Difference Makers Math Game

It has been a long time since I checked in with y'all.  Let's just say it has been a crazy busy few months :) Holidays, lots of family time, getting back in the gym (finally!), and my job have all kept me busy.  

I've been trying to figure out what my next TPT Math game would be, and I have finally gotten time to sit down and put it together.  

I decided to create another Subtraction activity because, after working with the kiddos that I tutor every week, I've noticed that Subtraction (especially subtraction across zeroes) continues to be a skill that just needs constant practice.  It's the more difficult of the basic math operations because you are taking apart instead of building numbers, so, especially for those struggling learners, it's hard to grasp and understand.  

Thus, a new game has been drummed up :) Introducing, Difference Makers!

Difference Makers is intended to be a group game (2 vs 2 leveled groups), but it can also be played 1-on-1 if you have students who are strong at subtraction and would enjoy the challenge of racking up points independently.

I hope you guys enjoy this activity.  It was definitely fun to make and play around with the new chalkboard background that I found at Foolish Fire (Google search: "Foolish Fire Chalkboard Background" and you'll find it).

 Of course, to download this game, you can visit my TPT Store Cove's Corner which is also linked to in the right-side menu of this page.  You can also click on the images above, and that will take you directly to Difference Makers in my store.

"Be the change you wish to see in the world."

- Mahatma Ghandi

Updated Decimal Activities on TPT!

Hey, ya'll!  I just wanted to post really quickly that I updated some of my TPT activities. Someone posted a comment on one of my activities that the clarity wasn't great on printing, so I fixed that problem and made it prettier at the same time :)  I'm definitely liking the new look a lot better!

Here's the new Decimal War activity:

 

I'm going thru a bit of a minimalist phase. So the simplicity of the design is appealing to that side of me :)

While I was at it, I decided to update another activity because I wasn't so fond of the look.  So, here's the new Decimal Sums & Differences activity:

    

You can click on the activity names above or any of the images, too, to be taken directly to that game in my store.  If you want to see all of the activities that I have created, you can go to my store, Cove's Corner.

I am going to be updating my identifying decimals thru base 10 blocks activity, as well, but that one is taking quite a bit longer.  Hopefully, I'll have it finished soon :) When it's done, I'll post it here for y'all!

Hope you enjoy the activities,

sarah

30,000 hits!!

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Thanks, ya'll for comin' back for visits :P

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Area & Perimeter practice with Double-digit multiplication

I'm officially back from vacation, and while that reality is a little upsetting, I'm happy to announce that I've got another Math Center ready!

Today's Math Center is another game to practice Area & Perimeter, but this time it is intended to practice double-digit multiplication, which brings the skill level up a notch.  

What I've noticed in my last 3 years of being in a classroom is that, despite the fact that my students have been doing Area & Perimeter since 2nd grade, they still struggle with the concept.  They need more practice, but they also need to work on other 4th grade skills, like multiplying two two-digit numbers.  

So, I decided to create an activity that would help me tackle 2 skills in one station/center.

This is what it looks like:

        

You can find this game and all the others that I have created in my Teachers pay Teachers store, Cove's Corner.

To go directly to this game, you can click on either of the images above or click here.

To find the Area & Perimeter game that I have created for practicing basic facts, click here, and for the game that practices 2 digit by 1 digit multiplication, click here.

I hope your students enjoy this activity :)

sarah elise

Area & Perimeter with non-basic facts

Hello, again!  I've got my 2nd installment of Area & Perimeter activity packs ready for you today :)  Yay!  This one also has students practicing their multiplication skills because it has them doing 2 digit by 1 digit multiplication in order to find the Area of each Rectangle.  The squares are still basic facts, with side lengths of 10, 11, and 12 inches.

Here's what a few of the pages look like:

You can find this and some of the other products I've created in my TpT Store, Cove's Corner,

or, you can click the images above or here to go directly to this product in my store.


I've also got an Area & Perimeter game with ONLY basic facts, found here.

have fun!

sarah

Area & Perimeter with Basic Facts Math Center

Yay! I feel so productive lately :) Today's file folder game is geared towards 3rd grade initial instruction and 4th grade reteach for calculating Area & Perimeter with basic multiplication facts.  I am currently working on creating two similar packs - one with non-basic facts (i.e. 2 digit by 1 digit) and one involving double-digit multiplication so that students can get practice with their other multiplication skills.

This is a great resource that can be used in tutoring, as a Math Center, or as a fun activity for fast finishers.  

And, the best part about it....more CHEVRON :)  Whoo-hooo!

You can find this game and others like it in my TpT store, Cove's Corner.

Or, you can click either of the images above or right here to go straight to this product in my store.

I've also got an Area & Perimeter game that involves 2 digit by 1 digit multiplication.  You can find it here.

enjoy :)

sarah

Geometry Lines Song :)

Hello, again!  Today's post is about a little song I dreamed up for my students to remember the difference between Parallel, Perpendicular, and Intersecting Lines during our Geometry Unit.  

I love, love, LOVE singing songs to help kids learn because that is how some of my favorite teachers taught me when I was growing up.  It says a lot that kids can remember the lyrics to every song on a band or singers album but struggle to remember the meaning of vocabulary words in school.  We learn better when there's a rhythm and rhyme to things :)  

I'll be sharing some of the songs my teachers taught me in the coming months.  There are 2 that I learned in 4th and 6th grade that I still know and recite to this day.  So, you know they're catchy!

Anywhoo...here's a few pictures of the posters I created for the song:

 

You can click here to find this and other things I've created in my TpT store, Cove's Corner.

OR

You can click any of the images above or here to be taken directly to this FREE product at my
TpT store!


happy day!

sarah