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Using Arrow Cards to Help Second Graders Read in addition to Write Numbers to 1000

H5N1 large thought inwards the Common Core State Standards for minute aeroplane is beingness able to sympathise house value in addition to read in addition to write numbers upwards to 1000. Arrow cards tin live an effective and fun agency to attain this goal.  

Materials

      You volition ask arrow bill of fare blacklines.  Print or re-create them onto cardstock or, if y'all accept a magnetic white board or other large magnetic surface, it tin live really beneficial to impress your arrow cards onto magnetic printer paper.  You volition meet inwards many of my pictures I accept magnetic arrow cards.  They produce ask to live printed on an inkjet printer, non a Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation one!  The other benefit of using magnetic ones is that they stick to each other quite well.  I accept a laid that is magnetic for role amongst whole grouping instruction in addition to to a greater extent than or less other laid that is printed onto laminated cardstock that I role for minor grouping or private instruction. There are several dissimilar styles of arrow cards available for gratuitous online in addition to the ones I linked to before inwards this postal service produce non check the ones y'all volition meet inwards the pictures.

The Set Up in addition to Routine

I start this routine lesson yesteryear placing each arrow bill of fare out 1 yesteryear 1 in addition to having kids read them to me.  This should live tardily in addition to fluent for kids before y'all laid about combining the arrow cards.  If reading these numbers is non yet fluent for your students.  Practice them before moving on amongst these activities.

     After I accept ensured all kids tin read the numbers on each arrow card, I start to exhibit them how I combine them to brand other numbers.  I start yesteryear showing them two separate arrow cards in addition to having them read each one, in addition to thence I seat them together (arrows ever acquire on move yesteryear of each other) in addition to accept them read it equally 1 number.

Separate arrow cards that are close to live pushed together to shape 1 number

This is what it looks similar when the 40 in addition to the 8 arrow cards are placed on move yesteryear of each other.    Arrows ever acquire together.

I start amongst making 2 digit numbers in addition to I avoid the 10 until I accept done a bunch of other combinations.  The argue for this is that 10 does non follow the rules.  When I produce 48, the kids meet in addition to state twoscore than eight.  When I force them together, they state forty-eight. The x in addition to to a greater extent than or less to a greater extent than numbers (teen numbers) are the alone ones that don't follow this rule.  Let's state I choose grip of the 10 bill of fare in addition to the 6 card.  Reading them separately would live x in addition to six.  When y'all seat them together, y'all volition listen to a greater extent than or less kids state ten-six.  This is a neat fourth dimension to verbalize close how sixteen actually does hateful ten-six but that nosotros state them a dissimilar way.  Ask kids to assist y'all detect other numbers (all of them volition live betwixt 10 in addition to 20) where this works.  When kids accept this idea, it is fourth dimension to motion onto hundreds.

 

Again I start amongst 2 or more separate cards in addition to accept kids read them in addition to and thence seat them together in addition to accept them read it again.  

Numbers similar 103 are supposed to live learned inwards initiative of all aeroplane nether the Common Core.   Of course, this is 1 of the most challenging numbers for initiative of all graders to read in addition to write thence y'all tin almost guarantee that y'all volition accept kids at the commencement of minute aeroplane who ask to a greater extent than exercise amongst this idea.  I dearest the agency the arrow cards actually demonstrate why 103 is non written equally 1003.  There volition ofttimes live a kid who points out that the 3 is hiding 1 of the zeros.  This is a large thought in addition to worth exploring if individual brings it up.

As kids acquire to a greater extent than fluent amongst reading the numbers apart in addition to and thence together, I mightiness switch things upwards on them in addition to exhibit them a seat out that is seat together in addition to and thence describe it apart to "check" their thinking.

For this one, I had kids unopen their eyes in addition to I chose iii seat out cards off the board.  I had them opened upwards their eyes in addition to whisper the seat out to a partner.  I in addition to thence describe the cards apart to banking concern check if they are right.

When I describe the cards apart, non alone tin kids meet they are correct but this leads correct into a intelligence on expanded shape (which too happens to live a minute aeroplane expectation inwards the Common Core) I seat the numbers on the board inwards a pulled apart fashion in addition to connect them amongst improver signs. 

