Valentines Hidden Pictures Page Freebies

There is something motivational about coloring in a hidden picture!  Your kiddos will love this free division hidden number picture from MathWorksheets Land that is perfect for Valentine's Day.  Anytime you can get them to practice their math facts without whining is worth a million bucks to me!

Division Hidden Pictures Freebie


And for your little ones who are just learning their numbers, you can print out this freebie from the Busy Class On Teachers Pay Teachers.

Color by Number

Doubling - A Fun Mental Math Challenge To Try With Your Kiddos

Here is a fun mental math challenge to try with your older kiddos. Set a timer for 1.5 minutes then tell your child,

"Write down the number 7


Without a calculator,  double it and write down the answer

Double that and write down the answer

Double that and write down the answer

Double that and write down the answer

Double that and write down the answer

Double that and write down the answer"

.... How far can your child get before the timer goes off?

Try it with other numbers as well.

Free Disney New Year's Printables

If you are looking for a way to keep your kiddos busy this New Year's you might want to try these free printables featuring everyone's favorite mouse - Mickey Mouse! Here is a fun New Year's Activity Page that features a word search and a maze.

You can also have your child make a wish list for the upcoming year with Mickeys New Year Wish List.

Free Counting Coin Worksheets

If your kiddos are working on counting money, you will want to check out these free counting coins worksheets from Math Coach's Corner.

I also love that she gives ideas for teaching about counting money such as making sure that your child knows that amounts of money can have several different representations and making pictures to represent coins.  She recommends having the child write P,N, D, and Q for penny, nickel, dime, and quarter.  I have had my kiddos do this, but I have them write the amounts instead.
Counting Coins Worksheet

Long Vowel E Lesson Plan

Tell your child, "We are going to work with some long-vowel e patterns. The way we’ll do it is we’ll learn a set of clue words, and we’ll use those words to read other words. Your clue words today are eat, bee, and thief. (Write underlined words on a board or print them out on cards). They all use patterns to spell the long e. In the word eat, the letters ea represent the long e. In the word bee, the letters ee represent the long e.In the word  thief, the letters ie represent the long e."

Say: "I am going to show you a new word. I want you to point to the clue word with the same pattern and then say

“I know                                    . This must be                                                   .”

Show your child various words with these patterns, either written on the board or on index cards.  Have your child practice reading them several times.

Then have your child read the Bee and The Flea which you can print out for free here.

 

Fun 4th of July Word Search

If you are looking for a way to keep the kiddos busy this 4th of July, you might want to print out this adorable 4th of July Word search with vocabulary related to the celebration of America's independence. 

Head over here to print it out!

Have a safe and happy 4th of July!

Pyramid Solitaire and Other Card Games for Learning Fun!

Card games are a fun and easy way for your child to practice their basic math facts.  They don't cost a whole lot of money and can be used in an almost unlimited number of ways.  Here is a video of two card games: Pyramid Solitaire and Hop, Skip, and Jump.  Below the video are a few other playing card resources as well.



Place Value War

Target 24

Tons of Free Math Games to Play With Your Kids

Games are a fun and effective way to help your child master math skills.  There are tons of free math games available here for kindergarten to fifth grade level.  Why not check a few out and make tonight a game night?

Math Game Freebies

4 Ways to Write A Number Free Printable

I love this adorable worksheet that focuses on 4 different ways to write a number from Peterson's Pad. Your child will practice with writing the number in 4 ways: as a number, in word form, in expanded form, and in picture form using base ten blocks.

Two Minute Math Drills

Addition Facts			Subtraction Facts
+0/+1	+6		-0/-1	-6
+2	+7		-2	-7
+3	+8		-3	-8
+4	+9		-4	-9
+5	+10		-5	-10
Mixed Addition Facts			Mixed Subtraction Facts
mixed +1	mixed +6		mixed -1	mixed -6
mixed +2	mixed +7		mixed -2	mixed -7
mixed +3	mixed +8		mixed -3	mixed -8
mixed +4	mixed +9		mixed -4	mixed -9
mixed +5	mixed +10		mixed -5	mixed -10
Multiplication Facts			Division Facts
times 1	times 7		division 2	division 8
times 2	times 8		division 3	division 9
times 3	times 9		division 4	division 10
times 4	times 10		division 5	division 11
times 5	times 11		division 6	division 12
times 6	times 12		division 7
Mixed Multiplication Facts
mixed times 1	mixed times 6
mixed times 2	mixed times 7
mixed times 3	mixed times 8
mixed times 4	mixed times 9
mixed times 5	mixed times 10

 

Learning About the Human Heart

Valentines Day is a great excuse to learn more about the human heart!  Your kiddos will be surprised how different a real heart looks like compared to Valentine shaped hearts.  You can find a ton of resources for teaching and learning about the human heart anatomy for kindergarten to sixth grade here:

Texas Heart Institute

Snowmen At Night

You can read the adorable book Snowmen At Night on-line for free.  Then have your child write their own version of things that snowmen might do at night.

