Monday Science Freebie - Dichotomous Keys

This week I'm sharing a packet of materials on using and making dichotomous keys. You'll find a page of informational text, directions for using a key, directions for making a key, and two different student worksheets.

Here's a sneak peak at the contents.

Download Dichotomous Keys.

I hope you get a chance to use these in your home or classroom. Please let me know if you try these and how you like them! 

Monday Math Freebie - Pattern Block Builder

This week I'm sharing an assortment of activities with pattern blocks. using a game board, students roll dice and take different numbers of blocks depending on where they land and the number they roll. Once they reach the finish they build a shape from their pieces. Then they answer some questions using their pattern blocks.

You'll find two different worksheets in this packet. One focuses on basic counting, graphing, and coin counting skills. The other focuses on fractions and symmetry.

Here's a sneak peak at the contents.

 Download Pattern Block Builder.

I hope you get a chance to use these in your home or classroom. Please let me know if you try these and how you like them! 

Monday Math Freebie - Coin Counting Puzzles

While cleaning out my graphics folder I came across some decent coin images, so this week I'm sharing a set of coin counting puzzles. There are puzzles for coins and their denominations, as well as puzzles with values in 5 cent increments from $.05-$1.00.

Here's a sneak peak at the contents.

 Download Coin Counting Puzzles.

I hope you get a chance to use these in your home or classroom. Please let me know if you try these and how you like them! 

Monday Math Freebie - Spinners Galore!

While I was away last week I received a request to make a plain spinner for a teacher. Once that simple task was done I decided to make several different kinds to share. I have put them all together in one packet. There are 7 copies of each spinner type, 1 large, 2 medium, and 4 small. Here's what you'll find.

• Spinner with numbers 1-10
• Ten frame spinner
• Base-10 spinner with one, ten, and hundred blocks
• Pattern block spinner simple (missing square and tan rhombus)
• Pattern block spinner complete (all 6 shapes)
• Fraction spinner unit fractions (1/2, 1/3, 1/4)
• Fraction spinner (1/2, 1/3, 2/3, 1/4, 3/4, 6/6)

Here's a sneak peak at the contents.

Download Spinners Galore.

I hope you get a chance to use these in your home or classroom. Please let me know if you try these and how you like them! 

Counting Coins and Skip Counting

I'll be getting a new work computer in June, so I've slowly been trying to clean up my files. I'll admit that I've been pretty lazy and my download folder is a HUGE mess. (Translation: I have more 5000+ files to review!) This means that as I try to figure out what to keep and what to trash that I've run across some interesting things. When I came across coin images from ClipArt ETC, I decided to create these simple coin counting forms.

Download Counting Coins.

I hope you get a chance to use these in your home or classroom. Please let me know if you try these and how they work! 

Do You Know Physics?

Yes, I know usually write about elementary science topics, but I'm still coming down from my NSTA conference high and have so many great things to share. Here's some food for thought from Henry Reich, creator of MinutePhysics.

Monday Math Freebie - Race for the Treasure!

Race for the Treasure is a simple, quick game where students practice basic facts in addition. The first player rolls two dice and finds the sum. If the sum is less than 7, Player 1 moves ahead one space. If the sum is greater than 7, Player 2 moves ahead one space. If the sum equals 7, the player moves back one space. Play continues in this fashion until one player reaches the treasure chest.

There are three slightly different versions available in this packet. They are pictured below.

 Download Race for the Treasure.

I hope you get a chance to use these in your home or classroom. Please let me know if you try these and how they work!