Trolls Boom Cards and a FREEBIE!

Thank goodness for Friday.  While there are definitely some elements of distance learning that I am embracing and enjoying, I'm also feeling pretty burned out.  Fortunately, we only have a few more days of school!  Hurray for summer!

Okay, where are all of my troll lovers at?! Today I am sharing the most adorable new deck of troll-themed Boom Cards AND, to celebrate it finally being Friday, a FREE troll-themed set of printable ten frames!

With this deck of 35 Boom Cards your students will really be able to practice effectively with ten frames as they complete a variety of multiple-choice, drag-and-drop, and fill-in-the-blank responses.  New to the wonderful world of Boom Cards?  Check out my post about them HERE.  Or, try it out for yourself with the free PLAYABLE PREVIEW right HERE.

       

After your kiddos work on the Boom Cards you could whip out this FREE set of printable ten frames! These cute troll-themed ten frames are sure to delight your little learners!  You can use the little mushroom markers I included OR get creative with pom-poms, dollar spot erasers, and more!  I've included both full-color versions AND black/white versions to suit your printing needs.  Just print, laminate, cut, and you are ready to go!

A few more ideas for use:

- math centers

- intervention work

- whole-group teaching

- counting practice (I'm doing this with my preschooler today!)

Click on this image to download!

Thanks for being here, troll lovers, and happy Friday!

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Teaching with Ten Frames

Hello, friends!  I know that it has been a good long while since my last post and I do apologize!  I mentioned earlier in the summer that I have been working on a super secret project and it has absolutely zapped up all of my time and energy.   I am still working on it in earnest, but am hoping to spill the beans soon!

This summer I noticed that one of my old favorite pictures/pins was receiving a lot of attention.  Anyone remember this?

Since I've had so many questions about it I wanted to provide just a tad more detail about how I use this in my classroom.  First of all, I print and laminate enough blank ten frames to see us through 180 days of school.  I put them up right next to my calendar board and introduce them on the first day as part of our calendar routine.  Each day we add one sticker to keep track of the days that we have been here.  I keep it pretty simple at the beginning, but as the first few ten frames fill up it generates more and more quality conversations and questions.

I point out how our sticker ten frames and the place value pockets on the bulletin board (I have this one) can work together.  The kiddos begin to realize that when we fill up a ten frame it is also time to bundle up ten straws, etc.  We use the ten frames to keep track of how many days we have been in school and how many days we have left until certain big events (100th day, anyone?).  Don't tell, but teacher also uses it to mentally note how many days until summer! :)  

Because I change my stickers each time a new month rolls around, we can keep track of how many school days we've had in any given month.  Over the year I ask any ten frame question you can think of..."How many more stickers will we need to fill up our next ten frame?", "How many stickers are in one row of a ten frame?", "How many stickers would I have if I added the first two ten frames together?" and so on.  You can also use the ten frames to practice skip counting by fives or tens.

I give each of my kiddos one of the new stickers at the beginning of each month...just because there are extras and it makes them really happy!  We stick them on our name tags and they are able to keep track of the months for themselves.

I purchased all of my stickers from Teacher Created Resources.  They have a lot of variety to choose from, but any 1-inch (or a little smaller) sticker should do. These are the specific sticker packs I purchased to use this year:

You can click on the links below to purchase them for yourself!

August - Summer Sunshine
September - Apples
October - Pumpkins
November - Thanksgiving
December - Christmas
January - Winter Season
February - Valentine's Day
March - St. Patrick's Day
April - Easter
May - Fun Flowers

If you are looking to purchase these calendar ten frames you can do so here (just the ten frames, but with color options!) or here (as part of a full calendar pack) 

And if you are looking for even more ten frame resources for your year, check out my new packet, Teaching with Ten Frames.  It has a variety of printables, centers, easy-to-prep activities, and more to suit your ten frames needs.  Here is a sneak peek at a few of the pages:

Click here to purchase!

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