DOMINO ADDITION

I have been working on some math centers/activities from a book I purchased at Currclick called Shoe Box Math Learning Centers. We are not using shoe boxes to store the materials as suggested-- I don't have any more room for boxes around here!

We are setting them up in manila envelopes, and the bulky items that some of the centers require are stored in plastic baggies in the crate that I keep the game envelopes in-- when I place an activity in a workbox, I just check the directions to see what is needed.

This is the newest one that I have put together (in James' workbox for tomorrow):Name of center on the front.

Directions on are the back. The dominos actually fit nicely in the envelope.



The reason for the black out marker is that I am having James (K) use this for addition- not subtraction as the worksheet had it shown for the second problem. I just marked out their sample and replaced with an addition problem.

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  1. Sherry GannJune 9, 2009 at 6:55 AM

    I like the idea of putting games in envelopes--seems much easier to store than shoe boxes for those with limited space. :)

    About Gerrick's pirate notebook, here's the history: We have done a few lapbooks based on Five in a Row books. Gerrick decided he was interested in mummies and pyramids--so we researched Ancient Egypt. I asked if he wanted to do a lapbook on it--(thought a while, "No, I'll have too much stuff for a lapbook, I need a real book.") We went shopping, he picked a composition book and went from there. Pirates--same thing. :) Here is a link to another post referring to his pirate notebook. Within it there is a link to his Egypt notebook as well.

    http://livingandlearningnow.blogspot.com/2009/05/pirate-drawings.html

    The great thing about these is that they are never "finished" like lapbooks are. He goes back and adds to both of them all the time.

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  2. SheriJune 10, 2009 at 6:16 AM

    Very clever. The envies are definitely better for saving on space. I think you'll find the workoxes to be a great blessing-we are on a mini-break and it has been less than a week, but my son came to me last night and asked, "so when are we going to do more workboxes? I miss them." WOW. That is from a boy who would rather have a limb severed than do school. So I think that says a lot. Oh, and I also have a teen daughter (14 1/2) and 2 olders (19 and soon to be 21)-glad to see a mom with some olders out here in the HS jungle. Have a wonderful week.

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  3. wdworkmanJune 12, 2009 at 6:59 AM

    Looks fun! I'll have to try it for multiplication.

    Janet W

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