math informational blog posts and mostly free printables
The months of the year educational free resources are to help with some pre-planning for the school year as the time does seem to fly after the students arrive in the classroom. Some "anchor" activities are always good to have on hand to help with the sometimes unpredictable school days. You might like these
PENGUIN THEME PRINTABLES and DIY ANTI-BULLY BOX This post has a round-up of penguin theme freebies and a DIY idea to create an anti-bully box with easily found items to have on hand for when feelings are hurt. It also has links to several penguin theme free printables. A YouTube video helps explain the
Relative size is a natural learning opportunity in the fall. The children are so enjoying the weather, the leaves, the pine cones, the pumpkins (still), and are wanting to bring the outdoors inside. Let them! The science table or even a box can hold all the treasures and the children will show you what
Linear Calendar Activities with Recycled Calendars Previously we used recycled calendars for counting activities as well as worked with time the Montessori way. Because we just found even more old calendars we recently spent some more time observing them in a linear fashion. I Spy different months was one way of looking at the calendar cut
Weather calendars through June 2020 for students are now available in our premium eMember area, on the math page. The calendars help students keep track of weather by making tallies for which type of weather happens each day, recording the number of school days, and making notes of events of particular interest to the classroom.
This post has a PermaLeaf® White Orchid review and free Pre-K flower PDF. We have been working with flowers and plants this spring. It is a refreshing to think about plants during the dormant looking landscape at the end of the snowy Minnesota winter. PermaLeaf® has the widest selection of outdoor artificial plants
Counting and tens frames are basic math activities in kindergarten and grade one. In the spring, it is engaging for children to have the bright colors and seasonal pictures associated with the season for math centers or quiet activities. This post has printable pages for bunny and Easter theme math
This post has math activities with recycled calendars for Pre-K through grade 2. It includes counting puzzles 1 through 100, and for 1-35. The DIY ideas can be created using recycled calendars. There are also printable pages to just print, cut, and use in a math center. We recently found several old calendars and I
This post has Fibonacci nature posters and coloring page for elementary teachers and homeschools. By signing up for our free eMembership, all free eMember downloads are available immediately. What is Fibonacci? What is Fibonacci? It is a math sequence and more can be learned at this easy to understand Kahn Academy
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