Here are some more snowman activities to use with the book:

Writing

Making a Snowman Writing Prompt

Math

Snowman Addition

Reading

Counting Snowmen Book

How to talk to your snowman poem

Marshmallow Subtraction Activity

With colder days coming our way - I love this idea for marshmallow subtraction with a marshmallow theme from ABC and 123!  You can print out the worksheet and use it as is like above, or laminate it for a fun re-usable activity. 

Here are some more hot chocolate themed activities:

Hot Chocolate Odd and Even 

Addition Practice with a hot chocolate theme

Hot Chocolate Plural and Singular Nouns


Hot Chocolate Comparing Numbers

Math Libs

We love MadLibs at our house, so finding MathLibs was a fun find!
You type in the names of people, objects, and numbers which are used to generate math word problems that cover whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percentages, place value, expanded notation, multiplication, long division, algebraic thinking, geometry, probability and more. 

When you get to the site you'll see a welcome message. Select either:
*MathLibs - This is the game generator. Choose grade 3 or 4 and then follow the prompts on the screen to choose a problem "Set."  You'll be prompted to type in information to generate word problems.

If you answer incorrectly, you will see the correct answer together with a brief explanation and cartoon animation of how to do the problem. 

Paper Chains for Learning

 

My boys love making paper chains for counting down the days to special events (Christmas, birthdays, vacations, etc.), so I love this idea from the Mailbox for using paper chains for learning.  Their suggestion was to use them to sequence events in a story, but my wheels started spinning with lots of other ideas as well:

Math Facts: Why not have your child write a series of math facts on the chains?  For example write 9 X 1 = 9 on one, 9X2 =18 on another and so on for all the facts of 9s (or whatever fact they are working on).

Steps in a Math Problem: As your kiddos get older, math problems get more complex with more steps.  Why not have them write each step on one of the chains.  The steps of long division would be a great idea for this.

Life Cycles: Why not have your child write each of the stages of a life cycle on each of the chains? (Butterflies, frogs, etc.)

Parts of Speech: If you are learning parts of speech, have your child make noun chains, verb chains, adjective chains, or adverb chains.  As they encounter these in their reading they can add to the chain.

Book Report: Turn a paper chain into a book report with one chain for the title, one chain for the author, one for the genre, several for main characters, and several for their thoughts on the book.

What other ideas can you think of?

Lost Pet- Writing Assignment

Have your child make a flyer for a lost pet using Microsoft Word, Paint, Publisher, or any other similar program.  Then have them write a story describing how they would feel if they really did lose their pet.

Free Handwriting/Printing Practice Worksheets

If you are looking for a way to help your child with their printing or cursive handwriting skills, you will definitely want to check out this free website -because really, who doesn't love free?

First select the type of worksheet you want, then type the text, select some options and print!  Voila!  Your own free handwriting worksheet. 

Perfect for copy work, your child's name, memorizing passages, ???? What will you use it for?

Informational Text Resources

One area that my boys have had challenges in reading is with expository or informational texts.  K12 reader has a myriad of resources in that area (as well as many others!). An example of the first grade and fourth grade level are pictured above.  Here are the links:

1st grade

2nd grade

3rd grade

4th grade

5th grade

Penguin Chit Chat Template and Tons of Ideas!

Mailbox has this adorable free penguin chit chat template that you can use with your kiddos for reviewing all types of skills. 

Practice Dialogue
They suggest folding a sheet of paper into four sections and having your child glue a penguin in each one along with dialogue.  This is a great language arts/creative writing activity for your child!

Math Review
You can also use the penguins to help the child remember the steps to a math problem such as long division.  You could have the child write each step in a speech bubble for the various penguins.  For example, one penguin could say "Divide" the next could say "Multiply" the third, "Subtract" the fourth, "Bring down". 

Fun Review Game
Print out the penguins for fun game pieces.  Write the questions on the back of each penguin and see who can "win" the most penguins by answering the most questions correctly!

What other ideas can you think of?

Free Penguin Chit Chat Template

Grinch Math Game

I have absolutely fallen in love with this Grinch Math Game from Finally in First!  As is, this set is perfect for Luke who is working on his addition facts, but my brain is spinning with ideas for adapting the game with multiplication facts and positive and negative integers for my older boys.  Can't wait to get started!  And.... I love her idea for making the case with a recycled soup container (you could also use a Pringles can, yougurt container, sour cream container, etc.) - or just use one of those cheap dollar store plastic containers.