MATH TUBS

Math Tubs: Numbers

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Spin a Number
Race to 100
Spin and Show
Gel Pouch Numbers
Felt Board Numbers
Geoboard Numbers
Play Dough Numbers
Parking Lot Numbers
Roll Say Keep Numbers
1:1 Correspondence & Counting Game
Number Floor Puzzles
Bottled Up Numbers
Connect 4 Numbers
Cube Toss Numbers
Number Puzzles - Counting & Matching


       
Spin a Number
Directions Materials Math Tub Pictures Internet Resources and Downloads
Students spin the spinner, identify the number, say its name, then color/cover one of the numbers they spun on the number coloring sheet.   Instead of having to copy - - you could laminate and have students cover numbers with some sort of manipulative.  I prefer to have them cover the numbers rather than have to spend time and resources on copying.
  • Number Spinner
  • Number Sheet
  • Pink, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, Brown, and Black Crayons/Manipulatives.

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Race to 100
Directions Materials Math Tub Pictures Internet Resources and Downloads
Students roll their dice, read the number, and color squares on a 100s grid to represent the number they rolled.  First to reach 100 wins!  
  • Dice
  • Crayons
  • 100s Chart Grids

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Spin and Show
Directions Materials Math Tub Pictures Internet Resources and Downloads
Students place the top in the center of the number grid and spin.  Once the top has stopped, students then read the number and create it using counters. 
  • Toy Top
  • Number Grid
  • Counters
  • Work Mat
 
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Gel Pouch Numbers
Directions Materials Math Tub Pictures Internet Resources and Downloads
Students place the top in the center of the number grid and spin.  Once the top has stopped, students then read the number and create it using counters. 
  • Food Saver
  • Colored Hair Gel
  • Food Saver Bags

or

  • Ziploc Freezer Bags
  • Duct Tape
  • Colored Hair Gel

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Play Dough Numbers
Directions Materials Math Tub Pictures Internet Resources and Downloads
Students roll the play dough or clay in to thin snakes to form numbers.  Number cards can be made and laminated for durability. 
  • Play Dough
  • Laminated Number Cards

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Geoboard Numbers
Directions Materials Math Tub Pictures Internet Resources and Downloads
Students form numbers on the Geoboard with rubber bands. 
  • Geoboards
  • Rubber Bands
  • Geoboard Number Templates
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Number Writing Practice
Directions Materials Math Tub Pictures Internet Resources and Downloads
Students practice writing numbers.  These could be printed, laminated, and then used with wipe off crayons.
  • wipe off crayons
  • laminated number sheets

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Math Their Way Numbers Writing Paper

 

The Learning Page's Number Writing Pages

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1:1 Correspondence & Counting Math Game
Directions Materials Math Tub Pictures Internet Resources and Downloads
Students take turns rolling a die and moving their game piece towards the finish line.
  • game boards
  • die
  • game pieces

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Game Boards [print, color, and laminate]

 

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Number Puzzles: Number Recognition, Counting and Matching
Directions Materials Math Tub Pictures Internet Resources and Downloads
Students assemble puzzles while practicing their number recognition, counting, and matching skills.  I have four math bins that contain the puzzles.  One bin holds the easier "foam" type puzzles.  A second bin holds our peg board number boards.  The third bin houses four different count and match number puzzles.  Our final bin, the fourth one, has our "hands on learning" 5-piece number puzzles that feature numbers 0-20.
  • number puzzles
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Peg Board Number Puzzle by Lakeshore Learning

Number Match Ups by Lakeshore Learning

Numbers Count Game by Educational Insights

Hands-On-Learning Number Puzzles by Scholastic

 

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Cube Toss Numbers
Directions Materials Math Tub Pictures Internet Resources and Downloads
Students toss a cube, identify the number that they rolled, and then record their toss on the recording sheet, with a Write and Wipe crayon.  
  • 6-, 8-, 9-, and/or 12-sided Dice
  • Recording Sheets (laminated)
  • Wipe Off Crayons
  • Tissues

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Wooden cubes can be purchased from BAYER WOOD - A wonderful product, at a great value!!

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Connect 4 NUMBERS
Directions Materials Math Tub Pictures Internet Resources and Downloads
Played just like the "real" version of the game Connect 4.  Students partner up, select a chip (distinguishable from their partner's chip), and play begins when one player selects a "cell" from the bottom row.  The player must read the cell's contents correctly before placing their chip/counter (or coloring the cell).  Players should try to block their opponent.  Play ends when a player "connects" four cells in a row (diagonally, horizontally, vertically).  
  • Game Board(s)
  • Counters or Crayons

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Numbers FLOOR Puzzles
Directions Materials Math Tub Pictures Internet Resources and Downloads
After assembling floor puzzles, students read them with a pointer.
  • Floor Puzzles
  • Pointers

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