Numbers 1-5 | Math Centers Kindergarten | Counting and Cardinality

Description

Looking for a NEW way to engage your students in learning math at the beginning of the year? Creating a Math Cafe or Math “Salad Bar” is a great way to hit target skills, engage the students, and free you up to monitor learning. You can use the “recipe” cards as task cards, set up a cafe in your room, or just use the printables in small or whole group.

Focus: COUNTING AND CARDINALITY NUMBERS 1-5

What’s Included

• Page 1: Cover
• Page 2: Table of Contents
• Page 3: Standards
• Pages 4-6: Unit 1 Counting and Cardinality with Numbers to 5 Directions, Suggestions, and Links
• Page 7: Materials List Needed for Activities
• Pages 8-12: Task Cards (“Recipe Cards”) 1 Blank, 1 Teacher Station, 1 Computer Station, 1 ipad Station
• Page 13: Trace Write Draw Activity
• Pages 14-15: Read and Roll Card with Printable
• Pages 16-17: Spin and Color the Fish
• Pages 18-19: Spin ROLL Doh WRITE
• Pages 20-21: RACE CAR Game
• Pages 22-23: Race and Roll to the TOP
• Pages 24-25: Cover It –Spin a Number
• Pages 26-27: Roll and Color a Picture
• Pages 28-29: Number Order (count on from a given number)
• Pages 30-31: Trace the Numbers (using sheet pan, magnetic numbers)
• Pages 32-33: Roll and Color (5 Frame)
• Pages 34-35: Roll and Build a Cube Tower
• Pages 36-38: Bowling with Markers
• Pages 39-40: Roll and color the Bugs
• Pages 41-42: Roll and Cover Caterpillar (with pom poms)
• Pages 43-44: Race and Roll to the Top with Number Words
• Pages 45-46: Count and Color the Number
• Pages 47-48: Color by Number (Roll a die.)
• Page 49: Assessment Numbers 1-5
• Pages 50-54: Small Posters for Touch Math Numbers 1-9
• Pages 55-72: Posters for Numbers 1-20 with Ten Frames
• Pages 73-74: Rules Sign
• Page 75: Math Café Sign
• Page 76: Recording Data Sheet for Teacher
• Pages 77-79: Pictures of Set Up
• Page 80: Credits

What is a Math Café?

I like to keep all of my math manipulatives in one place, and hold students responsible for cleaning up after their activity. You can make your Math Café out of a bookcase or a rolling cart. A student pulls out the manipulative cart (Café). Students choose a recipe card (task card – with the material list, number of people who can participate in the math activity and directions), choose their partners if required, fill their tray with materials, do the activity anywhere in the room, and easily clean up by using a tray to hold their materials. You float around and take notes. One task card is labeled “Teacher’s Group.” This can be used when you see a student needs extra help with a concept. They will sit with you to review the concept, if you give them the card. There are also iPad, computer and blank recipe cards.

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