Number Words & Numerals

Children should be able to say their numbers in order, both forwards and backwards, from different starting numbers. Additionally, skip counting (by 2's, 3's, etc.) is an important skill for students as they advance towards multiplication.

Arrow Cards: 1 to 9; 10 to 99; 100 to 999

Tic Tac Toe: 1 to 30; 30 to 1

Teacher's Mistake: 1 to 30; 30 to 100

Teacher's Mistake: 30 to 1; 100 to 30

Number After Race: Within 10; 10 to 30; Within 100

Number Before Race: Within 10; 10 to 30; Within 100

Structuring Numbers - Working with Numbers

Children learn to combine numbers (building a larger number from 2 smaller numbers) and partition numbers (breaking a number down into smaller numbers). This helps children become more efficient at addition and subtraction, and it's an important set of skills for multiplication and division understanding.

Structuring Through 5

Speed Make 5 Game

Go Fish Through 5

Structuring Through 10

Race to Write through 10

Go Fish through 10

Make 10

Snap It

Structuring Beyond 10

Salute Through 15

Race to Write through 20

Make 20

Pyramid Make 20

Addition and Subtraction

Addition and subtraction strategies become more sophisticated as children transition from unitary strategies (counting up and down by 1's) to composite strategies (adding and subtracting flexibly by breaking down numbers).

Bingo Addition: 2 through 12; 12 through 20

Equivalent Expressions

How Many? Part-Part-Whole Addition

Removing Counters: Within 10; Within 20

Fill the Pockets: Sums to 6; Sums to 10; Sums to 20

Counting Counters: To 20; Beyond 20

Bowl A Fact

Shut the Box

Pig

Get to 0

Place Value

Place value is more than just knowing the 10's place, 100's place, etc. Place value understanding helps children develop sophisticated mental strategies for solving higher addition and subtraction problems.

Cups O’ Gold: Making Numbers

Three in a Line

Cups O’ Gold : Adding & Subtracting up to 100

Multiplication & Division

Don't rush children to memorize multiplication tables. Instead, give children the opportunity to build an understanding of multiplication and division through games and activities like the following.

Pepperoni Pizza

Making Rectangles

How Close to 100?

Composite Cookie Order

Pop Drop Move-It: 2's & 5's; 2's & 4's; 3's; 6's & 7's

Sorting Even & Odd: Cowboy Counters

Math Cards - Multiple Representations

Race to 100

Circles and Stars