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January 5, 2014 by: Jennifer

Just Add Dice Winter Edition {FREEBIE}

My Holiday Just Add Dice pack was such a hit, in my classroom and with teachers, that I have decided to make them for each season or holiday!  This latest pack is mainly for winter, but also includes extra pages for the Winter Olympics, Chinese New Year, and Martin Luther King Jr Day.   In all there are 27 dice games, easy to use…just print and

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December 10, 2013 by: Jennifer

Just Add Dice Holiday Math Games

Ok, so if you are like me, you need some things to keep your class busy learning the last couple of weeks before we get out for the holidays…especially in math.  I created this pack of holiday themed math games for my kids.  They are QUICK and no prep, just print and add the dice! It includes 19 differentiated math games (9 games with  

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November 4, 2013 by: Jennifer

Heads or Tails Math Game Freebie

Math Freebie for the Investigations’ game, Heads or Tails! JUST ADDED IT TO TPT SONCE MANY SCHOOL SYSTEMS ARE NOT ALLOWING SHARING OFF GOOGLE DRIVE. Use paper plates when kids are dropping their pennies to prevent them from falling off their desks. Use containers from the Dollar Store to have your pennies divided up already so that any time you want to play the game,

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October 20, 2013 by: Jennifer

Peas and Carrots and a Three Towers Freebie

As many of you know, I am new to Investigations this year.  I am trying to keep up with everything, in addition to teaching (tough sometimes!)   We did “Peas and Carrots” last week and I found this anchor chart on Pinterest  by Fabulous in First, original post {here} I started the lesson off with whole group discussion using unifix cubes to discuss and come

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October 7, 2013 by: Jennifer

HallowTeen and Frighten Up Fifty Math Game Freebies!

HallowTeen and Frighten Up Fifty Math Game Freebies! HallowTeen and Frighten Up Fifty Math Game Freebies!  I love these little Halloween themed erasers and tins I found at Target’s Dollar Spot!  I wanted to create something to do with them, and this is what I came up with: two math games for differentiated instruction.  For my peeps who are still needing a little practice with building

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Filed Under: Fall, Freebies, Halloween, Math, Uncategorized

October 6, 2013 by: Jennifer

Goldilocks and the Three Bears Math and Literacy {Sub Tub}

I have been working for what feels like FOREVER on this sub tub…all you need is this pack and the classic book, Goldilocks and the Three Bears and you are set!  You can use it as a sub tub or as a thematic unit.  I tried to make this completely self contained, everything you need …except the book! I included activities for literacy, math, and

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September 22, 2013 by: Jennifer

Pete the Cat, Building a Staircase Freebie, and Other Randomness

My class ADORES Pete the Cat, so I used my Kitty Cat Style Pack to add some fun to our literature study!         We started our weekly estimation station last week, we record the estimations in our journal and explore the data.  Last week it was bears, this week we estimated pom-poms =) I found the estimation station on Amazon for pretty cheap:   This

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September 15, 2013 by: Jennifer

Appleteens! Free Math Game to Practice Teen Numbers

I have a fun math game to share with you!  It is all about recognizing and writing (and building, even though I don’t have pictures of that part!) teen numbers.  I wanted to add a bit of apple novelty to a traditional math game and my kids loved it! Directions and materials are included in the freebie! Get your freebie {here} on TPT! Hope you

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September 8, 2013 by: Jennifer

Watermelon Math Freebie

I normally do a Watermelon Day in August, but with us starting school later I just ran out of time!  Instead, I still fit in our watermelon craft, but used it as a way to problem solve and make equations to make 10.   Students started by making a plan of what seeds they would use to make 10.  They had three color choices.  They

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July 16, 2013 by: Jennifer

Math Station Tips

I am linking up with my sweet friend, Marsha at A Differentiated Kindergarten to share a little about my math stations. Here is a quick picture to show you how I have organized my math stations in the past: The cart was actually re-purposed from holding an overhead projector (yes, I not only had one…but I still do in storage)…the boxes are cheapos from Dollar

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