Have a student jump down the mat and stop on either the supplementary space or the complementary space. When they stop, they shout out which one they chose. The rest of the students either lie flat on the floor (if supplementary) or sit up straight at a 90-degree angle (if complementary). This helps reinforce the […]
Have students toss a bean bag onto the mat. Have them identify the type of angle where the bean bag landed. Then, challenge them: Can you form a triangle using that type of angle? They can work with two partners (lying down together to form the three sides) or use their fingers to model it. […]
On the Add/Subtract Mat practice patterns, multiples, addition or subtraction while kids have fun practicing their tossing and catching skills. Designate a quarterback and a receiver (students could take turns in the roles to involve the whole class) and give them an objective, such as count by 7s to 100. The receiver stands on 7, […]
Place two factors less than 12 on the edge of the mat. Ask students to find the prime factorization of both and place the corresponding cards onto the middle of the mat. If they share a number in common remove one of the duplicates (e.g. if there one number has two 2s and another has […]
Choose a unit fraction. Roll a die that will determine the divisor for the problem. Now, use small strips of paper, string, or electric tape to divide one of the pictures on the chosen unit fraction by that number. Count how many sections you made.
Have students walk along the mat starting at 1/2. Make sure that they take time to observe and discuss the pictures on that space. You can introduce terminology through this exploration; for example, “One whole divided into two equal parts. It is called one half.” Continue this process across the mat for 1/3, 1/4, etc., […]
Have a student toss a bean bag onto the mat. Look at the numerator of the fraction that the beanbag lands on and have that many students stand on the unit fraction, matching the denominator. For example: If the bean bag lands on 3/8 have three students stand on 1/8 to show that 3/8 is […]
Have a student throw a bean bag on the floor mat. They will then hop to the bean bag alternating between one and two-footed movements. Have them pick up the bean bag and say the numeral underneath where the bean bag landed.
Have your students notice that all the numbers have corresponding dots. This is intended for students to learn the value of the numbers. Notice that the number two has two dots. These two dots are buddies. Two is an even number! The number three has three dots. Two of the dots are buddies, but there […]
Have your students match up the numerals with the same number of objects. Place one object on number one. Place two objects on number two. Choose two of the same thing—like two shoes, two books, or two toy cars. Place three objects on number three. Consider choosing three mittens, rocks, or spoons. Continue placing objects […]
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