Teaching math can be so much fun because there are so many creative hands-on activities you can use! We love seeing all of the different ways our districts engage students in math activities in the classroom. In today's Academic Area, we have gathered a variety of engaging math activities from around the Miami Valley.
Shapes & Colors
Learning shapes and colors is a common math skill practiced by young learners.
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| Shape Matching Velco Board Jenna Fitch Demmitt Elementary, Vandalia |
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| Ruff's House Color and Texture Game Tracey Cooper Tecumseh Schools, Clark ESC |
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| Shape Matching Bulletin Board Tracey Cooper Tecumseh Schools, Clark ESC |
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| Tangram Shape Matching Debi Gnau Mad River Early Childhood Center, Mad River |
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| Sticker Matching Lock & Key Task Kate Pennington Kettering ECEC, Kettering |
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| Foamie Shape Matching |
Number ID
When learning numbers, it is important for students to have many repetitions. We love these multisensory ideas for practicing number identification.
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| Number Easter Egg Hunt |
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| Multisensory Tactile Number Flashcards |
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| Touchmath Dot Tactle Flashcards Emily Ottmar Stevenson Elementary, Mad River |
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| Place Value Visual Support Pam Ellender Mad River Middle School, Mad River |
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| Matching Number Word to Numeral Taskbox |
Counting
Counting is an essential numeracy skill. Luckily there are tons of great ideas for practice!
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| Number Communication Board Emily Ottmar Stevenson Elementary, Mad River |
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| Counting Fries Taskbox |
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| Counting Out Sets of Beads Taskbox Taylor Ruef Stevenson Elementary, Mad River |
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| Counting Out Sets of Erasers Taskbox |
We love how the ideas below use physical boundaries to provide cues for one-to-one correspondence for students who are just beginning to count sets of objects.
For students working on more advanced computation skills, it can be helpful to use visual cues to help them remember multi-step processes such as when solving word problems.
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| Unifex Cubes Counting Taskbox Jamie Minnish Prass Elementary, Kettering |
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| Block Counting Taskbox Jamie Minnish Prass Elementary, Kettering |
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| Figurine in Muffin Tin Taskbox |
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| Bouncy Ball in Ice Cube Tray Taskbox |
Computation
Manipulatives can be a great support for modeling addition and subtraction problems for students.
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| Farm Animal Addition Center Laura Frank Valley Forge Elementary, Huber Heights |
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| Sea Animal Subtraction Center Laura Frank Valley Forge Elementary, Huber Heights |
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| Word Problem Checklist Taylor Ruef Stevenson Elementary, Mad River |
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| CUBES Acronym for Solving Word Problems Sara Timmerman Bradford Elementary, Bradford |
Fractions
When teaching fractions, visuals are key to helping students understand each concept.
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| Bridges in Mathematics Number Corner Lindsay Hixson Charles Huber Elementary, Huber Heights |
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| Magnetic Fractions Manipulatives Pam Ellender Mad River Middle School, Mad River |
Time & Money
Telling time can be a complex skill for students who struggle with multi-step tasks. Visual supports can be a great way to break down the steps to make them easier to follow.
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| Telling Time Visual Support |
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| Coin Identification Poem Posters Pam Ellender Mad River Middle School, Mad River |
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| Money Sorting Taskbox Kristin Johnson Greene INC, Greene County ESC |
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| Snack Purchasing Taskbox |
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| Quarter Counting Sequencing Taskbox |
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| Menu Math Taskbox Brittany Wendling Valley Elementary, Beavercreek |
Daily Practice
A highly effective way for students to learn math skills is through daily practice. We love these bulletin boards for daily practice at Stevenson Elementary in Mad River!
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