I acquire 1 stride farther in addition to write the entire equation that nosotros exactly said.  Here nosotros noticed that 268 was the same equally (or equal to) 200 + 60 + 8

After 1-2 whole grouping lessons on these ideas, kids actually seem to acquire it.  I ofttimes produce 1-2 to a greater extent than minor grouping or intervention lessons on kids who are nonetheless struggling in addition to volition sometimes describe the arrow cards out afterwards inwards the twelvemonth for a quick review.  Kids accept a lot of fun amongst these in addition to are normally happy to role the cards again.

If y'all accept computers inwards your room, this game in addition to this game are neat ways to allow kids exercise amongst arrow cards independently.

Adapting for older or younger children

I too role the arrow cards inwards Kindergarten, first, 3rd in addition to 4th grades.  I exactly vary the gain of numbers I role in addition to the speed at which I acquire through the routine.

Here is what my gear upwards mightiness facial expression similar inwards K or first.  In Kindergarten I mightiness even restrict the numbers farther but I never EVER start amongst the teen numbers.  I ever relieve them for last.

H5N1 3rd or 4th aeroplane lesson gear upwards mightiness facial expression similar this

If y'all desire to read to a greater extent than close using arrow cards inwards the classroom, banking concern check out this article from Education World or this resource from NZ maths.  

Have y'all ever used arrow cards inwards your classroom? Are they something y'all are thinking close trying?

Math Activeness Thursday: Temperature & Math

 So, kids know when it's hot together with when it's cold, simply produce they know virtually temperatures?

Time to endure out a thermometer together with read it.  The groovy matter virtually thermometers are they are a vertical pose out line!  Here is a link to a printable one.

When using thermometers it is proficient arithmetics practice.

My suggested action is a uncomplicated one.  Supplies: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 thermometer newspaper together with ruby-red together with bluish poker chips inward a chocolate-brown bag.

• Pick a starting temperature.
• Randomly choose a handful of poker chips.  Red are ascent (+) temperatures together with bluish are cooling (-) temperatures.
• After yous accept added together with subtracted, describe the novel temp (optional: yous could describe a scene that would become alongside that temperature).
• Repeat equally much equally yous desire ; )

What activities produce yous similar to produce alongside temperatures?  Feel gratis to link upwards whatsoever math post!

Now I am off to a working writers retreat for the weekend (I yet accept to pack).  I'm together with thence excited to run across a few editors together with agents for children's books.  And, equally always, hoping soul volition dear my math-related children's pic books I have.  Wish me luck!

Place Value: Math Activeness For Sec Grade

I'll acknowledge it--I beloved to learn house value.  Why?  I don't know...  Maybe because I similar organizing things into groups (give me a messy drawer together with I'll convey fun making it hold back great).  Anyway, I convey made quite a few posts amongst house value already, simply thought I would practise to a greater extent than or less other i since it is a concept that kids actually necessitate to sympathize well.  I'm non certain if you lot tin transportation away over-teach house value.  What practise you lot think?

So, hither it is for Math activeness Thursday--2nd Grade

To aid sympathize that a ii digit unwrap consists of a grouping or groups of tens, summation the singles, my house value cards amongst oranges actually comes inwards handy...

Although if you lot choice other objects to purpose similar paperclips or cereal that's okay too.  In instant bird most children are learning nigh iii digit places (typically ones, tens, together with hundreds).  I intend it is a skillful thought for them to know typical coin house value equally good (hundredths, tenths, ones) together with then you lot would purpose pennies, dimes, together with dollars.

One activeness you lot tin transportation away practise amongst your students is to play a game called "What makes a Hundred"

Kids are inwards small-scale groups--such equally a math center.

H5N1 carte du jour is picked.  (Let's tell 43)

Use a xxx instant timer together with convey them commencement it.

The students purpose white boards or newspaper to figure out how much they necessitate to brand a hundred. (43 + __ = 100)

After the xxx seconds are upwardly everyone amongst the right unwrap gets a point.

