Place Value Drop

Well hello there people! It has been a hot minute since I have sat down to BLOG. True, sit down, and type it out blogging. I could sit here and tell you everything that has been crazy, but do you really want to know? Probably not. Totally okay because I probably would stress myself out too rehashing this crazy time in life, when I can be celebrating how blessed I am-no matter what! 
Think positive-live positive right?

So let's jump right in! This little post is all about place value. If you teach place value-specifically tens and ones, this game is for you! It also incorporates expanded form as well, so getting them to really count out and add the two places together. 

Materials needed: 

-popsicle sticks (small or medium) I used medium in my game
-sharpie
-place value chart (tens and ones)
-recording sheet (you can grab it pre-done HERE) (you can also have them record in their math journals as well. Teacher preference!)
-snack baggies to store the sticks

How to make:

*Using popsicle sticks (medium size is what I used) make ten dots on one side and one dot on the other. Do this for each popsicle stick until you reach 10 sticks. (that is considered 1 set)

 
* I store each set in snack size baggies and put in a tub for math station.

* Make copies of the recording sheet (double sided) You can laminate the recording sheets or put them in dry erase sleeves. You can also have your kids do it in their math journal if so desired.

How to play:

* Students get a bag of place value popsicle sticks, recording sheet and/or dry erase marker/pencil. In a handful they drop the sticks in their area. They sort the groups of ten and the ones. They write how many groups of ten and how many ones on the   recording sheet. Then to extend they expand it on the  equation lines below.

· Ex: 60+4=64

* They repeat this until time is up or sheet is full. If using dry erase they can erase and do it again. It can also be played with a partner.

Watch a quick video in action:

Want to grab the game resources? Click HERE 

See! Super simple to make and the kids love dropping the place value! 

Have a BLESSED week! 

"See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God."

1 John 3:1

Five for Friday...Freebies, Videos, End of year!

Ever feel like you're part of a three ring circus juggling balls that clearly can't be juggled!?

Enter my happenings right now! I am not complaining by any means, just saying there is a lot to be juggled right now. Thank goodness I have a God who will juggle with me and always FOR me! 

First up, Mother's Day activities!

We made cards for our moms to start. 

Look at this sweeties!! Exactly how I feel about my mom too!!

Then I was at home like two days before the end of the week and boom! Idea!!

I used the scrap book cardstock papers you can buy at Hobby Lobby like 50% all the time and put their picture on it! I made little banners to hang at the top, laminated, cut, and there we go!

Then upon making these the next day I was like AHHH! another idea!! So this happened. 

I know I can be a hot mess when it comes to ideas last minute but  hey, you can go download this FREEBIE now for next year! 

We have been working on Nonstandard Measurement in math the past two weeks. They love this so much because they get a lot of hands on experience. I made a template a couple of years ago for their recording and will be redoing it soon and posting it among other measurement items on TPT. 

We work a lot on making reasonable predictions/estimates and being ok with them not being correct! Everyone take a deep breath.....it's ok to be wrong ;) 

This little owl is mastering the ability to make a reasonable vs. unreasonable prediction based on her object and tool she is measuring with!

-ill, -ell, -all were our word families for the week!

When we go to the word "cell" immediately I heard...."You used to call me on my cell phonnnnneee" 

Um, ya'll are listening to Drake, friends? haha

Anyways, I challenged them to create a sentence using as many of the ill,ell,all words they could.

EX: I called you on your cell so you can come over and grill while we chill, you know the drill!

Here's what he had to say!

Place value has been important the whole year but especially now that we are learning how to represent it past 100. 

Please excuse the smartboard "do-over" it was  not cooperating with me that day, and I had to draw my own lines. OCD in full explosion mode.

I also posted a Teacer appreciation FREEBIE idea this past week. Once again, I know it is now over but there is always next year! 

Also, I post daily on my FB blog so you can snag these type of things when they are relevant. 

Even though it is the end of the year, we are still trying super hard to incorporate our WBT gestures and teaching each other all that we know! 

Here are some videos of what we did this week pertaining to Habitats. I promise if you try this with your kids you will love it! I sometimes pre-plan the gestures but the best is when the kids help me and make up their own!! They take the learning onto their shoulders and fly with it! 

First, is buddy teaching.

Desert habitat:

Ocean Habitat:

Arctic Habitat:

Rainforest Habitat:

Well that is all for now!! I hope you all have a BLESSED weekend! 

"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty." 

Revelation 1:8