New Free Math Centers for K-3

If you've been following my blog for a while, you'll notice that there is a new page I've added recently - Math Centers. On this page, you'll find a menu of different grades that you can click on to be taken to a page of centers just for that grade level. Many of these will be resources I shared in past newsletters that I never posted to the blog, or things I've added to fill standards with my own kids. It will take me a while to fill it all up, but we are starting with this resource on the kindergarten page.

Many of them will also be connected to slides in my TPT shops (for which I usually charge 1-2 dollars per set) - the printable centers will be free here on the blog, but the slides will be a small cost. You could choose to just use the free centers, or you could add on the slides and turn it into a full lesson! Whatever you decide, I hope these fun centers, games, and sheets help you in your classrooms and homeschools!

The first little resource I'm adding today is a fun one that is perfect for this time of year - counting apples!

This will help with counting from 1 to ten and associating numerals with amounts. 

Common Core Standards Covered

This fun little center and recording sheet will help cover part of the following standards for counting within 100 or 120:

• CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.A.1 
• CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.A.3 
• CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.B.4
• CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.B.5

How the center works

Kids will be given 10 apples each to place on the tree and a pile of basket cards to place on the mat. You can also choose to give each child a recording sheet to practice writing a number and drawing an amount.

Kids flip a number card (or you can hold it up for the class) and place that many apples on their tree. If they're using the recording sheet, they can color that many apples on the tree, and write the number in the space provided.

Pair it with these slides!

This center would go perfectly with my counting to ten interactive google slides! They even feature a fun apple tree theme too - plus plenty of other themes!

Click here to see this set on TPT for $2!

And if you'd like some whole-class practice, you can pair it with my counting to 120 slides!

Click here to see this set on TPT for $2!

Download the free Center Here

You can download this free apple picking center by clicking on the link below. I hope it brings some fun to your classroom, homeschool, or tutoring sessions!

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Click here to download the Apple Picking Center