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Fraction Names...

Thursday, July 25, 2013

I didn't get to blog about this Math activity, but wanted to share some of the adorable pictures I took.

First, my 4th graders decorated their name. Then, they had to write a fraction for how many of their letters were vowels, and one for consonants. They also simplified their fraction if they could. It was really fun, and their Fraction Names turned out AMAZING!

I am planning on doing this same activity with my new 2nd graders.

Here are the pictures from my 4th graders:

I made one...

They were all so colorful!

Love the Monster's teeth! =)

This Ocean one is adorable!

Ten Frame Beads...

Friday, June 28, 2013

I found this idea on Donna's blog called "Math Coach's Corner," and I just finished making 25 of them for my 2nd graders next year. Yes, you heard me correctly, 2nd graders! I am moving from 4th grade to 2nd grade next school year, and I am so excited!!! I LOVED 4th grade, but I am looking forward to my new little 2nd graders.

Anyway, here are the pictures and steps on how to make your own set of "Rekenrek" calculation racks. I would love to hear any suggestions for a cutesy name for these little beaded boards. So please leave me comments!

First, I bought some foam sheets from Michaels, and cut them down to 4" by 6".

Foam Sheets...

I used a pencil and a ruler to measure a rectangle that is about 1" away from the outside edges, and the two lines are about 1 1/2" away from each other.

4 pencil dots in the corners, for the chenille stems to pass through.

Then I cut about 1 1/2" off of the end of black chenille stems. I just poked them through the dots on the end, and bent them over about 2" worth.

You will need 2 chenille stems per board...

Thread the stem through, and bend it down on the back side of the foam board.

Then I put on 5 red beads, and 5 yellow beads, to make ten beads total. I used red and yellow beads, because I have those manipulative chips that are two sided, red and yellow; and I think when we use both for adding and subtracting, my students will recognize the colors when making fives, and tens. =)


Thread the beads onto the chenille stems.

After you have the 10 beads on the stem, poke it through the dot on the other side.

Poke the stem through the other dot, and bend it down on the back side of the foam.

Finally, I twisted the two ends of the stems together and wrapped them around, so no ends would stick up.

Twist them together...and

wrap them around each other, so they don't stick up.

Of course, I had to make them cute, so I added some ocean stickers to go with my beach theme in my classroom.

Cute stickers...

I can't wait to use these in my class. It is a great idea for adding and subtracting, and for kids to be able to slide the beads and manipulate them as they make groups of five, ten, etc...

Class set... =)

Have fun making your own set. Please leave me a comment about a cute name that I could refer to these little "Rekenrek" boards. The more I say the Dutch Mathematician who designed this idea, the more I like how it sounds, and my 2nd graders might actually like calling them by his name. =)

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Angle Art

Sunday, June 9, 2013

Angle Art!

I found this cute idea for "Angle Andy" or "Angle Ashley" on Third Grade Love's blog.

I decided to try it with my 4th graders and it turned out so adorable! We had already been studying our Geometry Topic, and this was a creative way to review angles.

First, I had them create a background and a picture frame for their Angle Adam or Angle Ashley. They thought of some really creative landscapes like the park, mountains, beach, underwater, etc...

After they colored the background, they each picked three color chenille stems to bend into a shape of a person, which I later glued onto their backgrounds. They created all different kinds of angles, and these little Angle Adams and Angle Ashleys came to life.

Here are some of the pictures: Enjoy! I LOVE them all! They are absolutely adorable.


Of course I had to make a sample! =)

Limo, and the Red Carpet!

1D Fan!!! =)

She even made a yellow inchworm.

So Cute!

At the beach...

Beach...

Tropical Angle Adam!

Swimming in the ocean.

At the Park.

Rock Climbing...

Planting Tulips...

In Mexico, lounging on a beach chair!

Island fun...

My favorite one...Scuba diving with the Sharks!!!

Scuba Angle Adam...

Stylin' Angle Adam at the beach!

All of my 4th graders did an AMAZING job on our Angle Art!

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Capacity and Volume

Friday, March 1, 2013

Capacity Anchor Chart:

I loved using the "Land of Gallon" pages I found on Jenaya's blog called The Lesson Plan Diva. Thanks for sharing! My 4th graders really enjoyed the story, and the visuals helped them make a deeper connection.

Here is a picture of the Anchor Chart and some Vocabulary cards I added to my chart. My 4th graders added the pages to their Interactive Math Journals.

The Land of Gallon...=)

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Working on Math Games..."Egg-cellent Fractions, Warm and Cozy Factors, etc..."

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Math Games made for my "Weekly 7" and after school Math group...

I love Tara's blog "4th grade Frolics," and I finally finished putting together a couple of the games I purchased from her TPT store. She is so inspiring to me as a teacher; and I hope one day my blog will be a wonderful as hers! =)

Anyway, here are some pictures of the games I purchased and made to add to my "Weekly 7" and after school Math group.

I love the Egg-cellent Fractions game Tara created! I added the directions for 'How to Play' using the plastic egg shells to cover the chicks on the game board I put together. It is an awesome matching game.

Makes me ready for Spring! =)

4th Grade Frolics Game...

I turned it into a Game Board with plastic egg shells.

I changed the directions a little to be able to use the plastic eggs.

Such a cute game!

Here are the other games I bought from Tara's store:

Warm and Cozy Factors Game...

Cute, tiny plastic box to store the Factor Cards! =)

I put this game into plastic pages, so kids can use dry erase markers to show how they came up with the factors.


Task Cards for Math...also from her store!

It was so much fun putting all of these games into plastic pages, and even more fun teaching my after school group how to play them. They LOVE the fractions game and the eggs!

I am off to go look for more ideas on blogs and Pinterest! I am enjoying my three day weekend!

Math "Vocabulators"

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

I love my Math Vocabulators!

I am linking up to Tara's monthly "Monday Made it," even though it took me until Wednesday to finish. I saw these "Vocabulators" on Tara's blog, 4th Grade Frolics, and I knew I had to make some. I learned how to dye rice from reading Tara's link to Melissa Forney's blog, and also from watching some videos on YouTube.

Cute pets for "Pet theme"

First, I bought some small containers from Target, and rice from the Dollar Tree. I splurged and bought cute buttons, stickers, plastic figurines, etc... from Michaels to go with the themes I made for each of my Math Vocabulators.

Then, I dyed the rice and waited for it to dry completely. I could hardly wait for it to dry, because I wanted to add the cutesy things to each of my themed containers. =)

Containers for my Math Vocabulators

I wrote out some Math Vocabulary words to go inside each Math Vocabulator.

The words that are inside each of my containers go along with the Math chapters we have been working through. So there are words about Place Value, Rounding, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, and so on. When kids find a word, they can write the definition, illustrate it or use it in an example they come up with. I am looking forward to Geometry when we have a ton of new vocabulary words!!!

Here are some pictures of each of my themed Math Vocabulators.

1. Ocean Theme: