Developing number sense--an understanding of numbers, what they mean, their quantities, and their relationships with one another--is critical to math success. This collection of fun, creative games and activities is designed to build a strong number sense in young children. They practice counting, subitizing, growing patterns, early addition and subtraction, and more. Perfect for math centers and small-group instruction, these delightful activities meet core math standards. ..

Of all the math skills children learn in primary grades, telling time and calculating money probably have the most relevance in their daily lives. Make learning these skills memorable with lively activities that teach how to tell time in hours, half hours, and to the nearest five minutes using both analog and digital clocks, how to identify money, compare the values of coins, and more. Perfect for math centers and small-group instruction, these fun activities meet core math standards. ..

Help children develop flexibility in mental arithmetic with the use of a number line--a powerful tool that guides them to understand numbers. Through a variety of fun learning games and activities that use manipulative, playground, and clothesline number lines, as well as written ones, children learn to visualize number relationships, compose and decompose numbers, and show solution strategies and math reasoning. Great for whole-class and small-group instruction, as well as math centers. ..

Make the most of the hundred chart in your classroom! This collection of innovative, creative games and activities teach children number patterns and relationships, place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and more. Perfect for math centers and small-group instruction, these delightful activities meet core math standards. ..