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	A Lucky Place   Identify place value up to thousands and test your luck with this St. Paddy's Day game.   Ace of Numbers   A missing addend game in which you must race the clock to solve 20 equations to achieve a high score.   Comparison Shoot Out!   Kick the ball in the correct portion of the goal to score. 3 levels ranging from comparing whole numbers, comparing fractions up to eighths and comparing fractions up to hundredths.   Defend the Grid   Challenge your knowledge of coordinate grids with this tower defense style game.   Fact Worms   Play a classic "snake" inspired game while working with your facts. Play Doubles, Near Doubles, Tens and Facts Survival.   Ice Blocker   Beat the heat of summer with this "COOL" game. Connect three or more congruent shapes that are encased in ice, but watch out for Blockers!   Inchy Picnic   Help Andy Ant get to the picnic. Andy has been walking from ant hill to ant hill trying to find a picnic. Help Andy choose the best path to get to the picnic in the correct amount of inches. Related Links to this Game: Measurement Activities - Guide   Jelly Diving   Test your knowledge of odd/even while showing your acrobatic skills in this high-flying game!   Jelly Golf   Play 9 holes of fraction fun with your Jelly friends!   Line Dry   Complete different number patterns with differing degrees of difficulty.   Math Booster   A racing game in which you answer questions correctly and receive boost pellets to rocket your way to the finish line!   Math Madness   See how many shots you can make in the time limit! A missing addend/subtrahend/factor arcade basketball game.   Math Match   A memory match game that helps to teach number sense. 20 overall levels utilizing Base 10 blocks, equations, numerals and number words. Related Links to this Game: Math Match Level 1 - Printable   One Hundred Boxes   An interactive hundreds board that asks random expressions to find the correct box to color. A variety of boards chosen at random or you can specify. Related Links to this Game: Hundreds Board Activity Sheet - Printable, Hundreds Board Design - Smiley - Printable   Picto Parking   Park your way to the top! Test your pictograph skills while parking different vehicles. Be fast and accurate, your "tips" depend on it!   Ride and Solve   A missing operation horse racing game with 2 difficulties. The 2nd difficulty includes multiplication.   Shape Shooter   You are flying a spaceship through an asteroid belt in the outer reaches of our galaxy. Collect the correct shapes needed and destroy the rest. Numerous upgrades and choose your own level.   Weight Watch   You run a weigh scale in the shipping department of a metal company. Using the given weights and sizes even out the 10 loads of metal that will be shipped. Related Links to this Game: Weight Watch - Advanced - Game   Weight Watch - Advanced   You run a weigh scale in the shipping department of a metal company. Using the given weights and sizes even out the 10 loads of metal that will be shipped. Advanced requires multiplication to determine counter-weights. Related Links to this Game: Weight Watch - Game

	Elementary Number Sense Through The Hundred Board   Hundred boards can be used to aid with early counting, skip counting, factors for multiplication, exploring number patterns, adding and subtracting tens and ones, and more. Related Links to this Guide: One Hundred Boxes - Game, Hundreds Board Activity Sheet - Printable, Hundreds Board Design - Smiley - Printable, Hundreds Board Puzzle Sheet - Printable, Hundreds Board Blanks - Printable   Measurement Activities   Cross-curricular activities and full lesson plans to support Inchy Picnic and the development of measurement concepts. Related Links to this Guide: Inchy Picnic - Game, Measurement Tic-Tac-Toe - Printable, One Inch Scavenger Hunt - Printable, Less and More Scavenger Hunt - Printable   Teaching Equal Grouping   A guide on how to teach equal grouping with your student/child. Related Links to this Guide: Brain Booster 8-11-09 - Printable   Using Triple Venn Diagrams in the Classroom   Triple venn diagrams are used to compare and contrast three things. This article will provide you with ideas and activities to use triple venn diagrams in your class. Related Links to this Guide: Breakfast Venn Diagram - Printable, Eggs Venn Diagram - Printable, Leprechaun Treasure Sort - Printable, Pop & Sort! - Printable, Sortin Sandals Triple Venn - Printable, Spring Sort - Printable, Triple Venn Diagram Template - Printable, Venn Interactive - Interactive

