number booklet

1-2-3 Come Do Some Counting Activities With Me

0-20 number activities, counting activities, counting b ooklet, number posters, number games, math centers, apple activitesOne of the reasons I decided to do “Diane’s Dollar Deals” is because I love the feeling I get when I go into The Dollar Store and find all sorts of goodies for my classroom for just a dollar.

I excitedly pick something up and say “I can’t believe this is only a dollar!” then happily drop whatever in my cart.

I’m hoping to give you that same feeling when you purchase one of my dollar deals.
They’re still the same high quality as my other “stuff”, but only a dollar.

0-20 number activities, counting activities, counting b ooklet, number posters, number games, math centers, apple activites* This 52-page number fun packet is my newest Dollar Deal creation and includes a set of large, colorful posters, as well as a smaller set with 2-on-a-page.
Use them as anchor charts, a border, bulletin board or flashcards using them as an easy way to whole group assess too.

Print an extra set to use for an independent math center.
Students can sequence the cards or sort them into odd & even piles.

You could also make an additional set, cut in half or in quarters for a puzzle center as well.

0-20 number activities, counting activities, counting b ooklet, number posters, number games, math centers, apple activites* I love when “stuff” matches in my room, so I made a set of little cards perfect for sequencing, sorting, or playing Memory Match or “I Have; Who Has?” games.

* The black and white “color me” booklet also matches.
Students color the picture, then trace & write the numbers and number words, then circle the number in the sequence.

0-20 number activities, counting activities, counting b ooklet, number posters, number games, math centers, apple activitesThere are covers so that you can make a counting booklet from 0-10 or 0-20. You could also make two separate booklets for each set.

I can’t begin to tell you how much I love having a little workbook for my students.

It’s an easy-peasy Friday for me when students do a page in their various workbooks once a week. Everything’s kept in a folder which keeps things neat and organized.

Little workbooks are perfect for conferences, showing what we’re working on as well as improvement. Then at the end of the year, kiddos take home their folder and have a wonderful keepsake

apple themed math game, apple math center, addition games, subtraction gamesToday's featured FREEBIE is an apple math mat.  There's addition on the front, and subtraction on the back.  You can also show greater & less than equations.

The dice and manipulatives make things extra fun. Once you make a set, you'll have a super-fun math center you can use for years. 

apple activities, apple math, apple centers, math centers, addition games, subtraction gamesWell that's it for now.  Thanks for stopping by. 

Two of my 9 grandchildren are coming over today, so it's time to put my Nana hat on and get ready for a fun-filled day. 

Wishing you one as well.  Filled with lots of hugs and giggles.

"Children are a living message sent to a time we will not see." - Neil Postman

1-2-3 Come Do Some Number Recognition Activities With Me

number booklet, number posters, coloring pages for numbers, number recognition activities, counting activities, sequencing numbers, math posters, dot numbers, math centers, number crafts, math bulletin boardsBecause my Young Fives absolutely love making and collecting “Itty Bitty” booklets, I designed a set for each individual number 0-10.

number booklet, number posters, coloring pages for numbers, number recognition activities, counting activities, sequencing numbers, math posters, dot numbers, math centers, number crafts, math bulletin boardsI call them Itty Bitty booklets because there are 4-pages on a one-page pattern, making this little book “just the right size” for small hands and pint-size attention spans.

The booklets are a real time saver for me, as once students have completed one, there’s no need to repeat directions. Children feel empowered and can get right down to business.

number booklet, number posters, coloring pages for numbers, number recognition activities, counting activities, sequencing numbers, math posters, dot numbers, math centers, number crafts, math bulletin boardsCutting on the dashed lines helps strengthen finger muscles and dexterity, while collating their booklet practices sequencing and counting.

You can start with zero, or save that booklet as a little something to do on a “Zero the Hero” Day, as you count up to 100.

I’ve designed the pages in such a way, that you pick the pattern pages most appropriate for your students and “design your own” Itty Bitty booklets, this also makes it easy to diversify your lessons.

number booklet, number posters, coloring pages for numbers, number recognition activities, counting activities, sequencing numbers, math posters, dot numbers, math centers, number crafts, math bulletin boardsYou can keep things very simple and make just the 3-page booklet with a cover, (first worksheet) or add as many of the other 9 page options you’d like.

The booklets are great for morning math, an independent math center, or homework, and work well for a math journal, interactive notebook or portfolio.

number booklet, number posters, coloring pages for numbers, number recognition activities, counting activities, sequencing numbers, math posters, dot numbers, math centers, number crafts, math bulletin boardsI've included a pocket as well as labels if your students have a math journal.  During "Back To School" sales when supply stores are offering 15 cent notebooks as loss leaders,  I stock up so my kiddos have a notebook for a variety of things.

Easy-peasy for me, fun for them, and everything's organized in one place. Notebooks are an excellent way to show progress at conferences and at the end of the year students have a nice keepsake. 

Students color and tape the "pocket" to the inside of their math journal, then tuck their Itty Bitty booklets inside.  You can also opt to put them in a small, manila envelope. 

I've also used smaller envelopes that I buy at The Dollar Store. Students glue one to a section of their notebooks that feature work on that specific number, then tuck that Itty Bitty booklet at the bottom.

number booklet, number posters, coloring pages for numbers, number recognition activities, counting activities, sequencing numbers, math posters, dot numbers, math centers, number crafts, math bulletin boardsThere’s enough variety so that you can also make extra booklets. For example, there are 2 “color me” pages which feature all of the numbers.  One is a selection of cute "number people", the other depicts children holding a number.

