Hunting for Numbers

I can't believe Easter is almost upon us! Now, weather in my part of the world is never particularly good - when it's not raining it's snowing!  But by now we've usually got rid of the white stuff and spring flowers are normally pushing their way through. Not so this year. As I look out of the window the snow is flurrying around. We still have remnants of the snow that fell last Friday. And the north of the country has (and still is!) had it bad. Farmers hare having to dig their sheep out and cars have been buried in snow drifts. Not to mention my poor hanging basket of spring Polyanthus - all done in by the frost they are...  Very unseasonal.

I get a lot of comfort from reading your posts, as many of you seem to be experiencing the same freak weather. Perhaps it's a sign that we'll have a heatwave in the summer... I can but wish...

So, with Easter around the corner, here's a little something that you can use in your maths centres to practise (yes, I know - it's UK spelling...) number bonds. I know from experience that some kids have trouble recognising two numbers that go together to make ten (even thought the little honeys have - oh, wait for it - 5 digits on each hand... Doesn't that make 10..?). They have even more trouble making 20 from a one digit and a two digit number. And don't talk about making 100..! This pack helps them to do just that. It's three packs in one - bonds to 10, bonds to 20 and bonds to 100, although each pack is available separately if you prefer. You can download from TN by clicking the first picture, and TPT by clicking the second.

Naughty, naughty... And a Little Freebie

Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!

It's been almost two weeks since I paid any TLC to my blog... In my defence, it has been hectic. My half termly planning dried up at the end of October, and with the London trip and all, I had no time to look at it during the break. Then it was in at the deep end and all hands on deck. In short, I've been frantically trying to whip up plans for all of my kiddos - all 120+ of them! I'm happy to say that it's coming to and end now - just in time for the Christmas break when I'll have to start all over again! Sometimes I feel overwhelmed by paperwork, and although I am a planning junkie, it does take me away from what I should be doing - teaching.... Anyone else out there feel the same..?

 We don't have Thanksgiving over here, but when I have my own class I try to do lots of fun things with them all in the name of cultural development. Truth is, I LOVE customs and traditions from all over the world, and try to weave it into my teaching wherever possible - it makes for a much more interesting time. The next biggie for us is Christmas - of course. So I've started to turn my mind to keeping my kiddos interested and occupied. I thought I'd start by sharing a little freebie with you - a set of Snow Bear number cards. I just love these little guys! And it follows that my class will love them too. So it made sense to use them in the classroom.

You can use these little cards in your teaching - number centres, number walls, displays, bulletin boards, number work, calendars - you name it! Remember to post your pics of how you used them - I'd love to see.





Click the image for Teachers Notebook, or here for TPT



I have a matching set of letter cards available in my TN and TPT shops at a very reasonable $1.50 (that's around £1....)



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