I
LOVE to see students engaged in learning that is fun!! For two days this week
during math I had to give the Envisions topic test in small groups so while I
was doing that I had to give my students other independent work to do. One day
we did Common Core practice work and the second day we did math games. Both
days they were engaged, but they really liked the math games day. They played
Kindergarten Yahtzee and Unlucky Seven.
Both games practice addition and Unlucky seven also can serve as an
introduction to probability. Both
games are from Shari Sloane and can be found by clicking here. These two games
are ones I have played in years past, but with the new boxed math program we
have there isn’t as much time for games like this. Let me just say that I loved
seeing them so engaged that I stopped testing for a few minutes to take these
pictures.
This
has actually inspired me to carve out 10 mins (which isn’t easy this year) each day
to play Math games. They love it and it’s great practice so I think it is worth
it. I will let you know how it goes.
I
am currently working on a math unit that I hope will have practice activities
for all the Common Core standards for Kindergarten. I have a long way to go and
with report cards due and parent teacher conferences this week I am not sure I
will get it done this week, but I am setting a goal to have it done by the end
of our February vacation (23rd). I will let you
know when it is done.
My good teacher friend Mrs. Salley found this quote the other day and I think it's a keeper.
"It is not what you do for your children, but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings."- Ann Landers.
~Erica