Little Geniuses
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
About the store
Joanne is a seasoned educator, with extensive background in literacy, math and special education. Joanne is one of the original co-founders of "Box Cars and One-Eyed Jacks" and has co-authored over 15 teacher resource game books sold world-wide. Her most current two math resources focus on using dominoes and dice as motivating fun tools, to help children become more confident in their math skills.
Joanne has taken her passion to a new level that fosters student-centered, inquiry based learning to meet the demands of 21st Century Learners. Joanne is regarded as an expert in teacher professional development and has been a key note speaker and has presented math and literacy workshops for more than 20 years.
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Hockey Math Games Are Engaging and Fun For Everyone
These motivating, "hands-on" domino math games are a student and teacher favorite! The simple, easy to follow rules allow your students to get playing and scoring "math goals" in no time. These activities have been leveled to accommodate for differentiated instruction. Students of different ability levels can choose a hockey game board that helps them practice the skills necessary for them to further develop their understanding of numbers and basic operations. Skills Practiced include: Compari
PreK - 4th
Basic Operations, Numbers, Place Value
CCSS
K.CC.B.4
, K.CC.B.4b
, K.CC.B.4c
 +6
Halloween Mad Libs Are Easy and Fun
Halloween Mad Libs includes new rhymes and poems for your students that have been adapted from familiar Nursery Rhymes.
With over 20 different reading and writing activities, your students will be able to create their own funny poems and rhymes that they can read out loud and enjoy.
Students can work independently or in pairs and the black line master copies allow this to be a wonderful addition to any literacy journal or for sending home for extra writing practice.
For vocabulary development
2nd - 6th
Poetry, Writing
Strategy Math Games With Dominoes For Problem Solving Fun
Animaze is a terrific hands-on math resource that kids love.
Players choose from a variety of game boards and challenge themselves to complete each shape by following the rules of CONSECUTIVE numbers.
The rules are simple and the game samples make this a fun and simple activity to implement within minutes.
In order to be successful, children practice their problem solving skills, number patterning and critical thinking skills.
Animaze is an engaging math activity that is perfect for students
3rd - 6th
Numbers
Dividing With Decimals ~ Hands-On Activities
Dividing with Decimals includes a combination of games that motivate students to practice dividing a whole number into a number in place value with a decimal. Students roll dice and use good logical reasoning skills to determine and problem solve the best place value position for their numbers rolled. Students can be paired up in cooperative teams or play friendly competitive rounds with the goal of having the least quotient possible. With this game packet you will receive: -Simple game instruct
4th - 6th
Basic Operations, Decimals, Place Value
CCSS
4.NBT.A.1
, 4.NBT.A.3
, 4.NBT.B.5
 +8
Decimals, Percent and Fractions Engaging Games For Grades 5 and Up
Conversion "Jeopardy" is more than just a fun interactive game! This resource comes complete with 72 individual Question and Answer Cards, plus effective teaching ideas, samples and lesson ideas that help even the most reluctant learner become motivated and empowered to learn and understand these concepts. You will receive "Jeopardy" Question Cards that are organized and color coded to fit the following 6 categories:1. Changing percent to fractions. 2. Changing percent to decimals. 3. Changing
5th - 9th
Decimals, Fractions
CCSS
7.NS.A.2d
, 8.NS.A.1
, 6.RP.A.3c
"Factor Puzzle Tree" Games Using Dominoes Are Motivating and Fun
Factoring With Dominoes and Get Into Shape With Factors are two engaging, "hands-on" domino math games for kids. With step by step game instructions, game samples, teaching tips and study guides, your students will further develop their understanding of factors, using these motivating learning tools and reproducible game boards. Dominoes are set as numbers in place-value and students make decisions, using problem solving and logical reasoning skills. Students learn about composite and prime num
3rd - 7th
Arithmetic, Basic Operations
CCSS
3.OA.A.1
, 3.OA.A.2
, 3.OA.A.4
 +5
Christmas Literacy "Hands-On" Team Game For All Ages
The "Silly Sentence Christmas Game" is a fantastic literacy game for everyone. Teams flip up four different "Starter Letters" and race to brainstorm their list of Christmas Words that begin with these letters. Teams then "race against the clock" to create silly sentences using their words.
