First grade addition activities that follow the research-based CPA approach. From hands-on learning to abstract activities, students become addition experts. First Grade Addition | CPA Approach Psychologist Jerome Bruner developed an essential math teaching technique called CPA (concrete, pictorial, abstract). This technique of math teaching builds upon a child's existing understanding, with concrete materials, in order to understand more abstract concepts. CPA is a gradual, ... continue reading...
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Math Games for Addition
When some students think about math, they get upset bellies and headaches. However, this type of math anxiety did not start overnight. More than likely, it is often the result of challenging material and multiple steps to remember for solving. Honestly, no teacher wants to create math anxiety in students! Thus, teachers work so hard to create hands-on, engaging lessons to help students see how fun math is! Using Games Generally, one of the best ways to do this involves turning material ... continue reading...
Addition Games to Build Number Sense
If you've ever worked with primary children, you've undoubtedly seen the look of frustration on your student's faces when they can't quite grasp the understanding of addition and subtraction. Usually, the problems stem from teachers introducing abstract symbols before students have had a lot of real experiences manipulating objects to help them develop a sense of quantity, number combinations, and number relationships. "Symbols come to have meaning only when they are associated with these real ... continue reading...
Fact Fluency for Addition & Subtraction
What is Math Fact Fluency? Fact fluency is knowing a math fact with accuracy and automaticity. Rather than needing to use math strategies to figure it out first-grade students should be able to see an addition or subtraction problem within 10 and give the answer within 3 seconds. It is recommended that kindergarten students have math fluency within 5. Why is Math Fact Fluency Important? When students are able to fluently solve basic addition and subtraction problems, it frees up their ... continue reading...
How to Start Teaching Writer’s Workshop in Kindergarten & First Grade
Do you struggle with how to get started? Writer's Workshop in kindergarten and first grade classrooms is one of the most powerful components. In Writing Workshop in kindergarten and first grade, students are encoding words that come from their thoughts and feelings, which is a much easier skill than decoding. Successful writers become successful readers! So, how do you get started? The answer is simple. Just jump right in!! I usually start at the beginning of the ... continue reading...
Getting organize 101! My Name is Deanna… and I have a problem
Oh, my word y'all I need a 12 step organization program! I have a huge problem with collecting things. I started cleaning out my closet and trying to organize and throw things away. THROW THINGS AWAY??!!!! Getting organized is soooo hard!!! I started by taking all of my math stuff out of my closet. I had stuff ALL over the room. This is just a little section of the mess. Notice the Sonic coke. That helps right? :) Here's how my Math Manipulatives ended up ... continue reading...
Making Inferences
Learning how to make inferences is a really tough skill to learn! Often, students want to look back in the text for answers. However, this is not the only aspect students need to do when making their own inferences. They need to use their prior knowledge, personal experience and incorporate it with the information provided. Additionally, in the primary grades, we know that students' listening comprehension far exceeds their reading comprehension since students in kindergarten and first grade are ... continue reading...
Halloween Activities for the Primary Classroom
Halloween Activities for the Primary Classroom October is a great time to add a little bit of kid-friendly spooky fun in the classroom. This Halloween unit is packed full of fun themes and the best part? They all match state standards! Spooky fun & learning, all in one! Halloween Glyph Glyphs are a fun way to teach your students how to create and analyze data. For this Frankie Friend Glyph, your students will build a Frankie craft based on their answers to ... continue reading...
Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion | K-2 Read Aloud Lesson Plans
Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion reading lesson plans and activities that your students will love! Have fun teaching with these engaging ideas! Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion This book adds a fun twist to the classic, Little Red Riding Hood. Alex T. Smith wrote this story about a little girl who is off to visit her Auntie with some medicine. The girl quickly discovers what the lion is up to and comes up with a little plan, herself. You and your students ... continue reading...
Ants in my Pants and a FREEBIE!
We learned some cool facts about ants.... and played a fun Ants in My pants game to help us practice our addition facts. This is a SUPER easy game that my littles love to play. To play: You need a 12 sided die and each child needs a regular dot die. One child rolls the 12 sided die to determine the sum they are looking for. Then, each child rolls their dot die. The kids analyze the dice and on their white boards they record how many ways they can make the sum of ... continue reading...
Classroom Must Haves Monday!
Do you have certain items that you use in your classroom that you absolutely LOVE? I would love to hear about them! These are a few of my favorite things, my classroom must haves! First Classroom must haves is Heidi Songs- Oh, my word! I can't say enough about these songs. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE them! I started using them about 5 years ago and I immediately noticed a HUGE increase in my student's ability to read and spell the sight words. Next classroom must haves is Zune! I LOVE my ... continue reading...
Fun Hands On Math Activities Using Snap Cubes (FREE! Sample)
Hands-on math activities for kindergarten and first grade. These math activities using snap cubes can be used independently at any time during the day. Hands-On Math Activities Using manipulatives in the classroom can enhance a child's understanding. Have your students build math skills with these fun hands-on activities! There are several activities that you can play using this resource. Here are a few different ways in action! Sort & Count Students spin a spinner and add cubes or ... continue reading...
It’s Shark Week! Freebies for Comparing Informational & Narrative Texts
FREEBIES Shark style! Clark the Shark is a perfect book for back to school, but it is also great as you round out the end of the year. Energy is high and patience is low and helping kids understand the importance of self-control, following the rules and thinking before they act. Clark the shark has an abundant amount of energy and enthusiasm and this causes him a few problems at school. {Sound familiar?} He loves school and he is so EXCITED about it that his behavior gets a ... continue reading...
Leonardo the Terrible Monster Reading Lesson Plans for K-1
Leonardo the Terrible Monster reading comprehension lesson plans with student response activities. Print and teach lessons to engage your students in reading! Leonardo the Terrible Monster This story by Mo Willems is one of my favorite stories to read, especially in October around Halloween. If you are not familiar with this book, it is about a monster named Leonardo. Leonardo is not a scary monster, no matter how hard he tries! He does some research and thinks he finds the perfect little ... continue reading...
Engaging Readers: Getting it ORGANIZED!
Hey There! Happy Hump day! We've had a few questions about how we organize our new Engaging Readers units so I thought I'd do a quick blog post to show you! These are the supplies I used to organize mine. I used a 1" binder sheet protectors Binder pocket (one pocket holds all four books) ziploc baggies Clear packing tape Printables for the spine and fronts of sheet protectors click HERE to get yours. First, I put our cutie patootie cover (thanks to ... continue reading...
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