by Lucy R | Dec 17, 2015 | composite shapes, Pattern blocks, shapes, The Pancake Menu
Hello everyone,I finally got a nifty set of used (and totally awesome) wooden pattern blocks. Apparently it brought much joy to my oldest son, now 14 because he would play with them any free time he could get in Kindergarten. So, for the last few days I’d...
by Lucy R | Jul 18, 2013 | area, composite shapes, geometry, math activity Thursday, perimeter, shapes
Hi everyone! I was working on some TpT products and trying to align them with Common Core math codes and I was happy to see 1.G.A.2 mentioned composite shapes–in 1st grade. I know my kids love to make designs with tangrams and using a geoboard with...
by Lucy R | Jul 11, 2013 | 3D shapes, linky party, math activity Thursday, shapes
I’m back with my MaTh activity Thursday after a break due to the 4th of July last week.For this week, I had an activity to do with little ones–ages 4-7. Seeing ShapesHave your child help you take a photo of an area in your house or wherever you are…...
by Lucy R | Jun 20, 2013 | 3D shapes, Activities with objects, math activity Thursday, shapes
Sorry I’m so late on posting this activity for Thursday, but feel free to link up for the next couple of days.From yesterday I asked the question, ‘How can you teach math with a bowl of blueberries?’ No one answered, but I bet a few of you were...
by Lucy R | Apr 21, 2013 | Activities with objects, shapes
These multi-purpose bathroom essential items can be used for math too!Make geometric shapes with Q-tips. How many do you need to make your shape really neat? If you have hot glue you might be able to make 3D geometric shapes too!If you make a shape such as...