Missing Numbers? This is a classic skill that they are working on for both kindergarten and first-grade math classes. As you build to first-grade skills, you should be able to count from 1 to 100. Missing Numbers for First Graders This worksheet covers a few different concepts – first of all, working in a sequence. There is only ONE number of each set of ten in a row. You little student has to fill in 90 blanks out of 100, What are Missing Numbers? Missing numbers are the numbers that got missed in the given series of numbers with similar differences among them. The process of writing the missing numbers is termed as finding similar changes between those numbers and filling their missing values in their specific series and places. This activity is a great way to introduce number order! You can show them how row two all start with a “1”, how row three all start with a “2”, etc – to cover the teens, twenties, etc. You can teach multiplication too! Let’s start … [Read more...]

I know that 1 Minute Math Addition for first graders seems like a strange conecpt. While timed math tests are not mentioned in the curriculum guide for your kid's school, they are a way for teachers to find out if their students have mastered basic math facts. This is very important today when teachers and schools are expected to have students meet certain standards. If your child had been able to complete the 20 problems in one minute, they would have demonstrated that they had a mastery of the facts on the timed test. A child is considered to have learned a math fact when they can give an answer in less than 3 seconds. Sadly, these timed tests can sauce students a lot of anxiety. That is the main reason that I feel it is important to help them in advance of them actually needing the lesson in school. Making it fun, and some sort of game, means you can help them learn and take away the anxiety! The transition from kindergarten to first grade is a big step for a child. A child is now … [Read more...]

This Color By Shape exercise is a great way to not only teach the littles their shapes, but helps their manual dexterity with their coloring. That builds on their writing skills for down the road. Why is it important to learn shapes? Color and shape are ways children observe and categorize what they see. These very recognizable characteristics encourage children to define and organize the diverse world around them. These first teachings in preschool and kindergarten are basics that your child needs to know before she learns the "other basics" of reading, writing, and math. Understanding color and shape is a tool for learning many skills in all curriculum areas, from math and science to language and reading. For example, when your child learns to discern the similarities and differences between colors and shapes, she is using the same skills she needs to recognize the differences between letters and numerals. Now, do you have to explain all of that to your little one before they … [Read more...]