A Collaboration of Various Strategies
that work for us!
Harmony Elementary 1 st Grade Team
December 10, 2014
Mrs. Poole
Mrs. Cockeran
Mrs. Jordan
Mrs. Moorefield
Math Talk Time- A.K.A. Calendar Time
During this
time the
Number of
the day is
discussed,
time,
addition
and
subtraction
problems,
fact families,
etc.
MAKING
NUMBERS
Students are given a
blank sheet of paper
with squares. They
write their numbers
0-9 two times. Next
they cup the squares
apart into small
pieces. The teacher
calls out numbers for
the students to
make. This is much
like the making
words.
Using 3-D
shapes
Students
review 3-D
shapes by
creating an a
turkey with
toothpicks,
marshmallows,
apples.
 The story of the cousins by
Brenda Poole
Integrating
Math and
Creative
Writing.
Teaching 3-D
shapes
Using the song
“Hokey Pokey” sing
through the song,
asking students to
“put their sphere in,
their sphere out,…..
You can continue
this song singing,
“You put the shape
that can stack and
roll in, put the shape
that can stack and
roll out…..”
Teaching Flat
Shapes
Ask students to get
into a circle. One
person goes around
the circle with a
basket of shapes. As
the teacher sings, “A
tisket a tasket” the
student will stop in
front of someone and
drop a shape at their
feet. The student has
to name the shape
and continue going
around the circle.
Anchor Charts
Creating Anchor
charts for
strategies for
adding, shapes,
ways to make
numbers provide
help to students. I
create anchor
charts with my
students.
B.U.I.L.D
centersStudents
complete
one math
center a day.
The ten frame
on the carpet
is used to
teach the ten
frame,
adding,
more, less.
This part-part whole
model was created using
2 PVC pipe. They were
painted two different
colors and were velcroed
together. This is a visual
representation of the
part- part whole model.
Students complete this
during their B.U.I.L.D math
centers.
Students use cubes
to create an object
or animal. Next
students write a story
about what they
have created.
Work on Words for High Flyer
Groups
 Students use www.spellingcity.com to work on
games and practice their spelling words.