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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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Least Common Multiple

Requires two different skip counting mats.
Line up two skip counting mats. Tell students you will be comparing these two factors and finding least common multiples. Have one student on each mat. Instruct one student to hop on the multiples going up their mat, shouting out the multiples as they hop. Then, have the second student do the same on the second mat. When the class hears the second student call out a duplicate number, they yell to the second student to stop. Check to see if they found the least common multiple (LCM) or just a common multiple.

Example: Find the LCM of 3 and 5. Line up the Skip Counting by 3s and 5s mats side by side. One student jumps 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, etc., up the mat. Then, the other jumps 5, 10. 15…the class yells, “STOP!”

Grade 6
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Division with Remainders

Give students a dividend that will have a remainder when divided by five. Have them find and stand on the dividend on the mat. Have them jump and count the number of spaces it takes to reach the next lowest multiple of five. The number of spaces is the remainder number. Have them hold it up on their fingers. Then, have them follow the procedure for dividing while keeping the initial “remainder” number on their fingers.

Example: Give them the number 32. They will find and stand on 30 and take two jumps to land on 30. Holding 2 on their fingers, they then jump the multiples to zero, counting how many jumps it takes out loud. When they get to zero, they recite, “Thirty-two divided by five is six remainder two.”

Grade 4, Grade 5
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Bean Bag Baseball Game

Divide your class into teams (the number of teams and the number of students on each team will depend on how many students you have). Place a bucket/basket at the end of the floor mat after 50.

Have one team line up in a single file line behind zero. The other team will wait off to the side of the mat until it is their turn “at bat.” The goal of the bean bag game is to get the most bean bags into the bucket before all of the rounds/innings are over. You can determine how many rounds you play.

Give the first player a multiplication by five question. Have them hop to their answer and make sure they are correct. If the answer is correct, they will try to toss their bean bag into the bucket at the end of the floor mat. If they are incorrect, they get a ‘strike’ and do not get to toss their bean bag. Repeat with the next student in line. You can decide how many ‘strikes’ each team gets before switching to the next team.

Grade 3, Grade 4
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Clipboard Math

Have your students figure out the answers to the math problems by using the mat.

Grade 3
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Division

Give a student a division by fives problem (verbally, flashcard, worksheet, etc.).
Example: 30 ÷ 5
The student will begin on the first number of the problem, 30. Then, they will jump back to zero on the multiples of 5. How many hops did it take to get back to zero? 6!

Grade 3
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Multiplication

Give a student a multiplication by 5s problem (verbally, flashcard, worksheet, etc.).
Example: 5 x 6
The student will begin on 0. They will jump forward 6 times, only landing on the multiples of 5. When they land on the sixth number, 30, they will say, “5 x 6 = 30.”

You can also have students practice each multiplication fact as they hop down the mat:
Jump on 5. Say, “5 x 1 = 5.” Jump on 10. Say, “5 x 2 = 10,” etc.

Grade 2
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Skip Count by 5s

Have a student start on zero. Then, have them point out the pattern that the dark green boxes with the feet follow. Explain to them that these boxes are showing the multiples of five.

Whisper Loud: To begin learning multiples of five, start with the whisper loud technique to have students jump down the mat. Have students follow this pattern: Jump on the one. Whisper, “one.” Jump on the two. Whisper, “two.” Jump on the three. Whisper, “three.” Jump on the four. Whisper, ”four.” Jump on the five. Shout, “FIVE.” Jump on the six. Whisper, “six.” Jump on the seven. Whisper, “seven.” Jump on the eight. Whisper, “EIGHT!.” Jump on the nine. Whisper, “nine.” Jump on the ten. Shout, “TEN.” Continue with this pattern down the mat to fifty.

Skip Counting: Once they are more comfortable with the multiples of five, you can have students skip count down the mat, only jumping on the dark green boxes. Make sure they are saying the number confidently and correctly when they land on each multiple. If their jumps get ahead of the numbers, have them start again.

Grade 3
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Least Common Multiple

Requires two different skip counting mats.
Line up two skip counting mats. Tell students you will be comparing these two factors and finding the least common multiples. Have one student on each mat. Instruct one student to hop on the multiples going up their mat, shouting out the multiples as they hop. Then, have the second student do the same on the second mat. When the class hears the second student call out a duplicate number, they yell to the second student to stop. Check to see if they found the least common multiple (LCM) or just a common multiple.

Example: Find the LCM of 3 and 4. Line up the Skip Counting by 3s and 4s mats side by side. One student jumps 3, 6, 9, 12, etc., up the mat. Then, the other jumps 4, 8, 12…the class yells, “STOP!”

Grade 6
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Division with Remainders

Give students a dividend that will have a remainder when divided by four. Have them find and stand on the dividend on the mat. Have them jump and count the number of spaces it takes to reach the next lowest multiple of four. The number of spaces is the remainder number. Have them hold it up on their fingers. Then, have them follow the procedure for dividing while keeping the initial “remainder” number on their fingers.

Example: Give them the number 30. They will find and stand on 30 and take two jumps to land on 28. Holding 2 on their fingers, they then jump the multiples to zero, counting how many jumps it takes out loud. When they get to zero, they recite, “Thirty divided by four is seven remainder two.”

Grade 2, Grade 3
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Bean Bag Baseball Game

Divide your class into teams (the number of teams and the number of students on each team will depend on how many students you have). Place a bucket/basket at the end of the floor mat after 40.

Have one team line up in a single file line behind zero. The other team will wait off to the side of the mat until it is their turn “at bat.” The goal of the bean bag game is to get the most bean bags into the bucket before all of the rounds/innings are over. You can determine how many rounds you play.

Give the first player a multiplication by fours question. Have them hop to their answer and make sure they are correct. If the answer is correct, they will try to toss their bean bag into the bucket at the end of the floor mat. If they are incorrect, they get a ‘strike’ and do not get to toss their bean bag. Repeat with the next student in line. You can decide how many ‘strikes’ each team gets before switching to the next team.

Grade 3, Grade 4
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