Start young children off with Common Core math using these innovative activities Teaching the Common Core Math Standards with Hands-On Activities, Grades K-2 provides teachers with the help they need to begin teaching to the new standards right away. The book outlines the Common Core math standards from kindergarten to second grade, providing one classroom-ready activity for each standard, plus suggestions for variations and extensions for students of different learning styles and abilities. Along with teaching the required mathematical concepts and skills, many of the activities encourage collaboration, technology utilization, written and oral communication, and an appreciation of the significance of mathematics in modern life.
As the Common Core is adopted across the nation, teachers are scrambling to find information on CCSS-aligned lesson planning and classroom activities. This comprehensive guide answers that need, providing both the background information and practical, applicable guidance that can bring the Common Core into the classroom today. The activities include:
- Abstract and critical thinking using mathematical reasoning
- Problem-solving strategies and calculation proficiency
- Math fluency, and an understanding of mathematical concepts and skills
- Applying mathematical understanding to real life problems
Early confidence and success in math is critical to a student's future performance. Math anxiety and a shaky foundation can hinder a student's potential far into the future, giving elementary math teachers a huge role in shaping their students' academic lives. The Common Core has set the bar, and Teaching the Common Core Math Standards with Hands-On Activities, Grades K-2 brings the standards to life.
Table of Contents:
About This Book v
About the Authors vii
Acknowledgments viii
SECTION 1: STANDARDS AND ACTIVITIES FOR KINDERGARTEN 1
Counting and Cardinality: K.CC.1 2
Activity 1: Reading a Counting Book 2
Activity 2: Counting Floor Tiles 3
Activity 3: Pass the Critter and Count 4
Counting and Cardinality: K.CC.2 5
Activity 1: Pick a Number and Count 5
Activity 2: A Random Number Generator 6
Counting and Cardinality: K.CC.3 10
Activity 1: Miniature Math Bingo 10
Activity 2: Numbers and Objects 11
Counting and Cardinality: K.CC.4 14
Activity 1: Pairing Numbers and Objects 14
Activity 2: Filling in Numbers and Objects 15
Counting and Cardinality: K.CC.5 20
Activity 1: Counting Out 20
Activity 2: Toss the Die 21
Counting and Cardinality K.CC.6 22
Activity: Comparing Objects and Numbers 22
Counting and Cardinality: K.CC.7 25
Activity: Comparing Numbers 25
Operations and Algebraic Thinking: K.OA.1 27
Activity 1: Representing Addition and Subtraction 27
Activity 2: Mini-Math Skit 29
Operations and Algebraic Thinking: K.OA.2 33
Activity: Addition and Subtraction Word Problems 33
Operations and Algebraic Thinking: K.OA.3 36
Activity 1: Getting to 11 36
Activity 2: Decomposing Numbers 37
Operations and Algebraic Thinking: K.OA.4 39
Activity: Making 10 39
Operations and Algebraic Thinking: K.OA.5 43
Activity 1: Piles of Cards 43
Activity 2: Coloring Sums and Differences 44
Number and Operations in Base Ten: K.NBT.1 49
Activity: Tens and Ones 49
Measurement and Data: K.MD.1 54
Activity: Draw, Show, and Tell 54
Measurement and Data: K.MD.2 56
Activity: Comparing Attributes of Objects 56
Measurement and Data: K.MD.3 58
Activity: Sorting, Classifying, and Counting Objects 58
Geometry: K.G.1 60
Activity: Finding Shapes 60
Geometry: K.G.2 62
Activity 1: Identifying and Matching 62
Activity 2: A Virtual Geoboard 64
Geometry: K.G.3 67
Activity: Flat or Solid 67
Geometry: K.G.4 72
Activity 1: Analyzing and Comparing Two-Dimensional Shapes 72
Activity 2: Virtual Two-Dimensional Shapes 73
Activity 3: Analyzing and Comparing Three-Dimensional Shapes 74
Geometry: K.G.5 78
Activity: Making Models 78
Geometry: K.G.6 80
Activity: Combining Shapes 80
SECTION 2: STANDARDS AND ACTIVITIES FOR GRADE 1 85
Operations and Algebraic Thinking: 1.OA.1 86
Activity 1: Word Problems—Adding To and Taking From 86
Activity 2: Word Problems—Putting Together, Taking Apart, and Comparing 87
Activity 3: Adding When Both Addends Are Unknown 88
Operations and Algebraic Thinking: 1.OA.2 92
Activity: Word Problems with Three Addends 92
Operations and Algebraic Thinking: 1.OA.3 95
Activity: Spin and Add 95
Operations and Algebraic Thinking: 1.OA.4 98
Activity: Finding Unknown Addends 98
Operations and Algebraic Thinking: 1.OA.5 101
