TPT Treasures is a series of posts highlighting great finds I've purchased from TPT. This installment is certainly no exception & it has to do with math, again!
This past school year I had several students struggling with number sense which, of course, was problematic as we added the 1st grade curriculum to an already shaky foundation.
I had an awesome "mentor" (she may not have realized it!) co-teacher who is also our school's math specialist (yay for me!). She pushed both our students & grade-level team to raise the bar with our learners while continuing to spiral all the previously learned material. I was parallel-teaching during our math block, participating in "Math Power Hour" small groups, as well as starting a "Math Club." Basically, we had math coming out our ears! It was a proven success as our math scores ROCKED on the standardized tests indicating a SIGNIFICANT jump from the previous year!
Here's a math treasure I found & used this past year.
It seems so simple, yet SO important:
It's from Lacey Yates of Wild About Teaching, check it out here!
It's only $2.50 for 18 pages.
How many of your students rely on counting from "1" every time?
These counting on flashcards are incredibly helpful because
1) they are bright & appealing
2) color-coded (this special educator LOVES that!)
3) they are LARGE enough for my visually-impaired
By the end of the year, I had students counting on from ANY given number...the perfect pre-requisite for addition :)
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