COUNTING SPOTS

Ten and some more! Are your kids struggling with those TERRIBLE TEENS?? This set of activities help your students practice building teen numbers! K.NBT.1 expects students to understand how to make a teen number. However, it doesn't expect kids to understand the standard place value concepts of tens and ones. These activities help kids to internalize that a teen number is a group of ten, and then some more! These activities are based on Math Recovery, AVMR and Singapore Math strategies.

Download these flash cards to use in your math centers and fluency games or to help students quickly name visual patterns to support mental math. These cards also fit perfectly in our pocket dice (sold separately) when printed in full size. Just choose the cards you want your students to practice and you have new game option each time. Try the FREEBIE (fluency to 5) to see what they look like! Just print on Cardstock or heavy paper and slide into a 4" pocket die. OR... print the cards an

Learning Math standards can be FUN!!! Bubble Gum Numbers to 120 CCS – 1.NBT.1 – Count to 120, starting at any number less than 120. CCS – 1.NBT.5 – Given a two-digit number, mentally find 10 more or 10 less than the number, without having to count. This set includes: 2 sets of cards for the numbers 0-120 3 sets of decade cards Work mats for sequencing, counting forward & backward, and sorting. Task cards for 4 different activities, including adaptations for differentiation so you can meet the

Change any center or game you already have just by changing the spinner the kids use! Download these spinner faces for a wide variety of spinners to use in all your Kindergarten math centers and fluency games! These can be printed, laminated and attach a spinner to each... OR look for our magnetic trays and magnet spinners at www.countingspots.com These spinners fit perfectly in our magnetic trays. Just choose a spinner face, attach the magnet spinner and you have new game option each time.

Download these dice faces for a wide variety of dice to use in all your Kindergarten math centers and fluency games! These dice cards fit perfectly in our pocket dice. Just choose the dice faces you want your students to practice and you have new game option each time. Try the FREEBIE to see what they look like! Just print on Cardstock or heavy paper and slide into a 4" pocket dice. OR... print the cards and use as playing cards, matching games, use your imagination!! CCS Cluster: Operatio

Learning Math Standards can be FUN!!! This sequencing game encourages kids to find the numbers that come before and after the card they draw. These activities are based on Math Recovery, AVMR and Singapore Math strategies. Set includes: 6 game mats for children to focus on a specific skill. 2 sets of playing cards with numerals 0-20, and number words 0-20 2 sets of POPCORN numbers; 0-10  and 0-20 Records sheets for students to record their  independent work at each skill center 2 assessment she

Counting Spots - Kindergarten Fluency to Five Kindergarteners need to have computational fluency to 5... what does that REALLY look like?? Are they fluent because they can complete a worksheet??? No, absolutely not! Fluency means MENTAL MATH and flexibility in solving problems. These questions move the child from needing to see and count dots/objects (concrete learning), to being able to quickly identify the number they see and tell about the combination. This stage develops the mental v

Counting Spots - First Grade Fluency to TEN First Graders need to have computational fluency to 10... what does that REALLY look like?? Are they fluent because they can complete a worksheet??? No, not entirely! Fluency means MENTAL MATH and flexibility in solving problems. These questions move the child from needing to see and count dots/objects (concrete learning), to being able to quickly identify the number they see and tell about the combination. This stage develops the mental visua

Monsters Make 5 helps students master Common Core Kindergarten Standard for Fluency to 5. Based on strategies from Singapore Math and Math Recovery! This is a collection of 5 games that can be played with the included cards! You can make one set of game cards and change the task card in order to change the game, OR print out 5 different sets of cards and have 5 READY-TO-GO math centers! There are a few blank task cards and game cards available to allow for differentiation. Print and punch o

MATH CAMP 7-7-15 update - includes: slight redesign of Campsite signs and NEW Mathematical Practices Posters MATH CAMP is a way to organize your math block in order to meet the needs of all your students. We use assessments, such as Add+Vantage and SNAP (from Math Recovery) to assess students and determine their developmental levels. From that point, students are grouped for guided math instruction, just as we group for guided reading instruction. Students are assigned to campsites and work

