New product...and a freebie :)

Good evening! We're (finally) getting settled in to our new place here, which is great. I did pretty well with unpacking boxes and getting things organized when we first got here but my motivation for it has been dwindling ever since...(and we won't even talk about all the school stuff I still have packed away!)

I finished a product that I'm pretty excited about. I promise I don't only create math games and centers. Actually, there is a story behind that. It seems like there are so many resources available for reading instruction and intervention, but far less resources available for math. In fact, in the district where I student taught and the district where I was teaching before our move, teachers were creating materials to supplement the core math series. Well, when you work with some of the most struggling students, they need lots of exposure and practice to master the skills, which means you need quite a few resources. I especially like creating games and center activities because students seem so engaged with them...which usually leads to higher levels of mastery. It's always great when students approach you to ask if they can have a copy of the game to play at home with their families!

 So anyways...this resource is called Cat and Mouse (and it's super cute!). It is directly aligned with EIGHT Common Core grade 1 math standards. It's a game where students choose a mouse game board and work to fill their game board with cheese cards. Students take turns drawing a cheese card and answering the questions. If they answer the question correctly, the card goes on their board. Watch out though- cat cards are lurking and if a student draws a cat card, they have to put their cheese cards back. There are 8 sets of game cards included and the borders are color coded according to the standard addressed. Skills addressed include comparing 2 digit numbers, addition, subtraction, place value: tens and ones, working with equations with unknown numbers, word problems and more!

Here is a preview of this resource:

It can be downloaded by clicking this link.

This is a great resource for math centers or small group instruction. I even created a freebie so you can try it out! The freebie includes the blue set of question cards (1.OA.7: Working With Addition & Subtraction Equations...Are They Equal?) To get your free copy, click here! Enjoy :)