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Addition and subtraction facts are a universal challenge for the students I tutor. The dodecahedron math facts model has been one of their favorite "help" tools. It is simple to fold and assemble. However, if you get stuck, please email me, and I will help. There are also some good YouTube videos showing how to assemble the pieces. You can use it as a simple reference tool or have your kids make up games with it. Their imaginations are great when presented with a new "toy." By using tools like t

Combine learning to print numbers with fine motor skills development and a little Japanese history. Set up a challenge with your students to write all their numbers from 1 to 1000 and, at the same time, fold one crane for every number completed. Both activities help develop patience, persistence, and commitment. Japanese folklore believes that folding 1000 cranes will grant a person good fortune and a wish. Full ideas and instructions are included, along with some information about the Children

Finally! A day AND weather tracker to help your students/child learn how the day and date are part of the larger cycle of the year. You can use these materials to talk about the rotation of the earth and its relationship to the day, hour, month, and seasons. These interactive materials contain all the icons needed to track the month, day, date, year, season, and current temperature and how that relates to what you should wear. Use this with weather apps to teach independence in understanding we

Sometimes, all we need is a simple manipulatable clock. That's what this is - a clock face with hands that can be set and changed and reference pages to print and post for your students to see and use as needed. I color-coordinated the minutes with the hour and the minute increments to reinforce when the hour moves to the next. The reference pages explain the language used to tell time and how to read the hands. Telling Time is a fundamental, colorful, straightforward, manipulatable clock. Simp

An easily understandable chart of the divisibility rules from 1-12 with visual explanations showing how each rule works.