	Breakfast Venn Diagram   A triple venn diagram to categorize who likes to eat certain breakfast foods.   Bunny Estimation   Contributed By: Danielle Winslow Use cotton balls to outline the bunny, taking an initial estimate, halfway estimate, and a final count.   Cafeteria Pictograph   Contributed by: Bobby Jo Owens This is a template for students to create a pictograph using the data provided.   Candy Categories   Build a venn diagram using the data given. Cut and paste the names in the correct categories.   Candy Corn Estimation   This seasonal estimation activity uses pieces of candy corn to fill a larger shape of candy corn.   Coin-cessions   Students use a menu to match equal item values with coin sets. Students are asked to choose items from the menu that total a given amount. Related Links to this Printable: Coin-cessions II - Printable   Coin-cessions II   Students use a menu to match equal sets using coins. Students are asked to choose items from the menu that total a given amount. Related Links to this Printable: Coin-cessions - Printable   Cookie Math   Task cards for equal grouping/division. 8 task and answer cards.   Cube Arrangement Task Cards   A set of 10 Cube Arrangement Task Cards. Use these Tub Teasers working with manipulatives in math groups. Reinforces: represent numbers, congruency, patterns, addition, writing, number sentence, benchmarks of 5 & 10. Related Links to this Printable: Tub Teaser Answer Sheet - Printable   Cupids Estimation   A Valentine's Day printable to help build estimation skills.   Custom Line Plot Worksheet   Is it driving you crazy trying to make graphs in a word processor? The solution is here! Create your own custom line plot worksheets including up to 5 questions.   Custom Venn Diagram Worksheet   Are word processors making you bang your head trying to create venn diagrams? Well don't fret, you can now do it here! Double and Triple Venn Diagrams.   Earth Day Equalities   This seasonal practice sheet helps to reinforce equality and inequality symbols.   Earthy Estimates   This seasonal estimation activity utilizes seeds as the non-standard unit of measurement.   Egg Hunt Pictograph   Use the given amounts and construct your own pictograph in the area provided.   Eggs Venn Diagram   A triple venn diagram to categorize how students like their eggs prepared for breakfast.   Estimation Extravaganza   This seasonal shape provides for estimation and number sense reinforcement.   Estimation Jar Slips   A printable (10 individual slips) for students to record their estimate of items in the estimation jar.   Even/Odd Assessment #1   Use this sheet to assess even/odd in your students.   Flip Flop Time Match - 30 Minutes   This file folder game will help students determine time in 30 minute intervals.   Flip Flop Time Match - 5 Minutes   This file folder game will help students determine time in 5 minute intervals.   Geoboard Task Cards   A set of 10 Geoboard Task Cards. Use these Tub Teasers working with manipulatives in math groups. Reinforces: congruency, larger/smaller, shapes, symmetry & half/whole. Related Links to this Printable: Tub Teaser Answer Sheet - Printable   Hundreds Board Activity Sheet   A customizable Hundreds Board worksheet created for you to print or save. Generate with blanks feature available to create randomized blanks on the board. Related Links to this Printable: One Hundred Boxes - Game, Hundreds Board Puzzle Sheet - Printable   Hundreds Board Blanks   In case you really want to write all those numbers... A blank hundreds board activity sheet to go along with the hundreds board designs. Related Links to this Printable: Hundreds Board Activity Sheet - Printable   Hundreds Board Design - Smiley   Numbers and clues to create a smiley face hundreds board design. Related Links to this Printable: One Hundred Boxes - Game, Hundreds Board Activity Sheet - Printable   Hundreds Board Puzzle Sheet   A customizable Hundreds Board puzzle created for you to save and print. Switch layouts to find your favorite. Related Links to this Printable: One Hundred Boxes - Game, Hundreds Board Activity Sheet - Printable   Leprechaun Treasure Sort   A triple Venn Diagram to use around St. Patrick's Day. Use to sort things that are green, gold or shiny.   Less and More Scavenger Hunt   Place to record objects found in a scavenger hunt that are less than, about and greater than one inch. Related Links to this Printable: One Inch Scavenger Hunt - Printable   Letter Symmetry   A customizable printable where you can enter up to 5 words which students will find the line/lines of symmetry.   Marshmallow Measure   Use miniature marshmallows to reinforce non-standard measurement and estimation.   Math Match Level 1   A memory match game that helps to teach number sense. Multiple ways to play matching Base 10 blocks, equations, numerals and number words. Related Links to this Printable: Math Match - Game   Measurement Tic-Tac-Toe   A tic-tac-toe game that helps differ between even/odd and the different units of measurement. Related Links to this Printable: Inchy Picnic - Game, Measurement Activities - Guide   Mountain Run   Using a ruler measure the path in inches from one person to the other. (Color and B&W)   One Inch Scavenger Hunt   Place for students to record items found in a scavenger hunt that are about one inch in length or width.   