Activity: Counting Forward and Backward 101
Operations and Algebraic Thinking: 1.OA.6 105
Activity 1: Addition and Subtraction Bingo 105
Activity 2: Addition and Subtraction Using Tens 106
Operations and Algebraic Thinking: 1.OA.7 112
Activity: True or False Equations Game 112
Operations and Algebraic Thinking: 1.OA.8 116
Activity: Addition and Subtraction Equations Game 116
Number and Operations in Base Ten: 1.NBT.1 120
Activity 1: Spin and Count 120
Activity 2: Call Out 121
Activity 3: Draw and Count 121
Number and Operations in Base Ten: 1.NBT.2 123
Activity 1: Numbers and Grids 123
Activity 2: Virtual Base Blocks and Place Value 124
Number and Operations in Base Ten: 1.NBT.3 127
Activity: Numbers War Game 127
Number and Operations in Base Ten: 1.NBT.4 130
Activity 1: Reading about Addition 130
Activity 2: Adding and Verifying Sums 131
Number and Operations in Base Ten: 1.NBT.5 132
Activity: The Game of Finding 10 More or 10 Less 132
Number and Operations in Base Ten: 1.NBT.6 136
Activity: Solving and Modeling Subtraction Problems 136
Measurement and Data: 1.MD.1 139
Activity: Ordering and Comparing Objects by Length 139
Measurement and Data: 1.MD.2 142
Activity: Measuring String in Length Units 142
Measurement and Data: 1.MD.3 144
Activity 1: A Book about Telling Time 144
Activity 2: Practicing Telling Time on a Web Site 145
Measurement and Data: 1.MD.4 146
Activity: Working with Data 146
Geometry: 1.G.1 150
Activity 1: A Book about Lines and Shapes 150
Activity 2: Drawing Shapes 151
Activity 3: Virtual Shapes and Attributes 152
Geometry: 1.G.2 154
Activity 1: Making Two-Dimensional Shapes 154
Activity 2: Making a Three-Dimensional Shape 155
Geometry: 1.G.3 158
Activity 1: Partitioning Circles 158
Activity 2: Partitioning Rectangles 159
SECTION 3: STANDARDS AND ACTIVITIES FOR GRADE 2 163
Operations and Algebraic Thinking: 2.OA.1 164
Activity 1: Word Problems Involving Adding To and Taking From 164
Activity 2: Word Problems Involving Putting Together, Taking Apart, and Comparing 166
Operations and Algebraic Thinking: 2.OA.2 171
Activity: Mental Math Game for Adding and Subtracting within 20 171
Operations and Algebraic Thinking: 2.OA.3 175
Activity 1: A Book about an Even-Numbered Day 175
Activity 2: Spilling Objects 176
Operations and Algebraic Thinking: 2.OA.4 178
Activity: Rectangular Arrays and Equations 178
Number and Operations in Base Ten: 2.NBT.1 180
Activity 1: Creating Numbers of Up to Three Digits 180
Activity 2: Place Value in Cyberspace 181
Number and Operations in Base Ten: 2.NBT.2 183
Activity: The Counting Game 183
Number and Operations in Base Ten: 2.NBT.3 187
Activity: Puzzles and Expanding Numbers 187
Number and Operations in Base Ten: 2.NBT.4 190
Activity: Comparing Numbers through 999 190
Number and Operations in Base Ten: 2.NBT.5 193
Activity: Addition and Subtraction Bingo within 100 193
Number and Operations in Base Ten: 2.NBT.6 197
Activity: Making Addition Problems 197
Number and Operations in Base Ten: 2.NBT.7 200
Activity: Creating Drawings That Represent Addition and Subtraction 200
Number and Operations in Base Ten: 2.NBT.8 204
Activity: Mental Math Go Around 204
Number and Operations in Base Ten: 2.NBT.9 209
Activity: Explaining Addition and Subtraction Operations 209
Measurement and Data: 2.MD.1 211
Activity: Measuring Objects with the Appropriate Tools 211
Measurement and Data: 2.MD.2 214
Activity: Measurements and Length Units 214
Measurement and Data: 2.MD.3 217
Activity: Estimating Lengths 217
Measurement and Data: 2.MD.4 220
Activity: Expressing Differences in Lengths 220
Measurement and Data: 2.MD.5 223
Activity: Solving Measurement Word Problems 223
Measurement and Data: 2.MD.6 226
Activity: Constructing Number Line Diagrams to Show Addition and Subtraction 226
Measurement and Data: 2.MD.7 231
Activity 1: Time on the Internet 231
Activity 2: Matching Time Cards 232
Measurement and Data: 2.MD.8 235
Activity 1: A Book about Math and Money 235
Activity 2: The Money Quiz Game 236
Measurement and Data: 2.MD.9 239
Activity: Measurement and Line Plots 239
Measurement and Data: 2.MD.10 243
Activity: Constructing Picture Graphs and Bar Graphs 243
Geometry: 2.G.1 246
Activity 1: Identifying and Classifying Shapes 246
Activity 2: Drawing and Naming Shapes 247
Geometry: 2.G.2 252
Activity: Partitioning Rectangles into Squares 252
Geometry: 2.G.3 256
Activity 1: Partitioning and Describing Parts of Rectangles 256
Activity 2: Partitioning and Describing Parts of Circles 257
INDEX 265
