Can you name that number?

Hi all!! I am Caitlin from Kindergarten Smiles! I am so thankful that Penny has allowed me to come share with you today! 

This summer I have spent a good amount of time going over the Common Core math standards. There are a couple things I am surprised about--patterns and time are no longer required in Kindergarten; however, for the most part I am very excited to fully implement these new standards in my classroom. 

I think Common Core is giving us the chance to slow down and REALLY teach children numbers and their meaning. Students will come out of Kindergarten with mastery skills that will allow them to succeed in math throughout their schooling. 

I wanted to share with you a math game that you can play with your students in a small group. This game will help your students recognize and count numbers 1-100. You can also use the number cards in various ways:

-Have students pick a card and start counting from that number  

  (K.CC.2)
-Put numbers in order 1-100 (K.CC.1)
-Use number cards 1-20. Have students draw a card and count out 

  that many unifix cubes (K.CC.4)
-Use number cards 1-20. Have students draw a card and write that 

  number 3 times (K.CC.3)

I can go on and on.....Click the picture below to grab your FREEBIE! 

Another BIG thank you to Penny for giving me the opportunity to guest blog today :) I hope you will come visit me over at Kindergarten Smiles!

Number Fan Freebie

If you want to grab my latest freebie, head on over to Kindergarten Lifestyle! Jeannie invited me to guest post for her, so I created a freebie for her readers. Read about how you can use a Number Fan to reinforce early numeracy in your classroom.  


I included a link to download your own free copy! It's a quick and easy tool to make and kids love using them.





Click on the button to go to Jeannie's blog. You will enjoy your visit! While you are there, check out a few of her other posts and leave her a sweet comment. Be sure to follow her blog if you don't already! Thanks, and keep on teaching the math!

100 Followers and Counting!

Imagine my surprise when I noticed my number of blog followers had exceeded the century mark! Wow! 100 followers in just over a month!  You guys are super!  Thanks so much for the comments and notes of encouragement!

To thank you, I have created a little prize for the occasion.  It is a quick and simple activity that is easy to implement in your classroom but packs a punch in helping to nurture a child's conceptual understanding of numbers. 

I have used Today's Number as a math journaling activity, a morning math rountine, and as a way for students to communicate their understanding about numbers. 

You have probably seen this used in many different ways before.  Lately, I have noticed a couple of versions floating around on Pinterest.  So you might say this is Pinterest inspired.  I've included a number sheet to post with ideas for representing the number, and a sheet for students to record their own representations. 

I hope you enjoy using it and thanks for being such sweet followers!  Feel free to pin this and share the printable with friends! Click the picture below to grab your copy.

 

Hip, Hip, Hooray! - 15 days of K

If you have not discovered Mrs. Lirette's Learning Detectives Blog, you will want to hop on over and check it out!  She is hosting a big event celebrating her move back to Kindergarten! 

During the first 15 days of June, she has a new guest blogger each day.   I have not missed a day checking in to see who is guest blogging for her.  Everyday is a surprise!

However, today was no surprise to me!   Her guest blogger for Day 12 is none other than...ME!  Check out the cute button she made for the occasion! You can click on it to go directly to today's post.  I wrote about the importance of asking good questions.  I believe you have to ask great questions to get great answers!

I was thrilled to celebrate with Mary considering all the time I have spent in a Kindergarten classroom.  I know how excited she must be.  Hop over and check out today's post and grab the free Question Ring I included just for her blog readers!

I hope you will download it and that you will enjoy using in your classroom!  And be sure to pin it or like it so that your friends can grab a copy too.  Enjoy!

Freebies Galore!

My blogger friends are at it again! They created this great linky party for their blog Freebies. I joined in the fun so I could share these links with my sweet followers! Oh, and check out who is #9 on the list. :) 

This should keep you busy for a while! :)  Happy Blog Hopping!

Pre K and K Sharing Blog

I was excited when my blogger friend, Debbie Clement, invited me to guest-blog over at the Pre K and K Sharing blog!  It is a phenomenal blog and has quite a large following.  Many veteran bloggers contribute to its success.  It's a great place for teachers to find ideas and inspiration to use in their classrooms. 

I hope you will take the time to hop over and read my post.  It is about using the ten-frame to teach number sense; a critical focus area for students striving to reach mathematical proficiency.  I even created a set of ten-frames that you can download to use in your classroom.  It's FREE!

You will have to visit the blog to get the freebie, so be sure to head on over and check it out.  See you over at Pre K and K Sharing!

Bloggers Best Math Freebies!