Valentines Math

I found a cute 100th day activity looking for 100 Hershey's Kisses. I wanted to eat 100 Hershey's Kisses, but in the midst of my chocolate coma filled with regret, I decided to repurpose them into a math center. I also have these cute envelopes from With Envy Graphics (www.etsy.com) to add another component to the center.

Here is our station box with envelopes and kisses. I placed this next to our 100s chart in the classroom. The envelopes are numbered and match up with the kisses. They are also easy to slide into the hundreds chart. 

I decided to do 1-50 after an incident on the 100th day of school, when one of my students tried to leapfrog over the whole chart and didn't quite clear 70-100 (also the reason it is hanging and not flat on the floor). If your chart is flexible, you can probably fit both the envelope and kiss in the matching pocket. Or you can lay it flat on the ground if you are feeling brave.

Quick and Easy Math Station

So who can resist a sale a Michaels or really just the teacher discount?? I picked up these cute hole punchers and we are using them in our math centers this week. They are intended for scrapbooking, but lets be honest...I have never, not ever finished a scrapbook even when I start out with the best intentions.

For my students working on addition, I used notecards and wrote down sums up to 10...paper strips work well too. I also have students who are still learning their numbers. This example doubles as identifying the written words as well.

You could use a hole punch as well...We are just working up the fine motor skills to use the hole punch.