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Hello All,

I hope you had a safe and fun Holiday. It was a big storm here and I took some time to add some unfinished products to my store. I've been waiting for 100 followers on my Facebook page to add a freebie but when I finished up these adorable Monster Multiplication Fact Cards yesterday I just couldn't help myself! I decided to make them a FREEBIE in my store.  It will probably be a limited time offer I just haven't decided how long so go get them today. The only thing I ask is you leave a comment about how you plan to use them with your students.

Math facts are so important! knowing them frees up their mind to work on those more complicated problem solving techniques! They need the the brain power!

Click the Freebie button to be taken to these great

Monster Multiplication Fact Cards! I hope you will enjoy them!

How do you help your students learn your facts? I hope using these cute and engaging task cards will be one way!

Have a great day!

Ms. Fran

Get them out of their seats!

Hello All,

Hope you're enjoying your summer! I'm trying to get a few more things completed for my school year coming up. I found several things I started but hadn't finished so I'm trying to get those done first.

One thing I found was a Fractional Parts Scoot.  It's important to know that students are understanding that a fraction is part of a whole and that the fractional part you are concerned with becomes the numerator and the parts of the whole are represented as the denominator. Sounds basic but a lack of this understanding will be a barrier to students moving further with comparing and making equivalent fractions in 3rd grades on up. So, that's why this activity is a great way to assess their understanding in 1st and 2nd grades after teaching about these subjects. But it will also be critical before you go further in fractions to make sure those 3rd graders do understand it.

I love SCOOTS. They let the kids get up out of their seats and walk around. It's fun and engaging and they don't even look at it as learning. They'll do this time and time again. They are versatile too because you can put them in a learning center as traditional task cards. Put a sticker with the answer the back before you laminate and they are self-checking!

You'll want these you can use them for years to come!! Click the picture to go to my store! This is very reasonably priced!

There are 25 cards. Set includes a recording sheet and an answer 

Love to hear your comments. How do you use Scoot and task cards in your class?

Have a great summer!

Ms. Fran

Get them out of their seats!

Hello All,

Hope you're enjoying your summer! I'm trying to get a few more things completed for my school year coming up. I found several things I started but hadn't finished so I'm trying to get those done first.

One thing I found was a Fractional Parts Scoot.  It's important to know that students are understanding that a fraction is part of a whole and that the fractional part you are concerned with becomes the numerator and the parts of the whole are represented as the denominator. Sounds basic but a lack of this understanding will be a barrier to students moving further with comparing and making equivalent fractions in 3rd grade on up. So, that's why this activity is a great way to assess their understanding in 1st and 2nd grades after teaching about these subjects. But it will also be critical before you go further in fractions to make sure those 3rd graders do understand it.

I love SCOOTS. They let the kids get up out of their seats and walk around. It's fun and engaging and they don't even look at it as learning. They'll do this time and time again. They are versatile too because you can put them in a learning center as traditional task cards. Put a sticker with the answer the back before you laminate and they are self-checking!

You'll want these you can use them for years to come!! Click the picture to go to my store! This is very reasonably priced!

There are 25 cards. Set includes a recording sheet and an answer 

Love to hear your comments. How do you use Scoot and task cards in your class?

Have a great summer!

Ms. Fran

From Counting to Adding in a snap!

Hello All,

I am excited about these activities for my Kinder Babies. Right now I have 3 Kinder Babies that I teach in my instructional resource class.  Their time overlaps with another group of students and so I have to have some activities for them to do independently. That's difficult when they are all at varying levels. From very low to almost grade level. I love the clip card idea. It helps with fine motor skills and it is engaging. They also can be self-checking by adding a simple sticker on the back before laminating.

So, here you go 4 activities for math that range from simple counting to solving addition equations.  The theme is a bee theme which is great for upcoming Spring (yes, I'm optimistic!).  See what you think!

Use these mats with included manipulatives or use your own. Bright, colorful, engaging mats to practice developing number sense. Students will enjoy counting with these cheerful mats. Compose and decompose numbers using 2 different manipulatives.

These are no prep! Just print, laminate, provide clothes pins and there you go instant activity. How easy! Very affordable!!

