When
I create my centers each week I always struggle to be sure they are:
differentiated, integrated, engaging, meaningful and FUN. I like to create
games/centers that can be easily be changed throughout the year depending on the skill practiced or weekly theme so that students are not constantly learning new centers!
For
this past week’s centers, I took my students’ math data and noticed a need in mastering facts. I further analyzed what they were struggling with to figure out how I can incorporate math into my sight word center. Their needs were varied from needing practice identifying numbers 1-5 to needing to improve
on adding three addends. I also took my students LOVE of the math game BUMP and alas I created my
Thanksgiving Sight Word Practice product!
This
product provides 4 different math BUMP board games. First, choose the board game that best fits
the needs of your students’ mathematical abilities: Identifying numbers 1-5, Adding
two addends 1-6, Doubles Facts 1-6, Adding three addends 1-6. 2-3 students play on each board game at a
time!
Then,
have students use their sight word ring (for added differentiation) and fill in
one word above each of the boxes on the recording sheet graph. If students do
not have sight word rings, you can use holiday themed words, high frequency
words, vocabulary words etc.
In
our class the rule ALWAYS is: roll to see who goes first. No if, ands OR buts
about it. (I have found this eliminates all arguing.). After the students
determine who goes first they must pick a color. You can use cute themed
erasers, stickers (with the paper still on the back), or math cubes. I liked
using math cubes to get students even MORE comfortable with using them.
After
students determine their color, they are ready to play! They roll the die/dice (depending on the board game). Then, they determine their final number (sum). They find that number on the graph recording sheet and rewrite the corresponding word in the ABOVE box. This will make a bar graph. Instead of simply coloring in the box of the number they get, rewriting the word will help allow them to master their words! They then find that number on the board game and cover it with their eraser/sticker/counter. IF the other player is already covering that number, they get to BUMP them off! Once a player has a word get to the TOP of their recording sheet, both players STOP. Whoever has the most erasers/stickers/counters at the point on the board WINS!
Below
are some hints on how to organize this center. I am BIG into color-coding
because I think it is the easiest, most obvious way for students to decipher
between which game/paper they should use. I constantly switch up the colors so
students are not always the pink group or blue group.
If
you like this product, be sure to check it out in our store! We plan to add
MANY more like this for each holiday theme!