Pick one for your initial Itty Bitty booklet, then make an extra “color me” booklet with the other pattern pages. Instead of featuring just one number, this Itty Bitty booklet would showcase all of them.

Since the pages are small, coloring is simplified and not overwhelming. My students often ask if they can do more than one page at a time.

number booklet, number posters, coloring pages for numbers, number recognition activities, counting activities, sequencing numbers, math posters, dot numbers, math centers, number crafts, math bulletin boardsAnother idea for an extra booklet, is to make an “Amazing Numbers Maze Craze” booklet, featuring all of the number mazes. As with the color booklet, I’ve included a cover for this extra option. 

The mazes would also make a fun math center.  Laminate a set and have students complete the mazes with a dry erase marker.

These extra options are wonderful tucked in your sub tub, something for struggling students or early finishers.

number booklet, number posters, coloring pages for numbers, number recognition activities, counting activities, sequencing numbers, math posters, dot numbers, math centers, number crafts, math bulletin boardsBesides the booklets, I’ve also included a “Snap To It!” Snap or Unifix Cube math center activity, where children use one of the 2-on-a-page worksheets as a reference, while putting cubes together to make that number. 

I have my kiddos count how many cubes they used.

number booklet, number posters, coloring pages for numbers, number recognition activities, counting activities, sequencing numbers, math posters, dot numbers, math centers, number crafts, math bulletin boardsA mini matching page is an option for their Itty Bitty booklets and has children working on patterning.

number booklet, number posters, coloring pages for numbers, number recognition activities, counting activities, sequencing numbers, math posters, dot numbers, math centers, number crafts, math bulletin boardsThere's also a set of jigsaw number puzzles. Run the pattern off on 4 colors, laminate and trim.

Sort the puzzles so that each puzzle includes all four colors, then keep each one in a ZipLoc Baggie in your math center. 

number booklet, number posters, coloring pages for numbers, number recognition activities, counting activities, sequencing numbers, math posters, dot numbers, math centers, number crafts, math bulletin boardsThere's also a mini page option for students' Itty Bitty booklets.

Today's featured FREEBIE is another way that my students enjoy practicing numbers and counting.  

These bubble dot numbers can be used for individual worksheets (there are  2-on-a-page for quick printing) or add the cover and make into a number booklet.

number booklet, number posters, coloring pages for numbers, number recognition activities, counting activities, sequencing numbers, math posters, number puzzles, dot numbers, math centers, number crafts, math bulletin boardsStudents use a bingo dauber to dot the bubbles counting as they go. They can also choose two crayon or marker colors and fill in the dots showing an ABAB pattern.

Make an extra set to use in a math center where students can place objects on the dots counting as they fill up the pattern.

Students can also sequence the cards.  Make an extra set and cut them in half or quarters and use as puzzles.

Another idea is to color your own set with school or classroom colors then laminate and use as anchor charts or flashcards. 

number booklet, number posters, coloring pages for numbers, number recognition activities, counting activities, sequencing numbers, math posters, dot numbers, math centers, number crafts, math bulletin boardsWell that's it for today. thanks for stopping by.  

I've finally survived a terrible cold, so need to tackle a long (oh my gosh am I behind) to do list.  Wishing you a productive and stress-free day. 

"The future of the world is in my classroom today!" -Ivan Walton Fitzwater

It's All In the Cards... How Do I Love You? Let Me Count The Ways!

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I LOVE playing cards and have purchased decks at The Dollar Store to make a variety of math center games.

It was while looking at all those heart cards that my brain was thinking: What can I do with these to make a February lesson ? when “It’s All In The Cards” was born.

This little booklet will help reinforce a number of skills: writing, reading, counting, and sequencing in a fun way + provide a keepsake valentine for parents!

keepsake crafts, counting booklet, number booklet, valentine booklet, valentine cards, february writing activity, february writing ideas, tracing numbers, february center activity, february reading activityHere’s how to make a booklet:

Run off copies of my templates with the playing card clipart on it.

Students cut and sequence their cards and then glue them to the appropriate pages.

If you’re running these off on a copier, you might want to have students trace around the hearts with a red marker to add some zip and color to their pages.

You could also give them 10 red heart stickers to place one on each card.

Children trace and then write the numbers and number words.

counting booklet, number booklet,valentine booklet, valentine cards, february writing activity, february writing ideas, tracing numbers, february center activity, I did mine with markers, in rainbow color order + pink, brown, gray and turquoise.

To make this even more of a keepsake, make copies of your students’ school pix, cut into small ovals and have them paste it on the last page.

Boys use the king card, girls the queen.

Students cut their papers into 1/4ths following the lines, then sequence their pages and staple.

When everyone is done, read the booklet as a whole group activity to reinforce concepts of print, then have children pair off and read it to each other.

Students will then be able to read their valentine to their family--a double gift of love!

Click on the link to download the Playing Card Valentine Booklet

Be sure and pop back tomorrow for another valentine activity.

Do you have a cute one you’d like to share?  diane@teachwithme.com

If you print mine, I’d enjoy a comment! Thanks