Math Review Centers

This week we took a break from our regular math curriculum to do a little bit of fun review! To practice all of the concepts we have been studying in math, we had math centers each day. Each center focused on a topic we have covered up to now. The children had a fun time learning while playing!

 

 

At this center the children had to pull number cards out of a bag and then match the number to a number on their Christmas Tree page. Once they covered up all of the numbers, they were finished. This was a great way for them to practice recognizing and saying numbers from 1-20. 

 

 

At this center, children were asked to make joining stories (simple addition sentences). Each card had Christmas Trees with two different colored ornaments on them. The children had to count each color and then make a number sentence to show how many ornaments they had in all.

 

At their next center, the children were asked to count objects on a ten frame and then write the number and the next two numbers that follow. This helped to review one to one correspondence, counting, and number order.

 

This center may have been the favorite! At this center, students had to roll two dice and then stamp the number that was rolled. The students loved getting to roll the dice and then use fun holiday stamps to mark their answers. This helped to reinforce counting as well as number recognition as the students had to match the dots they counted with the actual number in order to stamp the correct space.

The challenge center was called "Reindeer on the Roof". At this center, the children were each given 5 Reindeer and a Gingerbread House. They were asked to come up with 5 different ways that they could make 5 and then complete the number sentences. This required students to try out different ways and move around their reindeer to make a new sentence. This was an opportunity for them to use critical thinking skills in addition to learning about the commutative property when they found that they had 4+1, but could also make 1+4. This was a great learning experience for them and will benefit as we move on in our studies!