Place a second and a third letter on the floor mat. Lay down letter cards on the floor that would be good options for the first letter of your word. Have a student throw a bean bag on the letter cards on the floor. They will select the letter card that the bean bag lands […]
Say three letter sounds (that create a word) and have a student find the matching letter cards. Then, have them jump on the letters they found and say the word they made. For example, if you say, “mmm”, they will find the ‘M’ card and place it on the mat. You say the short i […]
Take the number walk from zero to seven. As your child steps on each number, encourage your child to simultaneously say the number name. If the counting gets ahead of the number your child is stepping on, encourage your child to go back and start over. Stepping on the number and saying the number name […]
Counting backward is a prerequisite for subtraction. Encourage your student to start on seven and take steps to zero while saying the numbers!
Notice that all the numbers have corresponding diamonds. This is intended for children to learn the value of numbers. Notice that the number two has two diamonds. These two diamonds are buddies. Two is an even number! The number three has three diamonds. Two of the diamonds are buddies but there is one leftover! Odd […]
Have your students pretend that numbers, like people, feel lonely sometimes. Your students can help the numbers not feel lonely by placing objects on the numbers! Place one object on the number one. Place two objects on the number two. Choose two of the same thing—like two shoes, two books, or two toy cars. Place […]
Write addition and subtraction problems on cards, and use the Make Eight Mat as a number line. If the math problem says 5+2, then stand on 5 and take 2 steps forward to 7! For subtraction problems, walk backward or head toward the 1.
Clip a math worksheet on a clipboard. Have your child figure out the answers to the math problems by walking or jumping on the mat.
Have students pretend they are on a rocket ready for blast-off. Have one student start on the 7 and count down as they jump down the mat. Have the class shout the count down along with the jumper, 7, …2, 1, blastoff. Have everyone jump up and clap while saying “blast-off!”
Start on zero. Roll one die. Take the number of steps on the die. The first one to reach exactly seven wins. If the roll of the second die yields a number that causes you to exceed seven, go back to zero.
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