I’m not sure which season I love best- fall or winter. When you live in the great white north, you have to like winter even just a little bit. So, in the spirit of one my favorite seasons, I created math center activities for kindergarten and first grade. This bundle is jam packed with 12 hands-on winter-themed activities for your kiddos. Here’s a peek of what’s in the pack:
Play Doh mats are one of my favorite hands-on activities for introducing basic number concepts. I’m pretty picky about my doh so I make my own using a common recipe that can be found on the internet. The trick is to make the doh using either alum or cream of tartar and the recipes that have you cook the ingratiates are the best. I use the Wilton cake decorating coloring are more vibrant. To add a little wintery fun into my doh, I added glitter. Mats for the numbers 1-10 are included in this pack.
Number formation mats are also included. Simply laminate the mats and have your students practice writing numbers using a dry erase marker. Wipe clean and the mats can be used over and over again.
I love how these “How Many?” winter-themed cards turned out. You can use the cards as single cards as my friend, Eleanor, is doing in the picture below or you can punch the cards and bind them together with a loose leaf ring. Have your students count the number of winter-themed items on the card and write the number on the line. Again, if you laminate the cards, they can be used forever!
There are a total of 32 colorful How Many cards in this bundle. Here’s just a sample:
Another important skill introduced in kindergarten and first grade is number order. There are several differentiated number order activities. The Number Order Penguins activity contains 20 penguins for learning number order to 20.
Number order boards for numbers 1-10, 1-20 and 1-100 are provided for the diverse needs of your students.
There are 5 different addition games included in this bundle. These games are ideal for independent math centers or for small group instruction when practicing addition. Also included in this bundle are number word cards, number cards, and ten-frames to 20.
Storing activities can be a challenge. If you choose to store your activities in baggies or in separate containers, I’ve included labels for each activity.
Thanks for checking out the Make, Take & Teach K-1 Winter-Themed Math activities. This activity is available through my online Teachers Pay Teachers store or through the Make, Take & Teach website.
Enjoy your winter whether it’s in a sunny part of the world or in the deep-freeze zone of Northern Michigan!
kelly says
Hi,
I can’t figure out how to download this math bundle… Love the site. Thanks so much!
Julie Van Alst says
Kelly- So sorry, I forgot to include the link. It’s in there now. Thanks.
Cindy says
Hi. Last year I printed something that looks exactly like your mittens but with matching numerals to 10-frames. I inadvertently printed over one page and can’t seem to locate the site. I’m hoping you could help me. At the time, it was a freebie. Thanks in advance.
Julie Van Alst says
Hi Cindy- I’m happy to resend it to you if I can find it on my computer. For some reason the files do not transfer well using the aol email address. Is there another email that you use? Please send me an email at [email protected] and we’ll figure it out. Thanks.