EDUK8M: Turkeys and Trampoline Touch Points

Thursday, 6 October 2011

Turkeys and Trampoline Touch Points

Touch Points Help Children to Count On

I have been working with my math class on some basic addition and subtraction strategies. One thing that we have been using is Touch Points. It is just assigning points to numerals for student to count up and back on. I really love it for addition and subtraction practice. One thing that I did to help students understand how to use the touch points was to explain counting on and off like jumping on a trampoline.

Ten Frames and Double Sided Counters Help to Develop Counting On Conceretly

A Counting We will Go helps the student become familiar with Number Words and Rhyme

Bugs on Rugs

Frogs on Logs

Foxes in Boxes

Hens in Pens

Bees in Trees

The Bugs Go Marching in the Listening Center and Take Home Mini Books Make Good Practice for reading Number Words

Dr. Jean's Color Train Song Helps Spell Color Words and the Graphics are so Lovely and Bright. I project this book onto the Smartboard using the Document Camera for the chidren to follow along with the CD. They Love It!

Corresponding Number Words with Digit Practice Cards

Traced Hands and Feet Make Our Thanksgiving Placements

This Lovely Poem is Traced by the Students. We are still learning letter formation, so the poem is a lot of work to print. I provide some children with a template that can be traced to help them learn spacing and how the letters are "1st story", "2nd story" or "basement" letters. In November they will be better able to copy on their own.

Extending and Repeating Patterns are great practice using our Shape Blocks.

We are also practicing Symmetry

The Little Old Lady Who Swallowed the Fly provides a great teaching tool for learning about Extending Patterns in Stories.

Each time an animal is mentioned in the story, I clone another image on the Smartboard to show how the pattern "grows". Then we practiced in the class with our clothing, shoes, and eye color to "break the code" for learning about extending patterns. Finally, we got buttons, blocks and manipulatives to build with.