Students are immediately engaged by the fun competitive rules that are designed to be inclusive of all players.
There is no "waiting for your turn", so the pace of the game helps to keep all students focused
1st - 9th, Adult Education
Vocabulary, Writing
Halloween Math For Kindergarten and Grade One
Kids love rolling dice and playing games so why not combine this with practicing basic math skills? These engaging, hands-on games and activities are perfect for reinforcing the following skills: * Counting * Number Sequencing * Number Recognition * Subitizing * Adding Doubles * Odd and Even * Problem Solving * Tallying * Graphing * Following Directions and Social Skills The colorful game boards are perfect for any math learning center and the blackline master game boards are perfect for includi
PreK - 1st
Graphing, Numbers
Addition and Subtraction or Multiplication and Division Car Race Domino Game
The 28th Car uses 28 Dominoes in a very unique, FUN way!
There are three different levels of play: Kindergarten Students can place their dominoes into the track creating patterns; Grade 1-3 Students, flip dominoes and choose to add or subtract and race to fill in their car track OR students in Grades 3-5 can also choose to multiply or divide their dominoes, when racing to the finish line.
This terrific basic operations game has the added bonus of problem solving and children love the friendly l
K - 5th
Basic Operations
CCSS
K.CC.A.2
, K.CC.A.3
, K.CC.B.4a
 +11
Friendship Themed Literacy Activities For Kindergarten To Grade Two
" Making Friends" includes a wonderful poem that can be displayed as a poster on your classroom wall, all year long. Children love to recite this poem together and it can be included in their own writing folder to take home and learn, sing or memorize. IDEAS: Discuss as a class what is means to be a good friend. How can YOU be a good friend to someone else? How can we make new friends? The Make and Take Friendship Book is in black line master form so that your students can become the Author and
PreK - 3rd
Character Education, Poetry, Writing
Kindergarten to Second Grade ~ Train Themed Math Games
This train themed resource is full of engaging math games for young children. Kids love trains and love dominoes,so why not combine them in your math classroom?
There are a variety of game boards that children can choose from to practice numerous early math skills.
Skills Reinforced Include:
Number Sequencing
Number Sense
Problem Solving
Patterning
Addition and Subtraction
Mental Math Strategies
Graphing Skills and more!
The game rules are simple, allowing you an your students to be playing wi
PreK - 2nd
Basic Operations, Graphing, Numbers
Kindergarten Math: Graphing and Early Numeracy Domino Game For Kids
Graph-O is an engaging and motivating math game that helps children practice number recognition and subitizing, while making decisions using logical reasoning skills.
The game boards are designed differently, allowing students to focus on a variety of skills, i.e.learning how to recognize numbers in symbolic form and to read and write their number words, within the context of a graph.
Each colorful graphing game board comes in a black-line master copy so that these can become a great addition to
PreK - 2nd
Graphing, Numbers
Domino Math Games For Early Numeracy Skills With Cookies is Fun
Cookie Counter Math is a fantastic, "hands-on" domino math activity that is engaging, motivating and fun.
Children flip dominoes, count the dots (chocolate chips), match, compare, sequence and add, while sharing and experiencing the language of math.
There are over 50 game boards for children to color or place their dominoes onto and the range and variety of games that can be played is endless!
Game instructions are easy to follow and adaptations to game rules are simple to apply.
Your student
PreK - 3rd
Numbers
CCSS
K.CC.A.1
, K.CC.A.2
, K.CC.B.4
 +9
Domino Math Games: Addition and Multiplication With Problem Solving
Risky Dominoes includes two engaging games that reinforce addition, multiplication and critical thinking skills.
Players flip dominoes one at a time and try to reach the target number without going over.
When students are immersed into a safe game environment where students can be "risk takers" using motivating learning tools and encouraged to share their strategies with their partners, the learning outcomes are positive.
Risky Dominoes includes two sets of simple game rules, player's boards in
2nd - 5th
Basic Operations, Mental Math
FREEBIE Math Games for Kindergarten to Grade Two~ Hands-On Fun
More of Less? includes two hands-on math games for young learners. Children flip dominoes and compare their numbers by referring to the greater than and less than symbols.