They could play for a specific sum of fourth dimension or play until soul gets 10 points (or to a greater extent than or less other predetermined unwrap of points).

What math activities convey you lot been doing inwards your classroom?  You tin transportation away part link your weblog posts below.

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Math Action Thursday: Ccss.2.Nbt.A.1

Hey, it's that fourth dimension again...MaTh time

I'm actually looking forrad to afterward on today because I am going into my son's minute aeroplane class to read my storey Trouble alongside Monkeys: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 house value storey together with create an action alongside CCSS.2.NBT.A.1

Just inwards illustration y'all haven't seen it yet, I'll embed it again.  Here is the storey I'll last reading : )

Then nosotros volition utter most the bottom of the house value nautical chart together with how it is inwards the story.

• The ones house is unmarried oranges, the tens are bags, the hundreds are boxes...

I made cards from my 1-100 cards I made for TpT together with added about to a greater extent than cards alongside only the hundreds place.  I'll essay together with update the cards on those sites ASAP.

We are going to accept ii students each choice a bill of fare from the hundreds bill of fare pile together with ane from the ii digit bill of fare pile.  We volition notice the number, write the numeral for the represented pose out together with thus tell which ane is greater or less than the other.

We mightiness too accept a grouping of students create this together with thus accept them draw of piece of job upwardly inwards ascending order.

I volition last continuing to accept the same linky each week.  You tin laissez passer on notice add together equally many sec aeroplane math posts equally y'all want.   Have a bully week!

Just an update!  It is official.  I volition last participating inwards the Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 to Z blogging Challenge in ane lawsuit again this year!  So during the calendar month of Apr I volition last having a novel weblog postal service Mon through Saturday, each alongside a topic together with the missive of the alphabet of the twenty-four hours : )  Wish me luck!

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A For Add-On (A To Z Blogging Challenge)--Plus Other Ramblings

I accept been super busy on my trip to the E coast to catch friends that I totally missed final Th together with fifty-fifty my blogiversary (but hey, at that topographic point volition e'er survive more).  I all the same create accept a piffling process giveaway, but I volition hold off until I am dorsum from my trip for the Lollipics prize (yay!).

So, for the Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 to Z blogging challenge I am going to beak almost a math topic, concept, or term together with write a chip almost it or plow over but about ideas how to teach/reinforce it : )

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 for Addition!!!  Addition is actually the start matter nosotros learn kids together with kids e'er desire more, more, to a greater extent than hence I gauge it is natural that nosotros focus on add-on first.

Long earlier nosotros used numerals at that topographic point were dissimilar adding devices--our fingers, the abacus, sticks, etc.  Now at that topographic point is the estimator but earlier nosotros allow the piffling people but punch inwards the numbers for that nosotros accept to brand certain they empathize the concept.  Also, (my favorite) house value come upwards into play in 1 trial nosotros acquire to a greater extent than than nine of something.  Also, I experience it is real of import to accept the piffling ones empathize all the dissimilar ways to brand each number.  Even doing that simple exercise tin survive interesting to piffling kids...

How many ways tin nosotros brand 8?

Some kids volition solely nation 1+7, 2+6, 3+5, 4+4, 5+3, 6+2, 7+1  That is vii ways.
Then other kids mightiness accept those summation the 0+8 promotion 8+0 (2 more)
But hence you lot may accept other kids that fifty-fifty intend almost splitting upwards the add-on to survive 1+1+6, 1+2+5, together with hence on.  Then you lot start to think, Wow!  There are a lot of ways to brand an slowly number--way to a greater extent than than the seat out itself.

Anyway, let's encounter if your simple educatee tin abide by out how many ways at that topographic point are to add together numbers upwards to 8 (my hubby belike remembers the shortcut).  Let me know what respond you lot come upwards up with.

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In other word I am on my trip to catch alongside my NY together with CT friends together with my wonderful hubby is belongings downwards the fort (with all 5 kids).

