Can you find a word with 2 syllables? Jump to that word and think of a non-locomotor movement (e.g., bounce, kick, lunge, swing, twist, etc.) to represent the syllables. Lead the class in doing that movement once for each syllable while saying the syllable. Repeat several times.
Play the game “Simon Says,” using instructions appropriate to the grade level. For younger students, you might say, “Stand on a word that begins with the letter _____” or “Stand on a word that has a short vowel sound.” For older students, you might say, ”Stand on a linking verb” or “Stand on a personal […]
Display the banner and encourage your class to recite the multiples while engaging in any form of physical activity. Adding some form of cross-body movement while reciting the multiples will speed up student’s retention. Let students take turns coming up with movements to do while reciting the multiples. (Movement ideas can be found in the […]
Children increase their understanding of multiples when they are able to physically touch each multiple as they are counting. Have a student touch each multiple while saying the number out loud. To include the whole class, have the other students surround the banner and recite the numbers as the student touches them. You could also […]
Place the banner on the floor. Have a student hop on each of the multiple squares as they shout the numbers out loud.
Hang the skip counting banners in clever spots around your school or classroom. Create clues about the location of the banners. Have your students search for the banner and when they find it, have them skip count by the number on the banner.
Ask your students to search for the math patterns on the skip counting banners. For example, do they see that each multiple of nine has digits that add to nine? Or that by reversing these same digits results in another multiple of 9? The patterns are hiding—can they find some more?
Hang banners in locations where students will wait for PE, art, music or lunch. Students can study the patterns as they wait. Skip counting can be used as a filler activity when there are a few minutes to spare such as waiting for the art or computer teacher to call the students into the class. […]
Clip a multiplication math worksheet for that banner’s multiple on a clipboard. Have the students solve the answers to the math problems by counting the skip counting numbers.
Have a student begin on START HERE. Have them read the first word. Have them jump on a word while simultaneously saying the word. Be sure that your student says the words correctly. Tell your student a word if your student doesn’t know the word. Continue hopping and reading words until the end of the […]
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