Number Order Game

In kindergarten we focus a lot on numbers.  The newest math game we have been playing is putting numbers in order. It's an easy game that you can play at home. If you don't have playing cards, you can make cards with paper. I like the cards I have for the classroom because there are pictures with one-to-one correspondence to match the number on the card.

What you need to play:
Cards (I used the numbers 0 -10 but you can use higher numbers if your child/students are ready)
Optional
A paper to record results.

How to play with 1 person:
1. Pick 4 cards
2. Arrange the cards in order (I had them do smallest to largest.)
3. Record results (optional)
4. Shuffle cards
5. Repeat

How to play with 2 people:
1. Each person picks 2 cards
2. Arrange the cards in order (I had them do smallest to largest.)
3. Record results (optional)
4. Shuffle cards
5. Repeat

Here are some pictures of my kindergartener's playing the game. They love smiling for the camera!   

                                     

                                    

                                    

                          

Halloween Math

First of all, you should know that I'm a child at heart. That is why I teach kindergarten. I love animated movies, mac & cheese, playing outside, and the holidays. 

Now that you know I love Halloween, I'll share one of the spooky math centers I did.  Our school uses Math Investigations and one of the math centers for the week was called Build It. Children flip over a card and "build it" by filling up a 10 Frame with the appropriate amount of bingo markers. While "Build It" is a favorite game to play...I wanted to take it up a notch. 

Skull ice tray served as a 10 frame and plastic eyeballs as the counters.

The witches pot where the eyeballs were kept. 

A student using eyeballs to "build" the number 10.

Pumpkin ice tay served as a 10 frame and Halloween rings as the counters.

Students working on "building" their numbers.

I found the ice trays at Kroger.

I found the plastic eyeballs & rings at Dollar Tree.