Some people see picnic supplies, I see fractions manipulatives!

Most folks will only think about paper plates and plastic bags when they need to pack for a picnic but of course, teachers see the world differently!

Desperate to demonstrate fraction concepts but short on funds I thought long and hard about what I could easily cut up and manipulate so I could help my struggling students. As a class we had already cut up bread (2 loaves), paper and used blocks, however, my lower students were beginning to get confused about adding and subtracting mixed number fractions.

I used these free Fraction Task Cards for Addition and I set about cutting up paper plates into quarters, fifths, sevenths and eights which I then bagged up ready for students. Students take a task card and a paper plate and then place the number of fractions on the paper plate. Soon they will make the connection that whole numbers (or plates) are made when the maximum number of pieces fit on the plate and the remainder is then obvious.

 

This works for subtracting fractions as well using the Fraction Task Cards for Subtraction.

Download the task cards for free now!

Valentine's Day Love

It's THAT time of the year again - when we show how much we love our students! These quick little Valentine's Day packs will bring some seasonal fun in to your classroom.

Valentine's Day Literacy Pack - 10 Fun Literacy Sheets.

1. Color Words Rainbow - Read and color
2. Number Words - Count, read and color
3. Big and Small Match Up - Read, match up and color
4. Make a sentence 1 - Read, cut, glue and color
5. Make a sentence 2 - Read, cut, glue and color
6. Write a sentence 1 - Count, read, write and color
7. Write a sentence 2 - Read, write and color
8. Write a sentence 3 - Count, read, write and color
9. Rhyming Words - Read and color
10. Matching Activity - Read, match and color

Valentine's Day Math Sheet Pack - 10 maths worksheets.

1. Counting chocolates - one to one correlation
2. Adding candy hearts - simple addition, counting on
3. Adding cupcakes - simple addition; cut, glue and count
4. Adding hearts - simple addtion; cut, glue and count
5. Roll and Color 1 - number recognition
6. Roll and Color 2 - number recognition
7. Graphing - simple counting and graphing
8. Sequencing Froggy -ordinal numbers; cut, glue and count
9. Which one is bigger? - number comparison; count and color largest
10. What comes next? - early patterning

TPT Down Under Back To School Bonanza Sale!

 

Exciting reductions on Australian made teaching resources from 19th - 21st January. Just in time for Back to school!

To find out more visit http://www.tptdownunder.com/ or follow the TechTeacherPto3 Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/TechTeacherPto3/

Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year is on the 8th of February 2016 and is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate and explore Chinese themes in the classroom.

A quick and easy way to present Chinese New Year to students is to download the Chinese New Year activity pack.

Contained in this pack is everything you need to introduce and explore this festival in your room including:

Information Slides:
• China
• Chinese Calendar
• Red Envelope
• Firecrackers
• Lanterns and Dragons

Activities:
1 Find the continent of Asia
2 Chinese Calendar
3 Red Envelope
• Red Envelope Decoration
• Red Envelope Coins – Black and White
• Red Envelope Coins - Colour
4 Firecrackers – Maths sheet
5 Chinese Lantern Instructions & Chinese Lantern Template

A farm thematic unit in the classroom

Young children love all things farm-related. They love the noises animals make. They love to name the animals (something they have often been doing since they were babies). They love to colour and play farm games.

The Farm Activity Pack by TechTeacherPto3 is everything you need to introduce farm themes into your classroom.

Inside the Farm Pack you will find 12 Maths and 12 Literacy activities to use in your classroom.

Full colour farm posters assist with vocabulary building.

Flashcards and a Bingo Game also assist young students to build their vocabulary.

The Diorama is a fun craftivity to allow students to build their own farm and then write about their farm in the writing task.

12 Literacy activities and worksheets build on vocabulary including naming, labelling using describing words.

12 Maths activities include Old Macdonald's Farm song and several maths activities that can be used with this (including large images for interactive lessons). Part, part whole activities, maths problem solving and much more!







To view the full list of what is available in this busy pack visit the TechTeacherPto3 store or follow the link to the product by clicking here.