New Math Freebies for Shark Week

Hi, Teaching Friends!

I see them on the horizon ... the fins. And I see all those cool Shark Week shows that are about to begin on the Discovery Channel.

And I see the boatloads of shark freebies!  Whether you're teaching summer school or year-round school, homeschooling or - good grief! - back in school already, or maybe you're busy planning for your new class, you know that the shark theme is pretty much unbeatable among the primary crowd. So let's take best advantage of that enthusiasm, right?

I've blogged about Shark Week for several years, and have a growing collection of shark-themed freebies old and new to share with you. So, let's dive in right now {uh-oh... shark pun!} and start scooping them up!

By the way, I've fallen in love with these adorable Surfin' Sharks from Dandy Doodles on TpT! I use these cuties again and again because they've got so much personality! You'll see them surfacing again and again in these freebies ... oh, darn, another shark pun!


Freebie #1:

Here's a game for practice with /not/ contractions. School of Sharks can be used as a board game, or just print up the 16 sets of contraction cards for a matching activity. It's a sample activity from my Oceans of Fun resource, a set of 16 cross-curricular activities which you can find here at my TpT store.

Freebie #2:

Spark some jawesome writing with this roll-and-write freebie! Just roll your die twice to come up with a character and a setting for a fun shark-y story starter.

Freebie #3:

This one might look like it's just for my for my PreK and kindergarten friends, but don't be fooled by the cover.  When you download it, you'll find not just shark-themed number cards, but ideas for eight games that need nothing else but the number cards to play. These games will take you right up through second grade! Please excuse their pun-y names! Click here to download.

Freebie #4 {here's the new one!}:

Two first grade math games!

Here are two shark-themed first grade math games for you.  Shark-in-the-Dark is a sample from Missing Addends Games, and Shark Frenzy  is from the Missing Subtrahends set.  Each of the sets includes ten one-page games.  Like your sample games, these are low-prep and easy to use, with no cards to print, cut, or lose! :)

If you like the simplicity and convenience of using single page games like these, you'll find over 300 of them when you visit the One-Page Games category at my store!



Have fun with Shark Week activities ... and I won't even be the one to tell you to stay out of the water! :)

Happy Teaching!

Getting Ready for Shark Week with Some Preview Freebies

Hi, Teaching Friends!

Earlier than ever this year, it's almost time for one of Discovery Channel's most popular annual events.  Yep, Shark Week is on the horizon!

I'm going to be participating in a huge blog hop with loads of free shark-themed resources for you {details at the end of this post}, but in the meantime, just to get you started, here are a few old and new freebies to whet your appetite!


Here's a set of shark number cards that you'll find lots of use for.  Better yet, you'll also find eight great games to play using them! Click to see it at Teaching Blog Roundup.

If you've been working on contractions, try this resource for some extra work on those tricky "not" contractions!

Here's a brand new writing resource, perfect for your summer writing centers! All you need to do is print this one page writing activity card and supply your students with one die. Roll and write!

Tomorrow is the first day of the annual Shark Week Blog Hop, sponsored by Jenny at Luckeyfrog's Lilypad and Matt at  Digital Divide and Conquer ! Be sure to come back right here tomorrow morning to begin your adventure on the trail of a boatload of shark freebies that your kiddos will love!

Psst! I'll have a special set of shark-themed math riddle cards for you that you won't want to miss!

Happy Teaching!

Beach Ideas Linky... and a Freebie!

Hi, Everybody!

Mary at Sharing Kindergarten has a great idea for a linky party - beach and ocean activities! Click on the picture to go over and fill up your sand bucket with goodies! Thanks, Mary!

I know I already talked with you about oceans in an earlier post, but to keep the theme going I thought I'd send another little freebie your way!

Here's "A School of Sharks", which is a set of cards for matching "not" contractions. They'd make a great independent activity for a literacy center or would also be good for memory and concentration type games.

Click on the cover to download.

Fact of the Day (to impress your friends when hanging out on the beach :):  A group of sharks can be referred to as a school, gam, grind, pod, herd, collage, or shiver. (Love that last one!!)

If you didn't pick up your freebie the last time I droned on about this topic, click here to get your  math fact sort.

And if you'd like to take a closer look at all of the activities in my Oceans Literacy and Math unit (the fact sort is a sample from it), click on the cover here!

 

 

Thanks so much...have a great day at the beach (soon:) !

 

 

Happy Teaching!