The game rules are easy and children love the friendly competition with their partner.
The game boards are in black line master form, to allow this to be a wonderful take home activity and for including in math game journals.
Students can play as a whole class activity or the games are perfect for including at any math center.
K - 2nd
Numbers, Speaking & Listening
Kindergarten Math Games For Building Confidence
Last Place Takes All includes FOUR engaging "hands-on" domino math games that motivate children to actively count, match,subitize and talk their math out loud.The goal of each game is to be the last player to place a domino into any square in order to CAPTURE all of the dominoes! GAME # 1: Students work with partners and practice beginning numeracy skills by counting the pips on the dominoes ( one to one correspondence) and then finding the matching number in symbolic (numeral form) on their ga
PreK - 2nd
Numbers
CCSS
K.CC.A.2
, K.CC.B.4
, K.CC.B.4a
 +7
Probability and Prediction Dice Game For Reinforcing Decision Making Skills
Roll A Row is an engaging, fun, problem solving game that students love!
The simple rules and game samples allow your students to be playing within minutes.
The solitaire variation is a wonderful option for students to practice their prediction skills, as they gain experience with the outcomes of rolling two regular dice.
Children roll and decide which operation to use as they compete to be the first player to cover the numbers on their board.
Recording sheets and game board templates are inclu
1st - 4th
Basic Operations, Numbers
Mental Math Addition Strategies
Mental Math addition strategies are fun to learn when kids are immersed in easy but effective, cooperative activities.
The optimal way to understand how to best combine numbers in your head is to have fun, interactive ways to explore these concepts while having the hands-on practice.
These task cards allow students the opportunity to experiment with different ways of combining a sequence of numbers and to share their strategies and thinking out loud.
The teaching guides are prefect for a visual
3rd - 5th
Basic Operations, Mental Math, Place Value
Easter Riddles~ Using Math Facts to Decode Messages
Easter Riddles are fun to solve, when combined with the challenge of answering basic facts.
Children read the riddle, answer the math problems and then using their "decoding skills", solve the Easter message.
Children add and subtract their way to successfully solving each riddle and each "puzzle" comes with an Answer Key.
There are 6 different Easter Jokes to solve and kids can work independently or with a partner.
Easy to follow directions as well as teaching tips are included.
This resource i
1st - 3rd
Basic Operations, Reading
Multiplication Games That Make You Think... For Upper Elementary
Multiplication Moves includes engaging "hands-on" math games that help children learn to multiply in a fun way. The useful teaching tips, easy instructions, colorful game boards and motivating materials all make this activity a "keeper". Students love rolling dice and manipulating dominoes, so why not combine these with a variety of engaging game boards? Encourage your students to use their critical thinking and problem solving skills as they compete with their opponents for the highest overall
3rd - 6th
Basic Operations, Mental Math
CCSS
3.NBT.A.3
, 4.NBT.B.5
, 3.OA.A.1
 +5
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About the store
Experience
Joanne is a seasoned educator, with extensive background in literacy, math and special education. Joanne is one of the original co-founders of "Box Cars and One-Eyed Jacks" and has co-authored over 15 teacher resource game books sold world-wide. Her most current two math resources focus on using dominoes and dice as motivating fun tools, to help children become more confident in their math skills.
Joanne has taken her passion to a new level that fosters student-centered, inquiry based learning to meet the demands of 21st Century Learners. Joanne is regarded as an expert in teacher professional development and has been a key note speaker and has presented math and literacy workshops for more than 20 years.
Teaching style
Joanne's pedagogical philosophy is grounded in the belief that children learn best in a collaborative environment that is hands-on, engaging, open-ended and inquiry based.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Recipient of the award for "Creative and Unique Ideas" from the Learning Disabilities Association.
Woman of Vision Award.
My own education history
B.Ed. with a major in English and Special Education
Additional biographical information
Joanne continues to create new and exciting math and literacy resources that compliment any elementary teacher's classroom.
Joanne continues to volunteer in the classroom and believes that this helps her keep current with what is happening in schools today. This also helps her prioritize what resources are most needed and most effective for students, of all learning styles and abilities.
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