Dawn on Th (3/27/14) morning time at Jamaica Station inwards Queens, NY

I spent 1 24-hour interval inwards West Babylon final calendar week afterward flight into JFK together with taking the prepare out to Long Island.  We had a swell pizza luncheon on Fri together with my college friend from BYU together with I had a swell fourth dimension catching upwards together with talking almost the similarities together with differences betwixt NY together with southern CA.

Manhattan Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (3/28/14)

On Fri I went into the metropolis together with visited (attended a session) inwards the Manhattan Temple.  It was beautiful!  Plus, that 24-hour interval it wasn't freezing--it was 50 degrees hence it was barable.  Then I took the prepare upwards to Connecticut.  My friend is looking for a novel house to alive due to the landlord non renewing their lease.  I accept been trying to assistance her scour Realtor.com for an affordable place.  We fifty-fifty went to await at houses belatedly final night.  It was fun, but disappointing a bit.  Some houses are but hence expensive!

Sat I helped my friend become through bags of wearing clothing together with helped her immature adult woman become through her cupboard to plow over away the wearing clothing that didn't stand upwards for anymore.  My immature adult woman is the same way--it is hence much to a greater extent than fun to become through wearing clothing alongside individual else (I intend I bask it too!  I plow over away much to a greater extent than if a friend comes over to assistance me build clean out my closet--but solely particular friends are willing to assistance clean).

sun nosotros went to Church together with it was great!  They had a prissy ward (congregation) alongside a LOT of families.  Later that 24-hour interval I made cookies--something that my friend had never done.  She grew upwards inwards South America together with manifestly baking isn't something that she learned.  She was happy to larn how to brand chocolate chip cookies together with I was happy to present her (and consume some--yum!).  Tomorrow nosotros are going to bake breadstuff too!

Today was super busy, but I did acquire to gear upwards her older laptop that had a broken jack hence she couldn't accuse it.  Thank goodness for Amazon for having the part, YouTube for having a tutorial, together with my friend for having a mini tool kit.  It took a piffling while, but afterward next the directions together with figuring out a few piffling details of the steps he didn't create a close-up on, it worked!  All her pictures were rescued from the difficult displace (and I impressed her husband).

Well, it has been a long day.  If you lot are interested inwards participating inwards the Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 to Z blogging Challenge you lot tin become hither to larn to a greater extent than almost it.  I completed the challenge final yr together with accept practiced intentions for this year, but it is going to survive tough.  Have a swell 24-hour interval everyone!

T For Telling Time! (A To Z Challenge)

I've been super busy as well as I'm starting to instruct behind on the H5N1 to Z blogging challenge, but hopefully I tin grab up.

T is for telling time.  For simple schoolhouse a big focus on telling fourth dimension is existence able to read an analog clock (the clocks alongside hands).  Reading a digital clock is easy, but knowing all nearly fourth dimension is good.  I intend it's of import that kids utter nearly time, knowing that in that place are 24 hours inward a 24-hour interval which are typically broken into the 12 AM hours as well as the 12 PM hours.  You tin depict pictures of what you lot are doing at each hr of the day.  Children mightiness last surprised past times how many hours are taken upwardly past times sleep!

Regarding reading clocks...

it is a science kids take away to practice, but in i trial they sympathise the organisation is should last easier to do.  The brusk mitt reads the hr as well as if it isn't precisely on a number, the hr is the end position out it touched (when it is 7:50 simply about children intend the hr is 8).

Have fun didactics time!

2Nd Class Math: Ccss 2.G.A.2 Stone Oil Expanse Of A Rectangle

Hi!  It's Th too thence fourth dimension for Math activeness Thursday!

All this calendar month has a sec grade focus.  Today's activity/lesson teaches CCSS.2.G.A.2 which reads...
Partition a rectangle into rows too columns of same-size squares too count to discovery the full position out of them.

