Do you use your manipulatives everyday or do they sit and collect dust until you pull them out for a specific lesson? I have TONS and TONS of manipulatives!!!! I try to use them as much as possible because the students love using them but I will admit that I could use them more.
That is where these FAB Math Action Cards come in! Math Action Cards are structured activities and games that the students can play independently, in partners, and groups. They are leveled so they reach the needs of all of your students. They are written in very simple language that your students can read on their own.
If there is anything additional that the kids will need it is listed on the card in the top write corner (dice, flashcards, etc.) Most of them only use manipulatives. They are easy to use but also challenging. They keep your students busy and engaged during math time doing purposeful activities. They will NOT finish these cards in 2 seconds lol !
These are really neat! We have a ton of manipulatives, but unfortunately our current curriculum sucks (for lack of a better word) and doesn't let us utilize them a lot so the kids just end up "playing" with them in centers.
Sarah
teachingiscolorful.blogspot.com
I need a way to organize my manipulatives to put them to good use! These would be perfect! Thanks so much for sharing!
Hilary
Second Grade is Out of This World!
My plan for Saturday was to do something useful with all those manipulatives! Great idea!
Samantha
Ms.Smarty Pants
Sarah, I totally understand! We don't get to them a lot either and they sit and collect dust when I am not teaching a lesson on one of those specific skills. My kids love these because they get to use the manipulatives and all of the activities are purposeful which makes me happy
You are welcome!
Thanks!
Love your idea, but I've never actually tried to "pin" anything before. Not sure I succeeded. I did, however, "share" on FB!!
OK .. what am I doing wrong? When I download, it's only giving me three pages. HELP! Our after school program would much benefit from some manipulative organization!
I love this idea and immediately went to TPT and bought it! It's perfect for my Math Workshop…that has, sadly, fallen by the wayside lately.
Thanks
Beth
Thinking of Teaching
great idea for tutoring, guided math, math tubs…..I need to get them out of thr cabinet!!!!
carrie
These are amazing. Like you, my manipulatives just sit there & I would love a way to get them off the shelf & into the kids' hands!
Kelly
First Grade Fairytales
Great idea!! I would love to use them with my 5th grade. Could you make a set for upper grades (3-5)?
Thanks! lol
The freebie is the 3 page document. It is stated above. Thanks!
Thank you!!
I did too! This has been on my "things to do list" for awhile!
Thanks!!
I am making a set for the upper grades but I will need a few weeks on that! lol Thanks!
These are fabulous. I teach small group special education. I have 2 to 3 different grade-levels I am trying to work with at a time. They can not do a lot independently; however, I think these would be great to use with them. It would give them independence when using the manipulatives because they often sit unless I am using them in a teacher lesson since I don't have a lot of time to stop and give a lot of directions for how I want them used. Having 3 different grade-levels to present standards to in a 50 minute segment makes that difficult. These would give them more independence and allow me to take less time giving directions, and more time covering the lesson I need to teach.
Love these! Looking forward to the 3-5 set too!
Gina
Beach Sand and Lesson Plans
For some reason, my pin is not showing up on pinterest!
This is great! I can't wait to get out from under my curriculum and switch to CCSS so I can use more stuff like this. Thank you for being so generous with your ideas! I pinned and posted.
This is a great idea. Thanks for sharing!
I use my manipulatives in small group and in direct teach opportunities, and students use them with independent centers, but we don't get to all of them a lot either and they sit and collect dust. I really like that the activities are purposeful. I am not thrilled with the gaps in our curricular framework nor the pacing so this would allow me more opportunity to invest in filling those gaps beyond our math block. Thanks for sharing your idea and your freebie!!
Yeah! What a great blog you have published. I like it and i will share it to others.
Cincinnati Dentist
This is such a smart idea.The kids need more time with the hands on math tools. I can tell I will be buying these task cards!
Mrs. D
TheThirdWheel