USA Blogger Product Swap

 

Cara at Cara's Creative Playground is hosting a product swap and I have been paired up with Tobi Sadler  to review one of her products. I couldn't decide which one to send her, so we decided to review two. 

These products are suitable if you need to have revision tasks for place value and times tables. 

Guess my Number is $3.00 and is 10 pages long.

Tobi has included instructions and photos to show you how the product is intended to be used. 

You will need a piece of construction paper for each student to glue the tags onto.

There are graphics of  MABs, number words and numeral cards included.

This gives a visual of each number in three ways.

 Students enjoy the interactive nature of the task. They love to guess what the number is.

This is a challenge to think about place value and you can question them about their thinking. 

The second product is 

This product 'Human vs Calculator' is $3.00 in her store.  

Tobi has provide clear instructions and the kids loved being competitive and beating the calculator. 

There is a recording sheet to keep everyone honest.

This task supports group work and working in a group of 3 encourages this. 

I would suggest laminating the cards so you have them for long term use. 

The kids liked the rotating roles and checking who is the winner. 

This is a good task for consolidating times tables.

If you are after a quick task for general review these would be for you. 

They can be repeated regularly and the time taken or the results can be compared for fluency. 

Go to Cara's blog to see what other products have been reviewed. 

You will find my product there. I am not sure if Tobi will review my Goldilocks, please say sorry!  (44pages)

or my People who Work in our Community Pack which is 200 pages

An InLinkz Link-up

Back to School - 12 Math Tasks

I have just posted this pack and it is 20% off until Monday (just two days)

Click the images or here to check it out

This is a huge 306 pages as it has colored sections that are followed up by 'save my ink' sections for each and every part.

Make sure you scroll down and see what is in the pack - descriptions and pictures are below. 

Back to School – 12 Math Tasks (K-1)

This pack contains tasks to help assess where each of your students are at the start of the school year for K-1. You will be able to then plan for what they need, depending on what they can show you with these tasks. 

Ten Frames

Color copy and laminate all the cards. Use as flash cards to trust the count and Subitise, Use to make and record number stories 9 = 5+4. These cards are vertical to help prepare for place value and adding to ten 

10 + 9 = 19.

Make a picture

Sequence the boxes in order of the numbers. This will show you a picture of the children who are ready for school. Copy, laminate and cut on the lines. Children will place back in correct order.

Peg my number

Count the objects and place a peg on the correct numeral.

Crayons needed to fit into the box

Sequence the boxes in order of the numbers. Then put the number of crayons needed to match on top of each box.

Which bus has more children?

Set one –0-20, Set Two –0-100. Color copy, laminate and cut. Place the children on the correct side.

Missing Supplies

Color copy and laminate the cards. Place the missing glue stick in the correct spot.

Skip Counting

Color copy and laminate cards A-Z. Display the A-Z cards around the room. Use the recording sheet to write your answer.

Roll and cover

Use a 6 sided dice - roll and cover. There are three additional sets that ask you to +1, +2 and double the number rolled.

Sequence the school supplies

Sequence the supplies - Color copy and laminate. You may use selected cards to sequence or all of them.

How many pencils?

Work out how many pencils. Color copy and laminate, then display around the room. Read the equations and use the pencils like a number line. Record your answer on the answer sheet.

Doubles

Color copy and laminate. Place the cards in a pile and take one at a time. Work out the answer, you may need to use counters to support some children. Record your answers on the answer sheet.

Time for the lessons to start

Color copy and laminate. One set is o’clock and one set is half past. Spread them out and match the correct labels.

#bloghoppin # scavenger hunt

This post is still needs more work - but here is a start to some of my photos! Check back later for more!

What's it all about?

Keep watching....

Adding a pinterest widget

Boy oh boy! Learning about HTML code can do your head in!

I was looking at (well some say stalking) other blogs and saw a fantastic pinterest widget as a header on a blog. 

If you look above this post - you will see a new bar on mine.

I googled - as we do and there were about 40 ways to do this. I had to install, change code and add code. I had to keep checking my actual blog and even though the bar was there and it was my pinterest board, it didn't take people to my board. So a bit more re jigging of code and I actually did it. Only took half an hour.....it shouldn't be that hard!

But I thought there has to be an easier way - so I kept looking, even though I had I what I wanted. 

I just remember that when I started code was so foreign to me. 

So how many other bloggers are still in that same boat? 

So here is a much easier way to install the bar I now have at the top. 

So here is a much easier way...

Click here to go to this website to add a pinterest widget

Once here - look at the bar on the side and choose which bar you want to have.

Add your pinterest link.

Go through each step and copy the code that it builds for - you do not need to change anything - they do it for you.

Go to your blogger account and template page.

Click on add widget  - see blue part 

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Scroll through and find this 

Add your code and save.

I moved the 'add widget' to above the blog post section.

Then clicked 'save arrangement' and bingo all done. It should take less than ten minutes or five if you have copied/pasted code before. 

So now each time I add a pin - people will see it when they visit my blog.

The pins automatically update.

Happy pinning, coding and stalking others!

Sorta sorry!

I have been waiting, waiting, waiting and now it is here!

So this tag needs to go with all photos.....

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 I have been a dud on instagram - had an account, had two or three pictures on there but that was it!

So this scavenger hunt came along and I have joined in and I am learning so fast about how to use instagram.

I have some people following me and even liking my posted pics.

What am I sorry for?

Well I am bombarding my account with photos - I am up to 41.

I have roped in my daughter, my friends and my husband has even put on a dress for me!

So until I have 105 photos posted - I am sorry (well sorta), because I really would love to win the camera, plus I am having a giggle along the way taking these funny photos. 

So join in by clicking the images for the scavenger hunt. 

Here is the link to my instagram account

or follow me by searching  #paulas_place

Look out for crazy bloggers with cameras!!!!!!

My new planner

I love to be planned.

This obsession with planning is driving my family nuts.

So when my new Life Planner arrived I couldn't wait to bust that box open.

So this is a bit of a photo post....

I love the stickers that come with it.

The wrapping to keep it safe.

The extra goodies I ordered.

Then my new diary - I ordered this one to go for 18 months. I love the cover on this one. 

There were extra stickers in the back.

I have started filling it in.

It goes with my teacher planner very nicely. 

Clowning Around Math Tasks

The weather here is shocking! 

It is still cold, wet and miserable and perfect weather for watching movies and adding to my addiction of clip art. 

Nikki at melonheadz keeps producing these cute sets that I just have to have.

So while watching the telly and watching movies (I can't just watch telly and sit, I have to be doing something) I have put together this new pack.

You can check it out by clicking here

On my facebook page I am giving away one copy to a random reader. All you have to do is leave a comment about clowns and tag someone else (just one). If I choose you - you get a free copy and so does the one person you tagged.

Link for facebook - click here

There are ten tasks - check the preview below.