Commutative Property Math Poster

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Squarehead Teachers

I hate repeating myself. So, I make posters for the things my kids ask me about the most. Hence, the next 3 days, I’ll be posting posters (he he he!) about some of the most basic properties of math. Here’s the first one:

$Commutative Property math poster$

Feel free to print this out (fits best on a regular sheet of printer paper) and slap it on your classroom wall too! Then when anybody asks you about this property, just point to the sign. Soon, kids will just go look at the sign (or learn it for heaven’s sake!) instead of asking you, since they know you’ll only send them to the sign anyway!

Lego Math (Free Add. & Sub. Worksheets)

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Squarehead Teachers

Lego addition 1 What kid doesn’t love Legos? I mean seriously, there are infinite possibilities in those tiny little bricks! So naturally, I needed a way to bring Legos into my classroom… and this is what I came up with! Enjoy some simple addition and subtraction practice!

Click here for the free printable PDFs:
Lego addition 1
Lego addition 2
Lego subtraction

Measurement Practice 3

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Squarehead Teachers

Here’s my third installment of the measurement collection. It’s a great math review, and has endless extension possibilities (what kid doesn’t like running around with a ruler measuring stuff!?) Enjoy this free measurement worksheet!

Here’s the answer key:

Measurement Practice 2

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Squarehead Teachers

Another free measurement worksheet for you! You don’t even need a ruler (since it’s already on the page), but it’s always fun to hand a kid a ruler and have them measure their world. Enjoy!

Here’s the answer key:

Measurement Practice 1

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Squarehead Teachers

One thing that seems to give kids some trouble is learning to measure with a ruler (especially when they have to round to the nearest inch, half inch, etc.). Here’s a free measurement practice page. Happy measuring!

Here’s the answer key:

Summer Learning Packets

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Squarehead Teachers

Many parents want a summer work packet for their student(s) so they don’t forget everything they learned the previous year. There’s validity in this (as any teacher can tell you!). Here are some packets for you to browse and find the one that fits your student(s) best:

All Grades/Variety

Summer packet by Ready At Five
Summer packets for K-6th Grades by Family Education

Summer activity pages by Classroom Jr.

By Grade Level

Pre-K summer packet by Pre-Kinders
Pre-K summer packet by Edward L. Bouie Trad.Theme School
Kinder & 1st grade summer packets by Puddle Wonderful Learning
Kinder – 5th grade summer packets by Jackson City Schools
1st – 5th grade summer packets by Margate Elementary School

Math Packets

Summer math packet for Incoming 1st Graders by Oakbrook Elementary School

Summer math packet for Incoming 2nd Graders by Oakbrook Elementary School
Summer math packet for Incoming 3rd Graders by Oakbrook Elementary School
Summer math packet for Incoming 4th Graders by Oakbrook Elementary School

Summer math packet for Incoming 5th Graders by Oakbrook Elementary School

Summer math packet for Incoming 6th Graders by Oakbrook Elementary School

Summer math packet for Incoming 7th Graders by 318

Another summer math packet for Incoming 7th Graders by Bear Creek School
Algebra 1 math packet for Incoming 8th Graders by St. Matthews Catholic School

Clothes Pin Voting

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Squarehead Teachers

Many teachers are required to take a lunch count in the morning. This can be a headache. Here’s an idea that will help save you time and energy. Assign each student a clothes pin (put their name or student number on both sides). Then print off this clothes pin voting board PDF (best on card stock or heavy paper), cut it out and laminate it.

Place this page somewhere in your room where kids can place their vote each day. Since the sheet is laminated, you can use a whiteboard marker to write each day’s options at the top. If choices are repeated often, some teachers may prefer to make a little card for each option and laminate it for re-use. You can attach these little cards to the voting board with a paper clip.

Instruct students to fill the board with clothes pins from the TOP FIRST. This way, it will be very easy for you to use the numbers on the board to get the total for each option.

This board can also be used for a variety of voting/graphing activities.

Hey Diddle Diddle (Math Rhyme)

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Squarehead Teachers

Here’s a cool rhyme I heard recently that helps you remember mean, median, mode and range. I wish I’d heard this years ago when I was in elementary school!

$hey diddle diddle - math rhyme$