 5
WHAT OTHER TEACHERS ARE SAYING:
Angel A. says...
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is amazing. The stations were easy to set up and worked great for my first day back to school!
Mary A. says...
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ These centers will be a great way to start off the year right! Thank you!
Tales of a Tenacious Teacher. says...
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐These are great when teaching HOW centers work, while also giving them practice with review!
MORE MATH GAMES TO USE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR:
Rounding Memory Game - Rounding to the Nearest Tens and Hundreds
Rounding Bingo Game- To the Nearest Tens
Rounding Bingo Game - To the Nearest Hundreds
Alligator SLAP! {A Game for Comparing Numbers}
Types of Lines {Parallel, Perpendicular, Ray, Segment, Intersecting, Point}
