Created by Marissa Frisk and Leah Walsh

1. Easy Reader Shape Hunt Cards (M):

This includes 6 “easy reader” shape hunt cards. A child can “read” these to a friend by counting the number of shapes on the card and describing the color. “Can you find one red circle?” Pro Tip: Make sure you have objects that fit the description around your room! Or you can cut these shapes from construction paper and hide them around your space.

2. Number Writing Cards (M):

So many ways to use these! You can print and laminate and offer with a sand tray for writing practice. Additionally you can offer a dry erase marker and a small “magic erase” for children to write directly on laminated cards. You can offer a wooden stylus for tracing or you can print off on normal paper and have children write themselves.

3. 10s Hopscotch and Scavenger Hunt (L):

Print these onto cardstock and laminate. Hot glue non-slip shelf liner (I got mine at Target) to the backs of the large circle cards. To play hopscotch, lay out the large cards on the floor. Have the child choose a small card and hop to that number, counting by 10s. Alternatively, you can hide or hang cards around the room and have children document the ones they find on the sheet included.

4. Bead Bar Addition Cards (M):

These can be used with the printable beads/real beads or children can just count up on the cards themselves. They can write the answer in with a dry erase marker, you can print them off on normal computer paper and have them write the answer in with pencil or you can display them just as cards and have them record their work on other recording paper.

5. Multiplication Shopping Lists (M):

These can be used with the printable decanomial box or actual bead bars. The number/color in the circle is the bead bar you should use. So if the circle has a green 2 in it, you know you will be using the green 2 bead bar. How many pictures of that corresponding object is how many of those bead bars you’ll need. So if there are three pictures of a plant and the number inside the circle is a 2. You’ll need “2 green bead bars.” Check out my IGTV episode if you need more clarity!

6. Multiplication Word Problems (L):

Print, laminate and cut. This is a great activity for an adult to do with children or for a reader to do on their own. Read word problem, child uses bead bars (or printables included in this bundle) to solve. Comes with 24 word problems.

7. Decanomial Box (M):

Great substitution if you don’t have the real thing! I would recommend printing on 110lb cardstock and laminating. These can be used with the shopping lists, addition bead bar cards and Leah’s multiplication word problems.

8. Measuring with a Tape Measure (L):

Use this paper and room labels to introduce measuring using a tape measure. I recommend printing the labels on cardstock and laminating before hanging them around your environment. Have the children walk around the room, measuring the objects, and documenting their results on the paper. They can staple them into booklets. I found this small 10’ tape measure at my local hardware store.

I have this work available on our Practical Life shelves because we are learning to use a number of woodworking tools and I think this will be enticing. You can certainly put it in your math area instead.

9. Animal Length Cards (M):

Print on 110lb cardstock and laminate. You can cut the info off the card, glue on the back and present that way OR you can keep as “cards”. Punch a hole where the black dot is and thread yarn/twine/ribbon through the hole that is the matching length listed of that animal. There is one animal for every continent! Children can work together to stretch out the length of ribbon and see how big that animal is in real life!

10. Measuring with Animals (L):

This is a fun (and silly!) way to learn about measuring. Prepare the animals by printing onto cardstock and laminating. You will need to decide how many of each animal you want to print. Use the documentation sheets to guide you, there are two options. One can be kept as an entire sheet and the other can be cut into strips. Present to the children by choosing a person in the class to measure. They will need to lay on the floor while you lay whales, slugs, cats, or birds next to them to determine how long they are. How many slugs long are you?!

11. Mini 100 Boards for Skip Counting (L):

Print these sheets and have them available with a marker. The child can choose what number they’d like to skip count by and color over the numbers. For instance, if they are skip counting by 3s they count 1-2-3 color, 1-2-3 color. Does a pattern emerge?

12. Farmer’s Market (L):

Use these printables to help you create a Farmer’s Market for your learning environment. Included is a Farm Fresh sign, a Market banner, product labels (carrots, lettuce, berries, milk, honey, eggs, flowers, bread), blank product labels, shopping lists, blank shopping lists, and money (1s, 5s, 10s).

You can see how I have set this up in my classroom on my IG account. The wooden crates and some of the baskets are from Michael’s, the cash register is from IKEA. The milk and honey are made by mixing paint and water into empty plastic containers and glueing the lids on. I sewed the felt food, there are lots of ideas on Pinterest (they are quick projects I promise!).

This is a two person work, one farmer and one customer. The customer uses their list to fill their basket. Together they count the objects and exchange money. When my co-teacher and I first present this work we model asking questions about the food. “What is the name of your farm?” “Are these eggs fresh this morning?” “Does your cow have a name?”

13. Printable Food for Farmer’s Market (L):

This is an alternative way to use the Farmer’s Market, to turn it into a game that can be put on a shelf. Prep the food by printing on to cardstock, laminating and cutting them out. This game can be played in a small group with an adult (at least until the children get the hang of it). The food is all placed in the middle and each child gets a shopping list and some money. They shop and pay the cashier (the adult). You can be there to help them figure out if there is another way to pay (ie. is there another way to pay $15? How about a 10 and five 1s or three 5s).

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Marissa Frisk: www.missymontessori.com IG @missymontessori

Leah Walsh: www. craftingyourclassroom.com IG @bluebirdmontessori

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