Today, I am going to give you a peek into our math block!  We have a 60-minute math block.  Our math block includes calendar time, mental math/math review, whole group, small groups, and centers!

Starting Math Block With Calendar Time

Our math block kicks off with our calendar time.  The calendar time is led by our Boss Of The day.  Our calendar is interactive and engages all students.  The Boss Of The Day fills in the calendar on our smart board while the rest of the class provides the information.   We include the date, digital date, and days of the week.   Then we do a number of the day which includes a ten frame, even and odd, how many, tally marks, greater than/less than, counting on, and counting back.  Place value is included by using place value blocks or base ten blocks to count the days in school.   This routine covers a number of standards and lasts 10 minutes or less.

Here is a video of our calendar routine:

Our calendar creations are available here:

Mental Math

Math Review

Mini-Lesson

For math lessons, we use our Math It Up! resources!  CLICK HERE TO SEE THEM ALL!

Here are some examples of our whole group math lessons:

Number Bootcamp:

Shapes Sorting Activity:

Here’s a video of a whole group math lesson:

Small-Group Math

Math Centers

For a video of our math block, check out this post:

Math Resources:

For more math ideas and resources, check out these posts: