Pete the Cat and Building a Staircase Freebie

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Pete the Cat and Building a Staircase Freebie: Pete the Cat and Building a Staircase Freebie: 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 is how I divide my groups for rotation, with my ship showing where each group goes each day.  Here is an old view of the ship, before the groups were added:
We worked on building a staircase with unifix cubes…I created  a quick and easy staircase for them to use (we added 11 and 12 out to the edge to extend the lesson as we worked).  You can pick up this freebie by clicking {here}! If you want to get MANY of my freebies all in one shot, check out my Facebook page and click on “Fan Freebies” tab at the top!
When I printed the staircase, the last column’s top line was cut off…so I adjusted the print settings and it printed fine, but was a tiny bit smaller than the original.  I also could have just drawn in that line if I needed to =)
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If you download the staircase freebie, leave a comment. Let me know if you think you’ll be able to use it!  I have more math freebies coming soon!

18 Comments

    1. It isn't really a game exactly…it is just an exploring activity where the kids build towers for the numbers 1-12, with the numbers written on the bottom cube. I am sure there is a way you might could make it into more of a game, but my kids enjoyed just the exploring and comparing aspect of the mat =) Hope that helps!

  1. Thanks for being fabulous! I am trying to get extra help with Investigations and I love your ideas. I am just beginning to purchase items since I am new to first grade. I taught Kinder for 25 years. I would love any advice you have on purchasing specific items you have developed with regards to investigations. I am so willing to spend the money. Thanks!

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