Teach Classically

A cute activity where students build 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes with toothpicks and marshmallows. They can visually see the difference between a flat and solid shape, as well as compare number of vertices (corners) and edges (sides).

This is perfect for your moving your students through the entire concrete, pictorial, and abstract process of Singapore Math. Includes part-part-whole and number bond areas to use with manipulatives.

Here's a little chant to brighten up the lesson on comparing numbers!

If your child needs help memorizing their multiplication facts, songs, chants, and rhymes are a great way to get those into their memory banks! Have it handy on car trips or when doing errands.

Have students write their own math word problems to share with friends! This is both the planning and drafting portion of the process. The box at the left cut in half is for students to appropriately draw the part-part-whole model for their equation. I then let students write their problems in a book to have friends solve. They LOVE this activity!

Use this handy mat to teach your students about tens and ones place value with base ten blocks. You can also leave it in your math center in a sheet protector and have your students roll dice and fill out the form with a partner.

A math mat to teach multiplication as equal groups during the concrete portion of Singapore math. Use with any manipulatives.

Print this out to teach your kids the fun chant to memorize the doubles through 20!

Here is a fun game or activity that is like a word find! Students write multiplication or division facts horizontally, vertically, or diagonally and fill in the rest of the blanks with random numbers. They switch papers with a friend to find all the answers!