{"id":4086,"date":"2016-03-09T08:47:27","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T16:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/?p=4086"},"modified":"2016-03-09T08:47:27","modified_gmt":"2016-03-09T16:47:27","slug":"rubber-stampin-math-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/?p=4086","title":{"rendered":"Rubber Stampin’ Math – Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

I know it’s not quite spring yet but I’m a little anxious for it to start. \u00a0It seems like it’s been a long winter. \u00a0So, to encourage spring to get a move-on, I did a little spring cleaning. \u00a0And that’s when I re-discovered my drawer full of rubber stamps and colorful stamp pads.<\/p>\n

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These stamps and stamp pads were a staple in my third, fourth, and fifth grade classroom. \u00a0And when I ran centers in K-2, I used them there, too. \u00a0I loved how I was able to touch on so many different math concepts in a way that was fun for kids.<\/p>\n

So I’m going to share with you, in two parts, some of the simple, fun, and mathematically powerful activities I did using these fabulous materials.<\/p>\n

Part 1: \u00a0Equations, Expressions, and Arrays<\/p>\n

Every opportunity I get I try to put students in charge of creating their own math problems. \u00a0It’s more interesting for them that way. \u00a0Plus I learn a lot about their math personalities. \u00a0Do they know how to create a problem and then solve it? \u00a0Do they stick with simple and easy problems or do they push themselves a little? \u00a0Can they explain why they did what they did?<\/p>\n

So one day in Kindergarten during centers I pulled out the rubber stamps and stamp pads and had students create their own equations and expressions. \u00a0They loved it! \u00a0It was a new material for them plus they got to complete the task the way they wanted. The best part for me was that I got to observe how they did it. \u00a0A win\/win!<\/p>\n

Below are examples of what some of their work looked like. \u00a0For the bottom activity sheets I asked them to come up with a story to describe one of their expressions to me. \u00a0Since my time was limited and my focus was on the math and not the writing, I did the writing. \u00a0The bottom left story reads, “1 ladybug went to the park. \u00a0Then 5 other bugs came to play. \u00a0How many bugs were at the park?”<\/em><\/p>\n

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In second and third grade, I had students create arrays. This fits so nicely into CCSSM 2.OA.C.4 and 3.OA.A.1.<\/p>\n

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The first photo shows how I had second graders use graph paper to record their rows and columns. \u00a0It made it a lot easier to line everything up. \u00a0Notice how the work on the right, done by third graders, was a little more difficult to keep things lined up. \u00a0Next time, I may have them use the graph paper, as well.By the way, as a quick aside, rows and columns are a convention in math. \u00a0A convention is just an agreed upon way to do something so that we all do it the same way. \u00a0Rows go across and columns, just like on buildings, go up and down. \u00a0We need to teach this convention to our students.<\/p>\n

Next time in Rubber Stampin’ Math Part 2, we’ll explore generalizing patterns – the foundation to algebra. \u00a0Stay tuned. \u00a0Until then…<\/p>\n

…happy stamping!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I know it’s not quite spring yet but I’m a little anxious for it to start. \u00a0It seems like it’s been a long winter. \u00a0So, to encourage spring to get a move-on, I did a little spring cleaning. \u00a0And that’s when I re-discovered my drawer full of rubber stamps and colorful stamp pads. These stamps and stamp pads were a staple in my third, fourth, and fifth grade classroom. \u00a0And when I ran centers in K-2, I used them there,…<\/p>\n

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