Pre-K-2

Measurement

Keep an estimation jar in the classroom and re-fill it with different objects everyday . Have the kids guess how many of the object is in the jar each day and re-ward the winning students at the end of the day. Other classroom games to teach measurement such as measurement scavenger hunts and finding the longest piece. http://www.ehow.com/list_6136408_classroom-games-teach-measurement.htmlOnline measurement games. http://pbskids.org/games/measurement.htmlMore games and worksheets. http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/2nd-grade-math/measurements-2nd.html

Measure using standard and and nonstandard units. Also, help children to select the appropriate tool for the attribute being measured.

This site includes some fun classroom game ideas...www.proteacher.org. Look under the measurment link.

Measure with multiple copies of units of the same size, such as paper clips laid end to end.

Use repetition of a single unit to measure something larger than the unit, for instance, measuring the length of a room with a single meter stick. Allowing children to use the appropriate tool to measure specific items.

Attributes of lenghth, volume, weight, area, and time.

Develop common referents for measures to make comparisons and estimates.

Refer to CH. 10 in Mathematics for Elementary Teachers activity book.

Subtopic

www.proteacher.org includes activites for elapsed time volume.

Numbers & Operations

Hundred Board Strategy: Students use a hundred board to eliminate numbers after reading each clue. Students must apply their knowledge of even-odd, multiples and place value to successfully eliminate numbers until the solution is revealed.Numbers & operations worksheets. http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/math_games.htmlGames both online and in classroom. http://www.funbrain.com/Lessons and games. http://www.coolmath.com/

Count with understanding and recognize "how many" in sets of objects.

Count the cookies, candies, apples ect.

Use multiple models to develop initial understandings of place value and the base-ten number system.

Mathematics for Elementary Teachers activity book CH. 3

Develop a sense of whole numbers and represent and use them in flexible ways, including relating, composing, and decomposing numbers.

PBS teachers has many different math ideas at pbs.org

Represent commonly used fractions, such as 1/4, 1/3, and 1/2.

Mathematics for Elementary Teachers activity book CH. 5

Various meanings of addition and subtraction of whole numbers and the relationship between the two operations.

Use a variety of tools to compute, including objects, mental computation, estimation, paper and pencil, and calculators.

Situations that entail multiplication and division, such as equal groupings of objects and sharing equally.

skipcount song...proteacher.com

Data Analysis & Probability

Probability and data analysis is fun to teach using different simulations such as coin toss, ceral boxes, M&M's or game shows such as "Lets Make a Deal" or "Deal or No Deal." Classroom activities for probability. http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/lessons/PlayWithProbability/More classroom activities for data analysis and probability. http://www.mathwire.com/games/datagames.htmlWorksheets to use in the classroom. http://www.education.com/worksheets/probability/Lesson plans/worksheets/games.http://www.homeschoolmath.net/online/statistics.phpOnline probablity games. http://jmathpage.com/JIMSProbabilitypage.htmlAn explanation of probability for k-2http://dimacs.rutgers.edu/nj_math_coalition/framework/ch12/ch12_k-02.html

Formulate questions that can be addressed with data and collect, organize, and display relevant data to answer them as should...

Pose questions and gather data about themselves and surroundings.

Sort and classify objects according to their attributes and organize data about thier objects.

Attribute Grid Game. Pg 30 in Mathematics for Elementary Teachers activity book.

Activity set 2.1 in Mathematics for Elementary Teachers activity book.

Represent data using concrete objects, pictures, and graphs.

Select and use appropriate statistical methods to analyze data.

Describe parts of the data and the set of data as a whole to determine what the data show.

Develop and evaluate inferences and predictions that are based on data.

Discuss events related to student's experiences as likely or unlikely.

Algebra

AROUND THE WORLD This game is played with flash cards to improve speed of recall. You can use multiplication, division, addition, or subtraction cards. Just depends on where your students are. Using more than one operation works well too.Students sit in a circle, or around a table. The teacher or leader sits where the players can see her. One student, the challenger, gets up and stands behind the person to her right. The teacher holds up a flashcard; the student (of those two) who gives the correct answer first advances to challenge the person in the next seat. Students can only give one answer; if someone blurts out the wrong answer, the other person has as much time as she needs to think of the correct response. The challenger continues until she makes a mistake, at which point she takes the seat of the person she was competing with, and that person continues around the circle. When a student has advanced around the circle back to her original seat (either in one turn or over the course of the game, depending on circumstances), she is the winner. Any number of people can win; this game can go on for an indefinite amount of time.Skills students learn in algebra. http://www.ixl.com/math/algebra-1Online algebra games. http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/1st-grade-math.htmlAlgebra worksheets. http://www.homeschoolmath.net/worksheets/

Patterns, relations and functions

Sort, classify, and order objects by size number and other properties.

CH. 2 in Mathematics for Elementary Teachers.

Activity Set 2.1

Recognize, describe, and extend patterns such as sequences of sounds, and shapes or simple numeric patterns and traslate from one represntation to another.

Activity Sets 1.1 & 1.2 in Mathematics for Elementary Teachers.

Represent and analyze mathematical situations and structures using algebraic symbols

Fun algebra games for the classroom...www.algebra4children.com

Illistruate general principles of properties of operations, such as communtativity, using specific numbers.

Use mathematical models to represent and understand quantitive relationships.

Model situations that involve addition and subtraction of whole numbers, using objects, pictures, and symbols.

Analyze change in various contexts.

Describe qualitative change, such as a student's growing taller.

Geomerty

Have children identitfy objects in classrooms and be able to describe, name, and draw them. 1st grade printable geometry worksheets.http://math.about.com/od/geometr1/ss/gr1geometryws.htmCirriculum guides k-5. http://www.acs.ac/staffdev/curricu/cu01004.htmGeometry stories for kids. http://blog.richmond.edu/openwidelookinside/archives/2801Build and create different tesselations. Cool geometry lessons.http://www.coolmath.com/tesspag1.htmBuilding tesselations online. http://www.pbs.org/parents/earlymath/grades_games_tess.htmlTesselation game ideas for kids.http://www.ehow.com/info_7849801_tessellations-games-kids.html Introduce the concept of volume and surface area. Fill a bucket full of water and allow them to place various objects in the water and see how high the water will rise. Math images. http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/pictures/math/surfaceareavolume.htmlIntroduce the concept of area and perimeter Use things like geobaords or blocks to allow them to build or form shapes with different areas and perimeters. Geometry worksheets. http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/geometry.htmlOnline game. http://www.funbrain.com/poly/index.html

Analyze characteristics and properties of two and three dimensional geometric shapes and develop mathematical arguments about geometrical relationships.

Name, build, draw, compare and sort two and three dimensional shapes.

Geometry Wars

Describe attributes and parts of two and three dimensional shapes.

Specify locations and describe spatial relationships using coordinate geometry and other representational systems.

Describe, name, and interpret directionand distance in navigating space and apply ideas about direction and distance.

Find and name locations with simple relationships such as "near to" and in coordinate systems such as maps.

Apply transformations and use symmetry to analyze mathematical situations.

Recognize and apply slides, flips, and turns.

Create shapes that have symmetry.

Use visulization, spatial reasoning, and geometric modeling to solve problems.

Create mental images of geometric shapes using spatial memory and visualization.

Recognize and represent shapes from different perspectives.

Relate ideas in geometry to ideas in number and measurement.