Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Getting back into the "Math: groove!

Ladybug Math

We are getting back into the groove of school, and especially math! Here is a glimpse of what our math might look like. Here you see the Ladybugs first with their stem boxes, using problem solving, spatial awareness, counting and rhyming. Then you see math stations at the tables. We rotated through, so each child got to use each station's manipulatives. Today we used geo boards, stacking cubes and pattern blocks.
Because these are open ended activities, they can take my initial instruction (i.e. make me a snowman with the geo boards, make me a challenging pattern with the cubes or mimic a design with the pattern blocks) and take it as far and as detailed as they desire.

Stem Boxes:





Math Table Centers:










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