Adorable Clip Cards where students count the bees and clip the correct number. These can be self-checking for independent and/or work stations or Literacy Centers. Students will be engaged with the cute cliparts and festive colors. They will feel empowered as they can do this activity on their own. Perfect for PreK and Kindergarten and possible struggling first graders.

Help your kinders begin adding with these cute bee clip cards. Pictures help them decompose numbers into parts and count and add amounts to 20. Clip the answer with a clothespin. Make these self-checking by adding a sticker to the back of the correct number.

These are full-page all you have to do is print 2 or 4 on a page and laminate. No prep easy in a snap!

Just the right activity to support students learning to add. Each addition sentence has picture clues. Helps students create number sense. They can see each part of equation. 28 cards for addition problems with sums 2-20. Children can visually see how you can add numbers in any order to get the same sum. A card is included for 3 + 4 as well as 4 + 3.

This can be used as a workstation activity where children show answers with clothes pin (clips). Or use as a write the room activity. Both a recording sheet and an answer key included.

They are already affordable but if you buy them all together you can save $4.  These are all bundled together for the low price of $8.00

So, don't wait any longer!! Click on any of these pictures and go right to my store!

Take a stop over at my Facebook page and LIKE it. I'm at 91 likes. When I have 100 likes I will offer another freebie! Any suggestions? Something you're looking for that you can't find? Leave me a comment. If you use these I'd love to hear your comments!

Have a great week, it's HUMP day, you can make it!

Happy Teaching!

Ms. Fran

Shaping Up for a Nice Game! Geometry Review Game Style

Hello All,

I've added a great new product to the TPT store. This game includes 24 questions in multiple choice format. Can be used with the included game board or alone. They cover naming shapes, corners (vertices), flips, slides, and turns and flat surfaces. It covers most topics covered in 1st grade Geometry. Great way to wrap up your Geometry Unit. Kids will love playing the game together.

Shapes and real life objects used.

Spinner, gameboard, answer key and recording sheet for accountability or use as a write the room or scoot activity. Multiple ways to use this fun and engaging product.

Click the picture to go to the Store to Check it out!

Hope you enjoy using this game with your students. I can't wait to use it next week with mine!

Have a great weekend!

Ms. Francisco

Adding Tens with Hundreds Chart Task Cards

Hello All,

Well, Spring Break is making me quite productive.  I have been looking ahead to plan for my class and as I was getting materials ready I thought others might be able to use them as well. It is my goal to offer activities that help teachers and are fun but authentic learning experiences.

We are working on adding multiples of 10 to 2 digit numbers.  We're gearing up for that independent two digit by two digit addition and eventually regrouping. I remember in 2nd grade last year this was challenging for them.  So, I am trying to make products I feel will help scaffold my firsties through these steps for a good foundation.

Here's what I came up with:

Click to go to the store!!

This is not a large set but it's enough for 15-20 minutes practice.  Not only are there practice problems but the skill is applied in 6 word problems. I don't know about you but over 9 years I have yet to have a class no matter what level they are at that has not struggled with word problems. They can never get enough practice.  Well, I think you'll like the price this set is only $2.

Please leave comments here, feedback on TPT, pin it to pinterest, like it on facebook.  The more you support these products the more others will know about them and hopefully teaching will be a little easier for all of us!

Happy Adding,

Ms. Francisco

Snow Days have made me Productive and you get a FREEBIE!!

Hello All,

Snow days have inspired me to be productive I tried Scoot with my kids on Wednesday for the first time. We only did one table as we need to practice moving to more than one table and I want them to practice short times with no talking and they did amazing. So, to treat them I made a new Scoot game for Telling Time to the Hour and the Half Hour for what we cover in First Grade.  They will really enjoy this and I think your students will as well.  Wednesday I put out clocks on their table and they wrote the time down.  This multiple choice format will get them ready for testing as they have to choose the right time out of 4 choices.

2nd grade teachers you could use this as a pre-assessment before your time unit. Last year when I taught 2nd they had a hard time with time so a preassessment would help a lot to know what you need to work them on where they are at!!


I will get some pictures and update this but for now I am linking the image below to my TPT store where you can download the Freebie from my store.  Please if you have the time will you leave me comments on my TPT store and/or pin this to Pinterest! Let's get the word out about my TPT store and blog. I have many more ideas and hope to get the word out!

Let me know how this works out in your classroom!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Thanks,

Ms. Francisco