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2D and 3D Shape Anchor Charts
Use bright and colorful shape anchor charts to help students identify 2D and 3D shapes and their attributes. In this post, you’ll find math anchor charts for:
attributes of 2D and 3D shapes
how to identify shapes in the real world
How to Tell Time with Clock Anchor Charts
Use fun clock anchor charts to make telling time to the hour and half hour easier for students to understand. With these anchor charts, students will be able to understand:
the parts of an analog and digital clock
how to tell time to the hour and half hour
Use a Number of the Day to Build Number Sense
How can teachers and parents help students develop a strong foundation in number sense? Introduce the number of the day activity to practice multiple skills for composing and decomposing numbers.
4 New Place Value Resources for Your Math Routine
When students develop a strong foundation with place value, they can use their skills and strategies to solve more challenging problems.
Use base 10 blocks and money to help students make place value more concrete.
Place value anchor charts and journal pages can be used as a reference all year long.
Money Identification with Anchor Charts
Identifying money can be a challenging for many students. It takes many opportunities of practice for students to feel confident working with money. Having money anchor charts hanging in the classroom can make money identification more familiar. In this post, you’ll find anchor chart ideas for:
identifying coin names and values
equivalent coin amounts
4 New Money Identification Activities
Learning how to identify money is an important skill for all students. What is the best way to introduce and teach money identification? In this post, you’ll learn how you can teach students to:
observe and compare coins
identify coin names and their values
understand equivalent amounts with a money game