One Meter Scavenger Hunt   Use this printable to record the items that are found in a one meter scavenger hunt!   Pattern Energizers   Pattern strips to model shape patterns using physical movement.   Pattern Hunt   Repeating pattern task cards. Students extend repeating patterns by completing the egg designs in the underlined eggs. Related Links to this Printable: Spring Pattern Eggs - Printable   Pictograph Template   Use this template to create your own pictographs.   Pop & Sort!   A triple Venn Diagram to use when sorting students who like different types of popcorn. Use as a class or individually with related problems.   Popcorn Preference   Contributed by: Bobby Jo Owens This popcorn pictograph uses a symbol that represents 10. Related Links to this Printable: Pictograph Template - Printable   Positional Words Task Cards   A set of 10 Positional Word Task Cards. Use these Tub Teasers working with manipulatives in math groups. Reinforces positional vocabulary: under, beside, between, over, in, out, forward, backward, up and down. Related Links to this Printable: Tub Teaser Answer Sheet - Printable   Prove It! Even or Odd   An even-odd practice page where students have to justify their answers with pictures and writing.   Sortin Sandals Double Venn   A double Venn file folder game, where the student places flip flops in the correct spot by color and pattern. Related Links to this Printable: Sortin Sandals Triple Venn - Printable   Sortin Sandals Triple Venn   A triple Venn file folder game, where the student places flip flops in the correct spot by color and pattern. Related Links to this Printable: Sortin Sandals Double Venn - Printable   Spin a Window   Identify numbers and the concept of zero with this back to school station activity.   Spring Pattern Eggs   These eggs may be cut and used to enhance different lessons. Related Links to this Printable: Pattern Hunt - Printable   Spring Sort   A spring themed triple venn diagram where students can cut and paste different eggs in the appropriate spot.   St. Patrick's Day Symmetry   A symmetry reproducible for St. Patrick's Day.   Stick Measure   Practice non-standard measurement with this seasonal reproducible (Color & BW)   Tiling Around the Room   This activity is a great transition from non-standard measurement to standard measurement. Students use one-inch tiles to measure common items found around the classroom.   Time to 15 minutes   A printable to work with telling time to the 15 minutes.   Today's Number   Today's Number is how many days the students have been in school.   Today's Number Poster - Ten Frames   A title sheet and page of ten frames to reproduce and use to represent that day's number.   Tooth Chart - 11 x 17   A graphing chart to record the number of teeth lost for the class during each month. Related Links to this Printable: Tooth Chart - 8.5 x 11 - Printable   Tooth Chart - 8.5 x 11   A graphing chart to record the number of teeth lost for the class during each month. Related Links to this Printable: Tooth Chart - 11 x 17 - Printable   Triple Venn Diagram Template   Use this template when working with Triple Venn Diagrams.   Tub Teaser Answer Sheet   Use this sheet for your students to record their answers for Tub Teasers. Related Links to this Printable: Positional Words Task Cards - Printable   Turkey Day Dessert Double Venn   A double Venn printable related to 2 Thanksgiving day desserts. Related Links to this Printable: Turkey Day Dessert Double Venn w/ Questions - Printable   Turkey Day Dessert Double Venn w/ Questions   A double Venn printable related to 2 Thanksgiving day desserts containing questions. Related Links to this Printable: Turkey Day Dessert Double Venn - Printable   Valentines Symmetry   A symmetry reproducible for Valentine's Day.   Venn Diagram Template   Use this template when working with Venn Diagrams.   Watermelon Number Cards 1-10   Jazz up your center with these cute watermelon cards.   Watermelon Number Draw   This watermelon printable helps reinforce connecting the number model and numeral.   Welcome Back Symmetry   Get back in the groove of learning with this back to school symmetry printable.

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	# Flash   Base ten blocks or ten frames flash on the screen for a set time limit. The student is then asked to identify what number was shown.   Bank It!   A coin interactive with three levels; counting, addition and subtraction. A coin manipulative is provided to help students.   Base 10 Block Manipulatives   An interactive set of base 10 blocks that students can manipulate to help solve problems.   Number Line   A customizable number line interactive.   Venn Interactive   A double and triple venn interactive for use on interactive boards.   Wheel Chart Interactive   An Eight Group Wheel Chart Interactive to help with organization in the classroom. Automatic timer and group switching along with group management and class setup.