Valentine's Day Line Plot Match Up

I have enjoyed these last few days off!  I hope that you all have enjoyed them as well.  I have had the chance to get lots of school work done.  One of the things I have worked on is a Line Plot matching game in preparation for Valentines Day.  Last year, I created some other line plot activities and wrote about them here and here.  One of our stations in our math rotations is what we call a Manipulation Station.  I created this activity as a hands on matching activity for our students to use while reviewing line plots.  It could also be used as a game in the game station.  It also includes a recording sheet to check for understanding.  Head on over to my TPT store to pick up your own copy!

Line Plots...again!

I feel some of these blogging girls are putting me to shame.  I blog more while I am working full time than I do when I am off for summer break!  So, in my guilt, I have begun to think more about this upcoming school year and the implementation of the Common Core.  Earlier in the school year, I blogged about Line Plots and shared an activity that I created for my students/team to use.  You can read about that one here.  What I didn't share in that post, was a game that I created for my students to use in Math Workshop.  As I prepared for that unit, I continued to come up short in the game/activity area for line plots.  I don't know if it is because it is a relatively new standard.  Or, if people just couldn't figure out a way to make line plots fun.  Either way, our kids needed something.  I am not saying that this idea is the best game on Earth, or even that it is all that much fun. ( I mean, let's be honest, how much fun can you have with a game about line plots?)  But this is an activity that worked, it helped the students to apply what they've learned about line plots, and it is simple enough that I could put it in a math station and have the students play independently.  In my eyes, that's a win, win, win!  It is designed to be a laminated file folder game.  Don't you just love those!?!  Hop on over to my TpT site and pick yours up today before the school year begins!

Happy Plotting!
Juli

Line Plots

This year, line plots (2.MD.9) are a new math subject for us to teach.  We found ourselves, not knowing exactly the best way to teach this skill and where to find adequate resources to teach it.  I created this line plot activity for the students to practice and I wanted to share it with you.  If you also teach second grade and have created some great line plot printables or have great ideas for teaching line plots, we would love to hear them!  Click on the image below for your free download, or you can always get it here at my TPT store.  
Juli