Activity Name: Squarin' Up Rectangles!
Concepts: Area, shapes, measurement--Partitioning anything into squares is actually all nigh area.
Supplies: Easy--blank paper, ruler (recommend amongst cm measurement), pencil, too 2 colors (either 2 crayons or markers)
Time needed: xxx minutes for a class, but if doing at habitation it tin give notice last every bit lilliputian every bit 15.
Instructions:

1. Have educatee manus describe a rectangle on their blank page.  You may desire to remind the kids that rectangles corners are ninety grade angles (like an L shape), too thence when they describe their rectangle they create the best forthwith edges they can. (I used a pen, but students volition operate a pencil)
   
2. Using a ruler commencement at 1 of the corners too brand a grade at each centimeter. On each of the parallel sides (BTW y'all should operate these price amongst the kids--it's of import to learn math vocabulary early on) brand certain to commencement measuring at the same place.  For example, on the vertical lines I started measuring at the transcend too on the horizontal lines I started measuring on the left. (You could create this whole do amongst graph newspaper but your students wouldn't get got the challenge of making a grid inward their free-hand rectangle).
   
3. You volition in all likelihood discovery that non all the corners are just L shaped (90 grade angles) too thence y'all volition take away to redraw closed to of the sides to brand them straight.  Use the ruler to describe a business betwixt the ii measured points.
   
4. Explain that the columns become upward too downward (vertical) too rows become across, side to side (horizontal).  Most probable the rectangle volition non last an an exact cm mark--just operate the closest cm grade to a consummate cm)
   
   
5. Count the position out of squares downward each column too position out them (that is how many rows at that spot are).  In this instance at that spot are half dozen squares for each column.  Kids powerfulness non last able to count yesteryear 6s (or yet many rows they get got amongst their rectangles), too thence nosotros count the columns yesteryear 2s (you tin give notice count yesteryear 1s but it simply takes longer too y'all could create 3s too).  Each fourth dimension y'all brand a slash through the blocks y'all write the position out y'all are counting upward to (I drew a business nether each grouping of 3 numbers since that is 1 whole column).
   
   Keep going until y'all fill upward inward the whole thing--finding the expanse within the rectangle.
6. Now, to double banking concern tally that nosotros did the expanse correctly nosotros volition also count the squares inward the rows.  Label that--those are the position out of columns. Mine were slowly to count since at that spot were 10 squares inward each row.  Then I simply skip counted 10 every bit I marked the counting.
   
7. You powerfulness desire to inquire the kids which agency was easier for their rectangle--Counting yesteryear columns or counting yesteryear rows?  Explain to the students that they simply constitute the expanse of a rectangle.  It powerfulness get got been difficult to create it this way, but every bit they progress through math their volition last shortcuts to discovery the area.  Once they know multiplication it is simply the summit (vertical measurement) times the width (horizontal measurement).  In this instance nosotros had half dozen rows of 10 (6 x 10) or 10 columns of half dozen (10 x 6), but equal the same lx squares.

I promise y'all enjoyed Squarin' Up Rectangles!

Now it is your plough to portion a math activeness if y'all want.  Here is the template too y'all tin give notice link upward your sec grade activeness whatever fourth dimension this month.  In other months nosotros volition get got other grades too.

I can't expect to consider what kinds of activities y'all have!

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2Nd Cast Math: Ccss 2.G.A.3 Partitioning Shapes (Equally!)

Happy Thursday!  Today for MaTh (math activity Thursday) I'm looking at CCSS 2.G.A.3 (only plumbing fixtures since I did the measure 2.G.A.2 final week)

Here is what 2.G.A.3 states...
Partition circles too rectangles into two, three, or 4 equal shares, depict the shares using the words halves, thirds, one-half of, a tertiary of, etc., too depict the whole as 2 halves, iii thirds, 4 fourths. Recognize that equal shares of identical wholes ask non get got the same shape.

Sounds pretty good, but the final judgement I am non certain what they hateful yesteryear that.  If you lot know I'd dearest to withdraw heed what you lot think.  If wholes are identical doesn't that hateful they are the same shape?  Anyway, my activity is for the get down judgement of this standard.

Activity Name: Partitioning shapes (equally!).  Any kids tin partition shapes... Yep, drawing lines through objects is easy, but how tin nosotros brand all the sections equal!?  Get out the rulers, compasses, too protractors students!  For the slow agency you lot tin crimp papers, but I recommend trying the measurements too.

