Down River Resources | Your Elementary Math Guide: Early Finishers
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Showing posts with label Early Finishers. Show all posts


Down River Resources creates many different types of interactive math products for your first grade classroom which are TEKS-aligned. I wanted to highlight a few of my favorite resources for firsties!

First Grade Number Strips: This 29-page resource is ready to print and laminate. You can keep the strips in a pouch or punch a hole and clip them together. You can make multiple rings so several students can be working on this center together. If you do not like to laminate, you can print and place into sheet protectors. I like to put them into the plastic 3-prong folders and make several for multiple students to work on at one time.

First Grade Partitioning 2-D Shapes Bundle:

This bundle includes two full-color math centers and 5
recording sheets that could be used for worksheet/homework, etc. You can use these to model how to sort the shapes into categories or use this as a math center. It specifically uses the shapes listed in the TEKS which will support your first grade classroom.


First Grade Ten More- Ten Less Support Pack: This support pack gives you the hands-on practice that students need. There are 6 individual practice pages (for guided practice, independent practice, or homework); 1 assessment page (for formative or summative assessment or to place on the left side of an interactive math notebook); and 1 blank assessment page (for modification or support small group instruction/tutoring).
Howdy, friends!

I hope this finds everyone well. I have been busy researching education and the rainforest for future blog posts so I have been away for a few days.

I want to highlight a few of the resources I have created in the past few weeks that I am so excited to use with my new group of students.

First Day Craftivity: As you are preparing for your first day of school, consider this $1 deal to use for years to come. This allows your students to draw pictures of themselves, their teacher, and their school. By coloring, cutting, and gluing, you will have a firsthand look at how your students take care of their school supplies and their fine motor skills. You can instruct your students to put it together in the two ways shown or come up with your own way!
First Day Craftivity


2-D & 3-D Geometry Bundle: Did you know that 20% of the new Kindergarten Math TEKS (Texas) involve geometry? This pack includes lesson ideas for all of the geometry standards you need to teach in kindergarten. Shape posters and color, cut, and paste sheets are included, along with other printables. Look at the preview to see the 44-page bundle.
Geometry Bundle
Numeracy Dice Bundle: This bundle includes 6 roll and write games that can be photocopied or used in a math centers. They can be used to teach reading and writing numbers, 2-D shapes, numbers that are one less than another number, numbers that are one more than another number, and addition and subtraction. This pack has 6 easy centers, just grab some dice. Also, it includes bonus printables and speech bubbles to support academic language development.

Numeracy Dice Bundle


Comparing Numbers 0-6 Raindrop Game: In life, of course, comparing numbers will obviously be an important skill. Will you buy the $30 jacket or the $90 jacket? Will you take the $20,000 a year job or the $60,000 a year job? This is something that students will need to know and you are helping build the foundation for this type of mathematical thinking. Cut up the game cards and laminate. Students take turns counting the purple raindrops and blue raindrops before using a comparison symbol. Game mats and a speech bubble to encourage mathematic conversation support are included.

Raindrop Comparison Game

Number Strips- Skip Counting by 10s: Students use these strips to practice skip counting in a math center or as an early finishers option. There are also counting to 20 forward and backward strips also that can be used in the same way.
Skip Counting Strips

Roll and Cover 36-page Set Bundle: Subitizing and basic numeracy can be reinforced using this pack. It includes 36 pages of ready to print and use math games for independent practice or in a math center. This bundle can be a permanent center all year round, switching the roll and cover sheet being used each week or adding one new game board per week. You decide! Tally marks, die faces, numerals 1-6 and 1-12 boards can be found in this pack.
Roll and Cover Bundle
Enjoy looking around! Thank you for entrusting me to provide you with classroom resources!

Happy Shopping!



Today has been filled with math center preparations for the upcoming school year. As I will be teaching kindergarten again, I know what I am doing, unlike last year! Kindergarten in the Land of Enchantment is so much different than kindergarten in the Lone Star state.

Preparing Math Centers 


Knowing the expectations of kindergarten and what my kids SHOULD be able to do when they enter into my classroom has allowed me create math centers that I know my kids will love! The month of June was all about creating some basic math centers. July is about preparing math centers among many other things.


No Prep Roll and Cover Games 
The math centers I printed out today and some of the Roll and Cover dice games that kindergartens love! The greatest thing about these centers is that once the student understands the game, they are able to play all of the different game boards with no assistance. This is super if you are working with small groups during math centers or stations time. I am building my collection of resources that can be used over and over without much planning and preparation. If I can remove the "Double P Threat--Planning & Preparation" for myself that is one less thing I have to be worried about! It seems like each year, life just gets busier and I want to remove as many burdens as I can! Don't you?!


During the month of May, we had a family emergency that took us out of town indefinitely at the time and it was these types of activities that kept my classroom afloat for a week while we were away. In the decade, I have been in the classroom that was the first emergency situation that ripped me out of the classroom with no time to think about a substitute. I am sure many of you can identify with this type of situation.


Another great thing that Roll and Cover dice games can be used for is for students who finish early. This can be an activity in the "I'm Done... Now What?" area of your classroom and taught as a beginning of the year routine. "If you are done with your center, and Mrs. _____ is still working with friends at her table, these are some things you can do."

Number Strips
I created a multitude of counting number strips for this purpose as well. These strips I cut out and will laminate and hold together with binder rings!

I love binder rings! I love things to keep my kids productively busy! I love summer time...a time when I can stay up late at night and think about great ideas and not pay for it when I wake up at noon!

Happy Preparing!


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