Santa's Fraction Cookies

I just made my favorite freebie to date!  This game is called Santa's Cookies Fractions.  In this game children pick two cards and compare the fraction cookies that Santa Claus is holding.  The student decides which number is greater or if they are equal.  If everyone agrees it is correct the student rolls the dice and multiplies the two numbers together and writes down their points on the scorecard.  After 5 rounds they add up their points and the one with the most wins.

It fits Common Core Standards in 3rd grade and 4th grade.  It would be a great review in 5th.  3rd grade teachers may want to take out the cards that have 5ths.  It also includes two different worksheets on comparing, one with pictures and one without so you can differentiate.

Click the picture to download for free and pretty please take 1 minute of your time and leave me a nice rating and comment.  You would make my day!

I hope the amazing 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders enjoy this game!!!

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Factor Football

When I subbed in 3rd and 4th grade for a month, I really enjoyed teaching the 4th graders factors and multiples.  This center game, 2 worksheets, and task cards is one of my favorite products that I've made.  I think the clip art is just so cute!  There are football players, cheerleaders, footballs, and megaphones.  If you like the clip art, but you teach 2nd grade be sure to check out my Mental Math football and cheerleading games.  If you'd like me to make a different product with the clip art let me know I really do take suggestions!!!

This product will be FREE from 7pm Eastern til 9pm Eastern!  Click the pictures to go to my store to pick yourself up a copy!

If you download please take a minute to leave a kind rating and feedback!  I am also working on a fun multiple product using the same kind of clip art.  It is greatly appreciated!

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Kindergarten Math Centers

I hope that you caught my freebies the past two days.  On Sunday, I shared my October Behavior Notes and Monday I shared a Bucket Filling/Bucket Dipping Freebie.

Today is a FLASH FREEBIE of my newest product Kindergarten Halloween Math Centers and Worksheets.  These focus on patterns, sorting, and ordering numbers.  If you decide to download it all that I ask is that you leave kind feedback and a rating.  I would also love it if you would follow my blog and store.  The freebie will be up from 7pm Eastern until 9pm Eastern.  After that it will be set back to the original price of just $2!  Click the picture to get the freebie!

These fit the following Common Core Standards: 

K.CC.3 Counting & Cardinality Know number names and the count sequence.

K.MD.3

Measurement & Data Classify objects and count the number of objects in each category.

3. Classify objects into given categories; count the numbers of objects in each category and sort the categories by count. (My product only focuses on sorting not counting)

 I am surprised that patterns are not in the Common Core for Kindergarten anyway else notice this?  I didn't see it listed under first grade or second grade either.  I wonder why this is?  Anyway, I know many of you teach it so I do have a center with worksheet on patterns in this packet.

Be sure to chek back tomorrow for another freebie or flash freebie.  Thanks for hoppin' by Hopkins' Hoppin' Happenings.  Keep on smiling!

Step Up Step Back

Earlier in the month I mentioned a wonderful get to know you activity that I learned in a work shop called 2 Truths and a Fib.  If you missed that great post you can find it by clicking on the picture:

Another great get to know you activity that can also be used as an informal assessment is called Step Up Step Back.

First have your students get in line order in a creative way.  Have them do it without talking!  In the workshop I was in we got in line by birthday date and had to use our fingers.  That might be tough for the little ones, but you could have them get in order by height without talking!  Now you have already involved Math! whohohoooooooo!

Next, have your students face forward.  Give them get to know you questions.  Examples: If you like Coke more step up, Pepsi more step back.  If you like to watch swimming more step up, diving more step back.  If you like reading more step up, math more step back.  If you like football more step up, if you like dancing more step back.  If you like group work step up, individual work step back.  This is an awesome way to get to know your students and it is fun for them and gets them moving!!!

Now you may say what if a student says they like both the same much or don't like either.  This is just not worth a battle so tell them they can stay in their spot instead of moving up or back.

Once you have done that a few times the first week to get to know your students, you can turn it into an academic test review!  How about giving them True and False questions to step up and back?  Or Multiple Choice A step up, B stay in your spot, C step back.  Great way to review skills to see what your students know before you give them a test!  What fun!!!

Anyone try this before?  Any other ideas on how you could use this in the classroom?  List your ideas in the comments!

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