Math Mobile Follow-Up

I started the Math Mobile in my Math centers this week.  I made my sample, printing it on pink cardstock for strength and durability.  Here's how it turned out.

I had high hopes that with my careful instruction the students would be able to hole punch themselves (since I only have one hole puncher) and then string the cards.  I knew there would be potential problems, that it would take some time, and that I would need to go back and assist some students.

I think my hopes were a little too high!  =P

I don't think my students currently have the fine motor skills or experience to do as I hoped, so the mobiles weren't a huge success as a center.  I fell back on Plan B.  (A good teacher always has a Plan B!)  We "hotdog" folded a large sheet of construction paper and glued our cards on instead.  It works!  Not as pretty or cute as a mobile, but it serves the purpose.

If you do the mobile, you may want to consider my errors and use an alternative.  If you think of another cute way to make the mobile more manageable as a center, please leave feedback!  I'd love to hear your creative ideas!

The next time I try the mobile, I think we will do it as a small group.  One of my friends is doing it large group this week.  I'm eager to hear how it turns out!

Math Mobile

Are your kids having trouble recognizing key words and vocabulary that tells them to add or subtract?  Maybe this will help!  Here's a Math Vocabulary Mobile you can do as a small group, whole group, or even center.  Hang one up in class as a reference and send the student mobiles home as reminders!

It's here . . . and it's free!  Hope it helps!

Thanks for the Support!

Thanks for all the support and participating in my celebration giveaway!  The free download link is now closed, but you can still get my Addition and Subtraction Flash "Fries" on my TpT!

Fun Flash Cards!

Check out my new product on TpT!  These French Fry Addition and Subtraction Facts provide a fun way for students to practice their addition and subtraction facts!  These french fries serve as self-checking flash cards when pulled out of the french fry sleeve.  First students will answer the addition and subtraction facts.  (This week my class will be concentrating on composing and decomposing numbers to 10 in Math.)  When done they'll need to cut out the french fries and assemble the french fry sleeve (just cut, fold, and glue).  French fries are slipped answer side down into the sleeve so that answers are hidden until the fries are pulled out!

I'm going to put this in a center next week.  When the project is done they'll have fun flash cards to take home to practice!  The better they know their addition and subtraction facts, the easier other Math skills will come if they don't have to concentrate on those basics!  Students can always challenge each other with these French Fry Facts!  I do these every year and my kids always love it!