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WE HEART MATH CENTERS!

Move over winter themes . . . bring on Heart Day! Valentine's is right behind Halloween as my next favorite holiday! It even beats out Christmas for me. Don't ask my why . . . maybe it's the hopeless romantic in me . . . dunno??!!!

Let me back up a bit and connect the dots here. So, our afternoon math activities have been a little sub-par for me lately. Therefore, I created 10 fun math centers that will get my kiddos thinking, working together, and reviewing common core standards in fun and different ways! Oh, to help get my kiddos "buy in" just a bit more, I added a touch of Valentine-flavor :)

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I got so excited about these that I didn't want to wait to try them out, so we jumped right in this week (February is/was on the horizon, so I felt somewhat justified in my knee-jerk decision). Here's a little look-see at a few of the activities we tried this week . . . .

QUEEN OF HEARTS - COMPARING NUMBERS GAME
This fun greater than/less than game had my kids giggling and working hard for the whole math rotation. The kids were all about trying to build the greatest number and they LOVED getting to throw a card down the "rabbit hole!" Oh, and if they got the Queen of Hearts, they flipped out . . . they immediately won the hand! They were such good sports too. Love this crew!

Just for the record I asked her to do this :)
When we stick out tongues out in our class it means we love ya!
They have to take an oath on the last day of school and promise that they won't do this to their second grade teacher!

OUR HEARTS ARE RACING - GRAPHING GAME

This fun spinner graphing game was just what the doctor ordered in the spiral review department. The kids graphed their spins and followed it up with a question sheet. The kids loved it and it also proved to be a great little assessment tool for me!

ARE WE A MATCH - PLACE VALUE TEA PARTY
This quickie math ditty was a perfect follow up to our tens and ones review. I put on a silly music track and had the kids rove the room without talking as they searched for their match. The dug it so much that we had to play this one three days in a row!

The best part is that I still have 7 more math centers to try over the next two weeks . . . and two of them come with alternate versions that I will be hittin' them up with too. BOOM! Look out kids . . . tis the season for math that will make your head spin :) If you are interested in trying these out with your kiddlets, this pack is available in my TPT Store. It's on sale through Friday.

Alright folks, I am off to get ready for my acupuncture appointment. I always fall asleep on her table despite having a needle in my head . . . so strange, but that's just how I roll. Enjoy the rest of your week friends!!!

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QUEEN OF HEARTS - MATH FREEBIE

First off today, I have decided to throw caution to the wind and offer up Queen of Hearts Math Center as a freebie. Okay . . . so there isn't really any "caution" to be tossin' around, but it sure made things sound super dramatic :)

This little card game will surely steal your babes' hearts come math center time. I tried this with my kiddos earlier this week and they were all smiles. Little did they know that they were comparing numbers, working together, and tappin' into higher level thinking skills . . . love it when this happens! Click here to snag your free copy of this game.

This game is part of my We Heart Math Centers Pack. My afternoons were leaving me with a rather ho-hum feeling as of late, so I created 10 new valentine-themed center games to spice my math tubs up. With all this said (too much as always . . . I'm a talker), I wanted to offer up my "try it before you buy it" deal. If you like how the freebie plays out with your crew, come on back and snag the whole pack.

Alright folks, I am signing off. Be sure to check out all the fantastic freebies TBA has to offer this week. See you soon!!!

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HANDS ON FLAG MATH FREEBIE

As we push our way past Valentine's Day and round the bend into President studies, I wanted a little something to help kick things off right. With this said, I put together a little ditty called Flag Math.

For some reason I have come to collect quite a few mini US flags . . . well, enough for a small group anyway. So, I figured I would slam some common core math standards together to create a hands on mathematics center. It has a little number writing, skip counting, addition, patterning, measurement, and story problem writing. The kids ate this one up this week and those mini flags were a wavin'!

If you are interested in snaggin' this freebie, click on the image above to magically transport to my TPT Shop. I'd love for you to rate it if you have the time :)

Also if you are looking for some new President's Day ideas, check out my latest collection of goodies as well as my Patriotic Pack :)