Students will first roll a number cube. This number will then let students know how many of the 10 animals need to be eliminated/subtracted. They will cross that many off. They will then create a number sentence to mathematically explain how they end up with fewer animals.
This website gives teachers the ability to quickly create random numbers that can be used for adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, order of operations, finding rules, and learning to substitute values. The spinners can be used with 2 to 12 sections in each spinner. You can have up to 4 spinners. It also contains a timer in which you can quickly turn the spinners into fun and visual activities. Watch the YouTube Video on using the spinners to see how it can be used.
This is a Smartboard large button program that displays flashcards. I have my students in teams and we play two-minute relay games where the team selects and answers and then moves to the end of the team. The team that wins is the one that answered the most correct multiplication or division problems. You can also select add and subtract.
Save the planet by destroying the aliens quickly. Students need to solve addition problems in order to fire the weapon. This will surely improve their additions skills and fluency.
In this game, students can compete against each other online to see who can get their jet ski to the end, the quickest by answering addition questions.
This website gives a great example of using the commutative and associative properties of addition using Skittles. There is a video available that will help demonstrate successful implementation.
Meet Skip the Squirrel. Students solve 6, 3 digit subtraction questions to find out which color students will color in the picture with.
Students complete the 0 to 10 addition and each answer is given a "color" value. The student color in the square the result is a lion. Check out some other coloring math squares here.
This is a random three-digit subtraction generator that is
Smartboard friendly, with big buttons. Click the reset values button and the program will generate two 3-digit numbers that students can use to reinforce their ability to subtract. I use this program to generate subtraction questions and students can use whiteboards to solve the answer. This can also be used to play games like king of the row or relay races.
