Saturday, June 11, 2011

Thank You Followers!!

I could not believe it this morning when I went to play on the internet participate in online professional development (that is what we're doing you know!) and I saw that I had hit 300 followers. Wow! I'm so appreciative of everyone who reads anything I write=) I'm certainly not a fantastic writer, but I love sharing what I'm doing. Even more than that, I love to see what everyone else is doing in their classroom!

As a thank you I've uploaded some "math mats" that I plan to use during guided math groups next year. I always start guided reading lessons with a quick warm up using an alphabet chart or blends chart. It's just something to get the kids focused and it becomes a routine that we always chant the chart to warm up. So this is the same thing but with math. If you have any ideas of how to make these charts better or suggestions for more charts to make just let me know. Thanks for reading!!

(click the picture to find the free download in my TPT store)

I'm linking this post up with Fran Kramer's (amazing) blog, Kindergarten Crayons. She's posted absolutely fantastic ideas and tons of freebies to go with Chapter 4 of Math Work Stations. The topic is number sense and I thought these math mats would fit right in.

23 comments:

  1. That is too cute!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!!

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  2. Yeah!! Thank you! I will be printing these and making copies to put in my guided math binder

    Primary Connections

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  3. OMG! Thanks! I love this so much! I have been trying to revamp by guided math time as well. This just really helped me out!

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  4. Thank you so much for sharing these awesome mats!
    Lorena
    Little Treasures

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  5. Thanks for sharing! I left you positive feedback at TpT.
    Erica Bohrer's First Grade

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  6. Melissa,
    I love how you put the small picture icons next to each row! I think it will help those kids who don't understand how to follow a 100 chart. I left you positive feedback on TPT. Thanks for sharing!
    Jenn
    http://finallyinfirst.blogspot.com/

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  7. Melissa,
    I love being linked to you!
    These are so great for our kids. I almost feel like you could use them for "math fluency" as they read the mat and practice these concepts.
    I am going to run out of printer ink!
    Fran@kindergartencrayons.blogspot.com

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  8. Wow-what a great idea to use these math charts as a guided math warm-up! Can't wait to try them out with my kinders! Thank you!

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  9. Fantastic activity (yet again!). Thanks sooooo much for sharing!

    Alessia
    mrsalbanesesclass.blogspot.com

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  10. Fantastic blog! I love, love, love your humor. The mats were an Aha! moment for me. Of course, we do focus activities for other subjects- why not math?!?

    Shana
    gracehopperlearning.blogspot.com

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  11. LOVE IT! Thank so much for sharing and congrats on the followers- we love you! :o)

    http://sothentherewere2.blogspot.com

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  12. Super awesome and cute! Thanks!
    - Jan
    Please follow by blog at http://firstgradehoneybunch.blogspot.com

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  13. Thank you for sharing the download. I have just started my blog and I am an Alabama girl too.

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  14. Thank you for your generosity. You've helped me be a better teacher!

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  15. Love these mats for scaffolding kiddos! Could you make a count by two's starting at 1. Would love the odd numbers too.

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  16. Thank you for sharing! Especially for free! So generous! I can't wait to go into work and try this with some of my groups that need that type of reinforcement.

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  17. Thanks so much! These will help with my special needs students.
    Beth
    Thinking of Teaching

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