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Second Grade Math Kit

Find the activities below that correspond with the materials found in our Second Grade Math Kit. Please select the material before selecting the grade to make sure your search results only provide activities for the mats in your Second Grade Math Kit.

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Jumping Fractions

Have a student start at the bottom of the mat by ½. The student JUMPS up each set of fractions. When the student gets to the top of the mat, they jump sideways to the number 1.

Example: Jump on ½. Say, “½.” Jump on 2/2. Say, “2/2.” Jump to the left, land on 1, and say, “2/2 makes a whole.” Move to ⅓ and repeat the same process. Do this for the entire mat. When the student gets to 7/7, have him or her jump to the 1 that is on the right side.

Grade 2
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Observing the Mat

Ask a student to tell you something they observe on the mat. For example, “A circle with half shaded in.” This is a great way to make the mat feel less overwhelming for the students. They can start to find similarities before they even know they are working on fractions!

Grade 2
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Make the Amount

Give a student an amount, such as 23 cents. Have them jump on the coins on the mat that they would use to make 23 cents. For example, the student may jump on two dimes (while counting by 10’s up to 20) then jump three times on the penny (while adding 1,2,3 to 20) to make 23 cents. Challenge them to make the amount with as few coins as possible, or not using any quarters for larger amounts, etc.

Grade 2, Grade 3
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Clipboard Math

For enjoyable math practice, clip a math worksheet with questions about money on a clipboard. Have your student figure out the answers by stepping or jumping on the mat.

Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3
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Wall Banner

Hang the Dollar Hop Floor Mat on the wall as a constant visual reminder of what makes a dollar.

Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2
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The Mad Hatter

Glue pictures of coins and bills on 3 x 5 (or smaller) cards.* Place the cards into a large hat or box. Have students choose a card from the hat. If the student chooses a card that has a picture of a quarter, for example, they will hop to the quarter on the floor mat and say, “I drew a quarter. A quarter is 25 cents.”

*You can also use money flashcards you might already own.

Grade 1, Grade 2
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Bean Bag Toss

Have one student throw a bean bag on one of the words or pictures, penny, nickel, etc. For example, if the bean bag lands on the dime, the whole class does a physical activity (such as running in place or jumping jacks) while saying, “A dime is equal to ten cents.” Then, they will all count to 10. Give all students a turn to throw the bean bag and choose the physical activity.

Option: You can write down different activities on note cards beforehand and draw a card to choose the activity the class will do for each toss.

Grade 1, Grade 2
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Multiplication Matters

Have students begin on START HERE and follow this pattern:
Hop on the word penny while saying, “A penny is one cent. 1 x 100 = 100.”
Hop on the word nickel while saying, “A nickel is five cents. 5 x 20 = 100.”
Hop on the word dime while saying, “A dime is ten cents. 10 x 10 = 100.”
Hop on the word quarter while saying, “A quarter is twenty-five cents. 4 x 25 = 100.”
Hop on the word half-dollar while saying, “A half-dollar is fifty cents. 2 x 50 = 100.”

Grade 3
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Count the Coins

Have your student begin on START HERE. Have them count the pennies on the mat. They will jump on the pennies while saying, “100 pennies is the same as one dollar.” Then, have them count the nickels on the mat and jump on the nickels while saying, “20 nickels is the same as one dollar.” Continue with the dimes, quarters, and half-dollars. Repeat the exercise. Have students replace the words “is the same as” with “is equal to.”

Kindergarten, Grade 1
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Match the Coins

Put one dollar, two half-dollars, four quarters, ten dimes, twenty nickels, and one hundred pennies in a box. Have students match the coins on the mat with actual coins by placing the actual coin on top of each coin on the mat. You can also print out fake money found below.

Download pennies

Download nickels

Download dimes

Download quarters

Download half-dollars

Download dollars

Kindergarten
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