FREE 2015-2016 Monthly Calendar for Kids
Are you looking for a 2015-2016 monthly calendar to use for the next school year? This one’s great for colouring, calendar time and as a reminder of special days throughout the year. The 2016 calendar...
View ArticleBack to School: Mapping Our Classroom
Mapping our classroom is a great way to get to know where everything is, and to chat about teacher and student expectations as we head back to school. This activity is super for a whole class activity...
View ArticleSafari Counting to 30 Board Game
Do your kids like lions, monkeys and elephants? This counting to 30 board game has a bunch of Safari animal cards directing the players forwards (or occasionally backwards). I created this printable...
View ArticleNumber Bonds to 10
Knowing number bonds to 10 is hugely helpful for building a solid foundation of mathematical knowledge in younger children. In other words, knowing which 2 numbers make 10. Because this skill can...
View Article50 Free Back to School Kindergarten Printables
It’s back to school time when we’re all on the lookout for new, effective ideas for our classrooms! In this e-book 50 early childhood teachers have come together to make a hugely helpful resource you...
View ArticleGreater Than, Less Than Game for Early Learners
This free greater than, less than game has been created for Grade 1 and later Kinder students and focuses on numbers 11-50. It makes a terrific file folder game and comes in both colour and black and...
View Article2016 Free Monthly Calendar
I’ve had lots of requests for an early release of the 2016 monthly calendar, so here it is! The other major request over the past 6 months was for the weeks to run from Sunday to Saturday, so I’ve put...
View ArticleTop 5 Posts for 2015
It’s the end of the year so it’s time for a look back at the posts that readers seemed to need the most! Of course, it’s difficult for newer posts to get on the list because they need more cyber-time...
View ArticleSubitizing When You Only Have A Minute
Subitizing is when we look at a number of objects and instantly know how many there are. It’s an important skill for little ones and this super quick activity…even 20 seconds will do… can really help!...
View ArticleEssential Addition Strategies for Young Children
Want to listen to an expert talk about the most essential addition strategies our young children should be learning for future success? You can listen to this episode above, listen to it on iTunes or...
View ArticleRainbow Fact Families Board Game
I interviewed Dr Elida Laski recently and she was talking about the importance of practicing fact families because of their value to future math success. So I thought I should create a game that would...
View ArticleSpace Counting Mats: Addition and Subtraction
Let’s get counting with these space counting mats for addition and subtraction. Add some planets, the sun and a moon and off we go! There are links to 16 more space activities at the bottom of this...
View Article6 Vegetable Skip Counting Puzzles
These skip counting puzzles are great for kids to practice reading numerals and putting them in order. And they have the added bonus of reminding kids about different kinds of vegetables! Creating your...
View ArticleInteractive Number Lines to 10
Gaining confidence with number lines is an effective way of improving general number sense, and is a precursor to later success with math. And they’re fun, too! Interactive number lines The advantage...
View Article10 Ways to Count and Move
There’s no doubt that kids love to count and they love to move. So putting them together to count and move is a natural. Over the coming weeks we’ll be scouring the internet for tons of different ways...
View ArticleFree 2016-2017 Monthly Calendar
Since northern teachers are quickly wrapping up their year (if they haven’t already) it’s time for the newest update to our popular calendar. Here’s your new and improved 2016-2017 monthly calendar!...
View Article10 Ways to Count with Play Dough
I want to count with play dough! Why is play dough such a winner? Is it the squishyness? The ability to use it to create anything? The fact that we can make it so easily with the hundreds of quick and...
View Article10 Ways to Count with Fine Motor Skills
The development of fine motor skills is essential for young writers-in-waiting. Since counting is also essential this post combines them and you’ll find lots of links to fun counting activities here!...
View Article10 Ways to Count with Snacks
Food is an integral part of life so this week’s counting roundup has ideas for kids to count with snacks. Some are healthy and some are not, some are for eating and some snack foods are just being used...
View Article10 Ways to Count with Storybooks
It’s time to focus on storybooks as part of this ’10 Ways to Count’ roundup series. As educators and parents we love to read to our kids, it’s such a great way to learn and builds closer relationships....
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