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Celebrate winter holidays, or a unit about the gingerbread man, while reinforcing shape identification and counting! This low-prep math craftivity uses art supplies found in most classrooms: construction paper, crayons or markers, scissors, and glue sticks. Simply print out the shape page, and you're good to go! I've included a page with images to assist students who may not have background knowledge about gingerbread houses. I ask students to brainstorm shapes they see in the images, then elic

Reach out to parents of students in preschool, Pre-K, TK, and kindergarten. These Family Fun Activities will keep children learning in a stress-free way. All of the activities are educational, standards-based, and encourage family involvement, including skills in counting, sorting, classifying, patterning, identifying shapes and colors, and reading comprehension. Children choose activities that they are interested in, as this will motivate them to complete the tasks and avoid the struggles that

This pack contains 12 fall-themed gameboards for BUMP, a game my students love to play! You will need dot dice, blank dice, and connecting cubes in addition to these gameboards. I buy blank foam dice at Dollar Tree. Alternatively, you can use a cube-shaped block or box. Letter BumpEncourage identification of letter names and beginning sounds with this entertaining game! You supply a blank die labeled with the letters on the gameboard, and 6 connecting cubes per player (each player is a different

Celebrate Hanukkah while reinforcing shape identification and counting! This low-prep math craftivity uses art supplies found in most classrooms: construction paper, crayons or markers, scissors, and glue sticks. Simply print out the shape page and you're good to go! Students first color all of the shapes and cut them out. Then they cut along the dotted lines to separate the words. Next, students glue the trapezoid at the bottom of their page as the menorah. The rectangles are glued perpendicu

Tic-Tac-Toe homework features fun and easy activities that encourage family involvement. All of the activities are educational and standards-based, while introducing (or reintroducing) children to homework in a non-threatening way. Parents read the choices on the tic-tac-toe board and allow their child to choose the activities that they find interesting, as this will motivate them to complete the tasks and avoid the struggles that often accompany homework time at home. Students complete three or

Home learning science experiments! Parents can do simple science experiments at home with their child. Here are 5 easy experiments for Pre-Kindergarten through 2nd grade, using household ingredients. Done one per day, children have time to discuss results and the theme lasts a week. Children work alone or with a partner to ensure that each child gets hands-on experience. You will need to copy one student booklet per child to record the results of the experiments. Fold each page in half verticall

This engaging, hands-on number identification (1-17) game can be played on a pocket chart, tabletop, or the floor. First, laminate and cut out all rainbow number cards and the unicorn card. Spread out all the number cards face up. While everyone closes their eyes, the "hider" hides the sneaky unicorn card behind one number card. Players take turns guessing a number they think the unicorn is behind, and the hider removes that card. The player who finds the unicorn, hides it next. Sneaky Unicorn f

50+ pages of math and literacy Christmas activities that can be used for centers, morning work, small groups, homework and early finishers. Christmas themes include Santa Claus, Christmas trees, reindeer, Christmas presents, snowmen and more. In this pack: Christmas Present Bump using 1 dieSnowman Bump using 2 diceChristmas Tree Bump using 3 diceChristmas Tree Roll and ColorChristmas Tree Roll and Decorate with recording sheetChristmas Race to 20Christmas Roll and Say/Roll and ReadChristmas Tree

This pack contains 4 Hanukkah themed gameboards for BUMP, a game my students love to play! You will need dot dice, blank dice, and connecting cubes in addition to these gameboards. I buy blank foam dice at Dollar Tree. Alternatively, you can use a cube-shaped block or box. Letter BumpEncourage identification of letter names and beginning sounds with this entertaining game! You supply a blank die labeled with the letters on the gameboard, and 6 connecting cubes per player (each player is a differ

These Bump games keep kids engaged in math and literacy through the winter. This pack contains 18 winter-themed Bump games, with an "I Can..." task card for each one! Includes Gingerbread Man, Hanukkah, Christmas, Snowman and Valentine's Day. You will need dot dice, blank dice, and connecting cubes in addition to these gameboards. I buy blank foam dice at the dollar store. You can also use a blank wooden cube to write letters on. Letter BumpEncourage identification of letter names and beginning

These Easter-themed math games infuse learning with fun. Most can be played alone, with a partner, or with the whole family! Children practice important math skills like counting, subitizing, and number identification while using problem-solving and memory skills as well. To encourage student independence, each game comes with a materials list and an "I Can" task card, except the Sneaky Bunny game (which does not require any additional materials). Games included in this set: Easter Bump Games (1

This easy, versatile Halloween math center makes practicing number sets fun! Just print and laminate the pages (or put them in plastic sleeves). Black and white pages save ink! Students use mini erasers, pompoms, real candy, or other manipulatives for treats.Students use playdough to form balls or apply cookie cutters.Students use dry erase markers to draw treats.Differentiate with two different colors of manipulatives to create addition/subtraction number stories and number sentences.

These versatile math mats make practicing number sets fun using a real-life pumpkin patch photo! 1. Print math mats and laminate them (or put them in page protectors). Students make number sets with pumpkin erasers, orange pompoms, or other pumpkin-type manipulatives. Students make number sets with orange playdough - form balls for pumpkins or use a pumpkin cookie cutter and help with fine motor skills!Students use a dry erase marker to draw pumpkins, then erase when they're done.Differentiate b

All of these fun, engaging Thanksgiving games are centers I have used with my students successfully. This easy-prep pack includes 9 math and literacy centers: Thanksgiving Patterns Gobble Gobble Bump (Addition) Roll and Say Numbers Roll and Say Shapes Turkey Stew Recipe Cards Turkey Wanted Poster Sneaky Turkey ABC Game Spinner Letter Bump Turkey Letter Bump Directions are included. Thank you in advance!

Students love hands-on activities, and this fall bundle includes 12 easy prep print-and-play or print-straight line cut-and-play hands-on centers: Squirrels/Leaves Fall Leaves Letter Bump gameSquirrel Number Bump gameSquirrel Addition Bump gameSneaky Squirrel ABC gamePumpkins/Spiders/Halloween Pumpkin Patch Addition Bump gameHalloween Letter Bump gameHalloween Addition Bump gameSneaky Spider ABC gameThanksgiving/Turkeys/Pumpkins Thanksgiving Turkey Letter Bump gameThanksgiving Letter Bump with s

Now differentiated! Students can choose from three levels, including subitizing, counting on, and adding three numbers. Bump is a fun game for 2 players! Use 1, 2 or 3 dice (depending on the gameboard), and 10 connecting cubes per player. Students take turns rolling the dice, then covering the corresponding number with a cube. When a player rolls a number that is already covered by their opponent's cube, they may "bump" that cube and replace it with one of their own. If a player rolls a number

Give children a fun way to practice important math skills during the Halloween season with these missing number cards. Print the number pages, laminate them, then cut apart on the black lines. Each number sequence card has two numbers and a scarecrow (for the missing number). Each number card has a number on a pumpkin. This math center addresses kindergarten common core standards CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.A.1 and CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.A.2, Counting and Cardinality. Students practice counting by on

Cut apart the cards on the last page. Students use these to extend the patterns. Optional recording sheets for differentiation.