"Peep"in at Equal Equations

I don't know about your little darlin's, but mine needed so much practice on the core concept "Understand the meaning of the equal sign, and determine if equations involving addition and subtraction are true." So I came up with this activity. Students choose a card from the pile and place it on their game board. The student who gets five in a row horizontally, vertically, or diagonally wins. There is one target number and four different (2 addition and 2 subtraction) equations that equal that target number. Students need to be strategic about where they place their cards on the game board. After they get five in a row, they can record their equations on the recording sheet. There are two different versions of recording sheet so students are exposed to seeing the equations written both ways. Click on the first picture below if your students need more practice with this concept. 

Enjoy!

One Year Old and a Celebration Freebie

Thank you Melonheadz Illustrating for graphics!

One year ago today I started this little 'ol blog of mine. I have learned so much in the last 365 days, and my tech-savvy has improved slightly - through much trial and error, emphasis on the error! I love the friendships I have made through this blog, and I appreciate everything everyone has shared with me. I can't imagine teaching without having access to teaching blogs. You all have truly inspired and helped me tremendously!! 

The last few weeks of school before we went on break, we've been working super hard on how the equal sign is like a balance, and whatever is on one side of the equal sign, needs to equal the other side. So, I made a little "I Have, Who Has..." game that goes along with this concept. Click on the picture below to get your free copy of it. Enjoy!!