1-2-3 Come Do Some Gingerbread-Themed Math Activities With Me
Since the last week of school before Christmas break, tends to be filled with a lot of shall we say, energy, I try to plug in some especially fun activities, that still practice a variety of standards.
With that in mind, I designed the whopping 167-page Gingerbread Number Fun Packet.
As a special Merry Christmas treat, I’ve decided to price it at $4.95 instead of the usual $9.95 price for packets over 100 pages long.
It’s chock full of worksheets, games, emergent readers, puzzles & activities that cover a variety of standards and skills for PK-1st, all involving numbers in some way.
Simply pick what’s appropriate for your kiddos to practice . . .
Counting to 130, counting backwards from 10 to 1, skip counting by 2s, 3s, 5s and 10s, sequencing, patterning, 2D shapes, ordinal numbers, colors, listening & following directions, data collection & analysis, small-medium-large, number words, groups/sets, addition, subtraction, non-standard units of measurement, odd & even, end punctuation, greater & less than, spatial directions, symmetry, +one more, 10 frames, and addresses.
I’ve offered 2-on-a-page patterns to save paper & ink, and included full-color teacher templates, so that you can quickly & easily make samples to share.
Use these activities as worksheets, whole-group assessments, games, independent centers, or for homework, a sub folder and early finishers.
A personal favorite of mine are the number puzzles.
I use them for a math center, but also allow my kiddos to choose one and make their own. Kiddos can practice sequencing numbers from 1-10, or counting backwards from 10 to 1, plus skip counting by 2s, 3s, 5s, or 10s.
The "Measure measure as fast as you can. I will help you. I'm the gingerbread man." measurement activities are especially fun too.
My Y5s really enjoy scampering around the room finding "stuff" to measure with their 3 sizes of gingerbread cookies.
They use the small, medium and large gingerbread men, as a non-standard unit of measurement, to measure how many gingerbread cookies tall they are etc.
Both the puzzles and measurement activities, are perfect for party day, as they are that creative, something different, that will grab their attention, and keep them happily engaged.
Here's hoping this packet gives you plenty of activities to plug into your day, that are easy-peasy for you, and fun for your kiddos. Gingerbread Number Fun
The featured FREEBIE for today is a super-fun wreath craftivity, perfect for the last week of school.
This keepsake, fingerprint wreath is a nice decorative gift that students can make for their family, and demonstrates secondary colors: Yellow + Blue = Green.
"I made this pretty wreath for you. I made it by mixing yellow and blue.
Yellow + Blue as you have seen, makes a lovely Christmas green.
The red berries, I’ll give you a hint, are made from someone’s fingerprint.
This wreath is a circle it has no end. It’s like my love, that I now send."
Yes, you can simplify things, and just have your kiddos use green paint, but I assure you, their squeals of delight, as 2 different colors blend together to make a new color, is priceless, and well worth the mess. It's almost magical.
Well that's it for today. Yesterday was "Christmas cookie-baking day" with 2 of my grandchildren, so today is "clean up the mess" day.
I think we made more messes and memories than we did cookies, but the giggles, kisses and love were just as sweet. Wishing you a stress-free week, as you wind down to a much-deserved break.
"In the cookies of life, friends are the chocolate chips." -Unknown
