Elevator Classroom

This is a 4-part activity that was a very popular math center for me last year. Students begin with Part 1 where they decide what stocks they want to buy with their starting money. Once they complete Part 1, they retrieve Part 2 where they find out how much money each stock gained or lost from Part 1. They then retrieve Part 3, where they can reinvest their money into different stocks with the updated prices. Additionally on Part 3, they students can read "financial news" that could help them de

In this math center activity, students add together the number of sides from different shapes to equal a defined sum. For example, if the sum goal were 12 sides, you could use 3 squares to reach 12 sides (3 x 4 sides). By using shapes in this way, students not only become familiar with the shape names, but also work on a variety of implicit numeracy skills such as the concept of multiples. With modeling, first graders, and potentially some kindergartners could benefit from this activity though i