Concepts:  Geometry (knowing to a greater extent than than only the shape, but to dissever upwards a circle nosotros volition ask to know the oculus indicate too hash out grade measurements perhaps), early on partitioning (in fellowship to brand things really equal nosotros volition travel dividing a bit), too fractions (please permit your students know that fractions are partitioning problems too).

Supplies: Ruler, compass, protractor, pencil (and paper).

Time Needed: This actually depends on your class.  You mightiness desire to only accept i sort at a fourth dimension too produce i each day.  We are doing both a rectangle too a circle today.

Instructions:

1. Have your students pull a circle amongst their orbit (marking the oculus dot) too a rectangle--making certain that they get got xc grade angled corners.  (You tin too should hash out this amongst them)
   
   
   
   
2. Discuss partitioning.  What does it mean?  If nosotros seat iii partitions inwards whatsoever rectangle would it brand each travel 1/4?  Discuss the importance of having each travel go equal.
3. Teach how to discovery the equal partition.  
• With the circle, explicate that a sum rotation is 360 degrees.  For whatsoever business to dissever the circle it needs to transcend through the oculus point.  (challenge: if you lot don't know the oculus indicate you lot tin cutting out the circle too produce this do amongst exact folds for halves too quarters) Drawing a business that goes through the oculus indicate volition dissever it inwards half, but when nosotros produce a minute business (as to larn inwards into 4 parts, nosotros ask to brand certain that at that topographic point is a xc grade angle to ensure exact partitioning of parts).  But what close the 1/3 of a circle?  See if the kids tin figure it out or get got ideas how to discovery 3 parts amongst 360 degrees.  Eventually they volition discovery too you lot tin instruct that each angle volition ask to travel 120 degrees coming out from the oculus point.
  
  
  
  
• With the rectangle, it is of import for the kids to sympathise inwards fellowship to brand equal parts it is of import to stair out (or brand exact folds).  With rectangles at that topographic point are to a greater extent than ways than i to brand one-half too a 4th (due to using vertical too horizontal lines).  It may travel easiest to cutting the newspaper out too only produce folds, but it would travel groovy for students to produce the measurements too discovery the half-way points.
  
  
  
  
   Can the students discovery the one-half agency mark?  Here, I know one-half of v is 2.5 too thence I ask to transcend along going to one-half 0.3 (0.15).
  
  
4. Have kids play too discover.  The to a greater extent than they produce these types of hands-on activities the to a greater extent than they tin grasp other geometric concepts too!

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2Nd Class Math: Autumn Rekenrek For 2.Oa.B.2 (Adding & Subtracting Inside 20)

Hey everyone!  Just a reminder that my house value items are on sale (20% off) until this evening on Teachers Notebook, thus if you lot haven't gotten them already, banking enterprise lucifer it out.

Today for MaTh we'll brand a fun autumn Rekenrek to practise adding as well as subtracting inside 20.  You tin laissez passer notice bring together inward the linky MaTh political party for a few to a greater extent than days (this is our concluding calendar week on s grade--next calendar month 3rd).

Okay, here's or thus of the supplies...

 and this is what it looks similar afterward it is set together.

Kids tin laissez passer notice decorate as well as set their cite on their personal Rekenrek leaf.

Instructions:  Once you lot accept assembled the Rekenrek yesteryear stringing all the beads as well as tying the ribbon inward the dorsum it is fourth dimension to play!

• Have students practise a few problems of their ain (9+8=_, or 7 +3=_) proverb it quietly to themselves.
• Then accept them practise amongst flash cards equally a class, pocket-size groups, or individually.

Rekenreks are keen because it helps the children run into how unmarried digits relate to the v as well as 10.  They tin laissez passer notice run into that 8 is genuinely 5+3 as well as when they are adding or thus other break to that, such equally 3, they tin laissez passer notice visualize as well as motion the beads to run into that 2 to a greater extent than makes 10 as well as and thus at that topographic point is however ane to a greater extent than bead for a full of eleven.

What kinds of activities are you lot doing amongst your students?

You tin laissez passer notice add together your s bird MaTh today or until the halt of the calendar month : )

See you lot Sat amongst a particular invitee weblog post!

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