Now, meet..."Digi Tal"

Above it the data sheet for Digi Tal time. Below is the game board for students to play in partners. One partner rolls the die and they move their marker that many spaces. Then they read the digital clock, with their partner show the time on their judy clock, then draw the hands on their analog clock data sheet to represent the time. 

Be sure to get yourself a copy of each to use when teaching time!

Meet: Ana Log

This game was created and inspired by my A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. friend Linda King. She is the inventor of our new little friend "Ana Log." Due to my EXTREMELY long commute home, I have far too much time on my hands to think...if ya know what I mean??? As I mentioned, my very good friend Linda had a brilliant idea to make the analog clock into Ana Log with a girls face. So, on my way home I thought...hey, what a fun game that would be! So, grab a copy of Ana Log and the data sheet to go with it and play with your kiddos. I left the clocks blank so you can draw the hands to meet your needs. Thanks Linda for your GREAT idea...YOU are the B.E.S.T!!! She also thought of Digi Tal...so look for him coming soon!!!

Seasons...Which season am I ?

Using a circle map and leaving it blank in the middle is a great way for students to make inferences or draw conclusions. The circle map works perfectly for this activity. The teacher can display and read the clues while students guess which season the circle map is describing. You may want to try covering all the clues and then uncover one at a time while students share with a partner which season they think it is. First Grade A La Carte discovered a FABULOUS resource for science songs and videos. I actually made these maps from watching the videos! The maps and songs tie together perfectly! Here is the site: HarryKindergarten's Channel.

Now your students are ready to sort! They are already familiar with the pictures from the songs and the circle maps so the next step is to sort the pictures using a tree map. I would suggest running the tree map on a legal size piece of paper so students have plenty of room to sort their pictures. What better way is there to learn about seasons than learning through songs, movement, and Thinking Maps!

Ten Apples Up On Top!

Here is an activity I am going to do this week. Begin by reading Ten Apples Up On Top! Give students the apple page and they choose a number 5-10 to break apart. Students will need to cut out that mant apples. Then students glue their apples in a row and draw their break apart line to divide their apples into two groups. This allows students to see the parts in the whole number they chose. For example, 6 and 3 are partners of 9. Then they color the two sets of apples two different apple colors (red, yellow, green). When they are finished you can have them create little Johnny Appleseed or a you can take their pictures and they can glue the pot on top of their head, then glue the apples above that. I think I am going to take each of their pictures. I included a large pot (the page with two pots) for their heads if you take their pictures. Just a fun way to incorporate apples and math! Have fun!!!

Haunted House Partner House

The Haunted Partner House!!! 

Students will choose a number 5-10 and break it into its parts. See my example when you download. We use circle drawing and break apart sticks to find the partners of each number. 

Survey

Today, all first grade teachers spent the day dissecting the Common Core Standards. It was a good day packed full of important information...so much so that we all went home with raging headaches! That being  said...one part of first grade standards in Measurement and Data is to collect data. We discussed what that may look like and I immediately thought of this survey from Kindergarten Crayons. Students can collect data by surveying their peers as they build a bar graph. Click on the pic to get a copy of hers.

Here is the next step in surveying friends in the classroom. I used the format from another blogger friend (soooooo sorry, but I don't remember who-leave a comment if it is you and I will be sure to give credit!). Click on the pic to get this...

The rule is when you have filled up the row of yes's or no's, stop surveying and begin compiling data. The same rule applies for the next graph which is more advanced than the one above.

The next step would be to have your kiddos tally mark to record their data then compile their data on the bar graph. 

A little more with shapes!

Shape Shuffle comin' your way! We played this game today and I am using it for an HQSI/SIOP observation tomorrow. I will begin by playing guess my shape using a bubble map. Whole group, students will listen and read the attributes of each shape. They will draw the shape they think it is after listening to the clues. Do a quick check for understanding/assessment of students' understanding then move on to the Shape Shuffle game. Click on the first pic to get your bubble map/attributes cards for each shape.

Now for the Shape Shuffle game. Click on the pic below to get your own copy. I printed on card-stock and laminated for durability. I have to thank Kathy Law over at First Grade A La Carte for inspiring me to make games like the Shape Shuffle! She has some crazy fun stuff over at her blog so check her out too! 

The directions are as follows: Work in pairs. Roll one die, move that many spaces with your marker. Say the name of the shape, use wikki sticks or pop cycle sticks to build the shape WITH YOUR PARTNER.  Then record the shape you built on your OWN data sheet when you have finished building the shape. As students are playing the game, you can quiz students with questions like...what shape did you build and how do you know? What are the attributes of this shape? The kiddos had fun and were learning all at the same time-I love it when that happens! Happy playing!