Shoe Box Learning Centers: Time & Measurement 30 Instant Centers With Reproducible Templates and Activities That Help Kids Practice Important Math Skills?Independently!

by Chanko, Pamela

• ISBN13: 9780439537971
• ISBN10: 0439537975
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-03-01
• Publisher: Teaching Resources

Summary

Enrich center time with easy-to-make-and-store kits! These 30 skill-building games and activities help kids understand analog and digital time, length, area and volume, estimation, and more. Each box can be assembled with readily available materials and includes reproducible labels, easy-to-read student directions, and reproducible game boards and worksheets. Meets the NCTM Standards! For use with Grades K-2.

Author Biography

A former early childhood teacher, Pamela Chanko has written numerous books for children and teachers. She is the author of Fresh & Fun: Summer and Fresh & Fun: January (Scholastic Teaching Resources). Pamela holds a Master’s degree in Early Childhood and Elementary Education from Bank Street College of Education.

Table of Contents

About This Book	4	(3)
Shoe Box Learning Centers Checklist	7	(1)
Meeting the Math Standards	8	(1)
Time
Clockmaker Faces
Reading an Analog Clock	9	(2)
Hickory, Dickory, Spin the Clock
Reading an Analog Clock	11	(3)
Gimme Fives
Reading an Analog Clock	14	(2)
Bedtime Bears
Comparing Time	16	(2)
Buzz
Reading a Digital Clock	18	(2)
Make My Day
Sequencing Time	20	(2)
Dragon's Day
Sequencing Time	22	(3)
Time Line Tales
Sequencing Time	25	(2)
Happy Birthday to Me
Sequencing Time in Years	27	(3)
Penny Parade
Sequencing Time in Years	30	(2)
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Understanding Elapsed Time	32	(2)
It's a Toss-Up
Understanding Elapsed Time	34	(3)
Egg Timer Estimations
Understanding Elapsed Time	37	(2)
Count on the Calendar
Reading a Calendar	39	(3)
Calendar Cutups
Reading a Calendar	42	(2)
Measurement
One-Inch Art
Repeating a Unit of Measure	44	(1)
Inchworm, Inchworm
Measuring Length	45	(2)
To Grandmother's House We Go
Measuring Length	47	(3)
Jump, Frog, Jump!
Measuring Length	50	(2)
Max's Measurement Diner
Measuring Length	52	(4)
Growing a Garden
Measuring Height	56	(2)
Pet Show
Measuring Length and Height	58	(2)
Park It!
Measuring Length and Area	60	(3)
The Great Gack Olympics
Measuring Length and Perimeter	63	(2)
Pizza, Please!
Measuring Area	65	(3)
Build a Skyline
Measuring Area	68	(2)
To Market, to Market
Measuring Weight	70	(2)
Three Bears Fill Their Bowls
Measuring Volume	72	(2)
The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe
Measuring Volume	74	(2)
Measuring Mini-Books
Choosing Appropriate Measuring Tools	76	(3)
More Easy-to-Make Shoe Box Learning Centers	79