Math Centers

Hello!

So I wanted to share something quick that I made to practice representation of numbers. I have many students who have nailed numbers 1-20 and are now moving up to 30-100. They get confused - like all - with remembering the difference between setenta and sesenta when it is said. We'll get there though and SOOOO many will be a part of our CLUB DE 100!!

I am very excited! Our school uses NUA (New Urban Alliance) strategies for learning which includes thinking maps but also cognition maps and different graphic organizers. For my Libro de Numeros activity, I used the Frayer model to help us represent each number. Typically it is used as a vocabulary development tool but numbers in a second language IS vocabulary development! :) 

Here is my Libro de Numeros book at my TPT store for free! My kinders loved reviewing numbers 1-10 with it and will do another book for the tricky numbers 11-20. Using the Frayer model students were able to build their understanding of the each number and creativity represent it the way they wanted. It worked great for me as a fun Friday review activity but would be great for a sub, Daily 5 Math center, morning work packet, or weekly math center on reviewing prior concepts (or new ones!)  

I hope you all have a great week and I look forward to sharing more fun activities with you soon!

Betsy

 

Update!

I have 21 little kinders who all speak English natively. However, a few have a bit more experience with the Spanish language than others through our district Spanish preschool or one parent is a native speaker.

The first few weeks of school were very, VERY hard. Although it was my second time in kinder (third year overall) I had never started the year with them since I had been a long term sub before. Imagine all your management, descriptions, explanations of routines, etc that are soooo important the first few weeks all in a language where NONE of your students understand a word you are saying! Yikes! Between me dancing around the room modeling every single thing to repeating phrases over and over again...we were all exhausted.

But alas!! It is the beginning of December and my little ones are moving so far ahead! I'm so proud! We have almost everybody acing the letter sounds and some are even reading! Wahoo! I'm hoping to begin a solid weekly structure to my literacy instruction. I have been doing leveled grouping with centers but we will begin truly using our curriculum and nose dive into the nitty gritty!

I know I am little behind on showing room set up but tomorrow I will return with pictures to show my room and how I use it. I am looking forward to sharing what I do every day to build biliteracy and bilingualism in my little kinders! :)

Chau!