Spring is FINALLY Here!!!

Hello all!!!  Mother nature has finally decided to be kind to us again and Spring is finally here!  The weather is perking up and I could not be happier!  In the spirit of the wonderful weather I have created a new batch of math centers for division.  These centers are geared toward division with remainders.  There are three different centers which I will explain to you below. 

This is the title of the bundle, and it is what you will need to search in TPT if you would like to buy it for your classroom.

 

I started off this bundle by adding in two reference sheets.  This first sheet below is a sheet that shows students how to put items into groups to help them find the remainder.

 

 

The second reference page gives two vocabulary words with their definitions for the students to reference during the centers.

 

The first center is a set of task cards titled "Caterpillar Task Cards."

 

 

This part of the bundle includes 4 pages of task cards that can be cut out and laminated to be put at a center or posted around the room.  If posted around the room, the students would take a recording sheet and quietly walk to room and solve each task card on their recording sheet.  These can also be used for free time choice or students who finish early.  They can be put on a key chain and students can take them quietly back to their desk to practice quietly.

 

 

Here is the recording sheet that is included with the set.  They will take this around the room with them as they figure out each task card.

 

 

The next center is titled "Dragonfly Flip and Solve."  There are two different sets of cards for this center as well as a recording sheet.

 

 

First set of cards - There are 2  pages of these cards to be cut out.  When you print them you will see that they are the "smaller cards," and they also have the bugs on them.  All of these small cards go in a pile together and are flipped face down.

 

 

Second set of cards - There are 2 pages of these cards to pass out as well.  When you print these cards out you will see that that are the "bigger cards."  All of these big cards go in a separate pile from the small cards and are placed face down as well. 

 

 

The students will take turns flipping on card from the "small pile," and one card from the "big pile."  They will take those two numbers and create a division problem with them.  They will use their recording sheet to write out the problem and solve. 

 

 

The third and final center is titled, " Bumble Bee Spin and Solve."   There are 4 different spinners for this center, including a directions sheet and recording sheet.

 

 

First 3 Spinners - These all have colored numbers.  The group will only need to choose one of the 3 colored spinners for their game.  I just made three of them to have a variety of different numbers to choose from. Each student will spin this spinner once.

 

 

Grey Spinner - There is one grey colored spinner in the set.  This spinner contains the smaller numbers or "divisors."  Each students will spin this spinner once.

 

 

Since this center is a bit more confusing then the others, I added a directions page for help.

 

 

 

Once the group has one color spinner and the grey spinner they will take turns.  Each students will spin the colored spinner once and the grey spinner once.  They will use the numbers that they get from spinner for their division problem.  They will take the 2 numbers and write them out on their recording sheet and solve. 

 

 

I used this bundle with my 3rd graders and they LOVED it!!! It is a great use for differentiated instruction, especially if you are having struggling students.  This is a difficult concept for many kids to grasp so any extra practice is good practice.  It is a great opportunity for you to have the time to go around and observe how your students as individuals are truly doing.  You can take anecdotal records on individual students to see who is struggling and where or who is excelling and where.  That way you can tweak your instruction for the next lesson to fit the needs of the class.

 

My next project that will be in the works is a bundle of anecdotal records aligned to the common core.  Anecdotal records have seemed to be put on the back burner recently, but I think they are a wonderful resource to have in your classroom.  Its a great from of formative assessment, and can help you plan your lessons to cater to your students individual needs.  This bundle will take me a little while though so ill be giving updates!! Let me know what you think of the idea and if you have any suggestions of what to add!