THIS IS A ZIPPED FILE. Differentiation! Classroom and intervention teachers will LOVE these spinners for small group or Workstations. Change any center or game you already have just by changing the spinner the kids use! Download these spinner faces for a wide variety of spinners to use in all your small group lessons and workstation centers and fluency games! These can be printed, laminated and attach a spinner to each... OR look for our magnetic trays and magnet spinners at www.countingspots

Learning Math standards can be FUN!!! Popcorn Numbers 0 - 10! 6 sets of cards for the numbers 0-10 include: numerals, number words, dot patterns, ten-frames, tally marks, and picture representations. Center cards for 2 different games including adaptations for differentiation so you can meet the needs of your developing students! These activities are based on Math Recovery, AVMR and Singapore Math strategies. 2 versions of Go Fish! - basic 1-10 game and suggestions fo

Common Core Math can be fun!! Use the Number mats with a popcorn theme to help your students learn 6 different aspects of the numbers 1-10. These activities are based on Math Recovery, AVMR and Singapore Math strategies. There are 6 cards for each number, but each game mat only has 3 spots to match... "Why?", you ask. So you can make 2 centers from this one game!! I'm all about getting the most out of my activities and the work I put into printing, cutting and laminating. Make 2 sets of

Partner Games - Numbers 10-19 Attention AVMR and Math Recovery teachers!! This game is also great for Guided Math and work stations. There's more to Number Identification and Sequencing than meets the eye!! This set of partner games helps students practice number identification and numbers before/after to 19. By using ten-frame representations of each number 10-19, students subitize (recognize quickly) the different quantities and match to a numeral. • This becomes very useful when stude

Counting Spots - Second Grade Fluency to Twenty ***This is a ZIPPED file. You must right click, and click "extract all" to unzip (on a PC). Second Graders need to have computational fluency to 20... but what does that REALLY look like?? Are they fluent because they can complete a worksheet??? No, not entirely! Fluency means MENTAL MATH and flexibility in solving problems. These questions move the child from needing to see and count dots/objects (concrete learning), to being able to quic

K & 1st Common Core Fluency standards The CCSS requires that students become fluent at constructing and deconstructing numbers to 5 & 10 for Kindergarten and 1st graders. In order to become fluent, students need repeated practice and exposure in different settings. These games are a fun way to help your students increase their confidence and flexibility. CCSS: K.OA.2, K.OA.3, K.OA.5, 1.OA.6 Included: 4 different decks of cards to 10 (dot patterns, tally marks, numerals, ten frames) D

Download these Flash cards for use in all your math workstation centers, fluency games and for those "Five minute Filler" times! Grab these cards and flash to your students. They can answer with their finger patterns. Questions from simply identifying the number or patterns to showing "how many more...". The possibilities are endless! Print the cards and use as playing cards, matching games, use your imagination!! OR... These cards also fit perfectly into our pocket dice sold separately.

Partner Games - Numbers 1 - 10 There's more to Number Identification & Sequencing than meets the eye!! This set of partner games helps students practice number identification & sequences. By using 5 different representations of each number, students subitize (recognize quickly) the different arrangements/organizations. • This becomes very useful when students begin to work on composing and decomposing numbers. The “pictures” they have of each number will help them add & subtract quickly

Excuse Me, Please!! is a fun way to help children internalize different formats of the numbers 1-5. These activities are based on Math Recovery, AVMR and Singapore Math strategies. Included are 4 different game boards, each of which can be played using the "finger pattern spinner". Students spin and then cover the matching spot on their game board. The great thing about this game is that it's different every time!! You can make copies of the gameboard and spinner, and several groups (or the

Help your 2nd grade students untangle their confusions about place value!! The Commom Core expects students to understand place value. These arrows, when used alone for number i.d., or with manipulatives for quantity understanding, will help your students understand that the 8 in 835 means 800, not "8 in the hundreds place". This includes 3 sets of arrow cards for 1 - 90000. These are in both black & white for printing on colored card stock, and in colored ink, to print on white card stock.