Place Value Counting Strips Place Value Counting Strips were new to me until just the other day when a colleague introduced them to me. What a wonderful teaching tool! The minute I saw the idea, I knew I had to … Continue reading
FREEBIE! Roll to a Ten A Beginning Place Value Game It’s that time of the year again– time to begin teaching PLACE VALUE! If you have been reading BMTM for a while, you will have noticed quite a few posts … Continue reading
Popcorn Math Activities What seems like many moons ago, I wrote a guest for post the wonderful Aussie blog, Learn with Play at Home. The post was full of all kinds of ideas related to popcorn. Since then, I have … Continue reading
7 Uses for a Pringles Can For those of you who have been following Boy Mama Teacher Mama for a while probably figured out that I have a thing for Pringles’ cans. Not sure why, but something about them appeals … Continue reading
A Place Value Game for the Classroom Note: Templates have been updated as of November 2016! This is cool. I am really excited about this game I created. I actually made it last night at 11pm after finishing my student … Continue reading
I have been saving bottle tops from the milk lately. I didn’t know why until the other day when it hit me– another great way to practice math skills! So, I took out my beloved Sharpie (How much do you … Continue reading
Place Value Practice Tube with FREE TEMPLATE Since you already have the Pringles or “practice tube” ready to go, here is a way to use it to help your child with Place Value. This is very similar to the Place … Continue reading
Egg Carton Random Number Generator I have this plastic (see through) egg carton left over from chocolate Easter Eggs. I have been saving it because I knew that it had potential to be something- someday. I also had a bunch … Continue reading
Place Value Practice with a Flip The other day’s post about Place Value was just the beginning! Here are the directions for making a Place Value Flip Book. We have a store bought version of this book which we … Continue reading
Place Value Primer I am embarrassed to say that I did not understand Place Value until I had to teach it. I could go through all the steps and answer all the questions, but the meaning behind it? I … Continue reading
Number Practice Tube Okay, I had another Pringles (smaller) can and you know how I cannot resist the temptation. I think I am well on my way to a post called, “25 Things You Can Do with a Pringles Can!” … Continue reading