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Shamrock Multiplication War

This is a game that Baloo and I play fairly regularly.  Just for 5-10 minutes at a time as it gets tiring, but it’s great practice.  And it’s fun!  And it’s easy to switch it to addition war, if necessary.  Or even subtraction war – whoever gets the lowest number wins.  Whatever math skill you…

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Shamrock STOMP – Number Sense, Addition, and Multiplication

I love a math activity that I can do with all the boys at the same time.  But they’re all on completely different levels, so it doesn’t really happen often.   Shamrock STOMP however is great math fact practice and they all get to work on their own level! Don’t miss the rest of the…

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St Patricks Day First Grade No Prep Math

I LOVE St. Patricks Day.  And totally for superficial reasons.  Mostly because my maiden name is Erin Grady (descendents of O’Grady) and I feel a tie to Ireland.  I’m not totally on board with the meaning of the holiday, but on a very superficial level, I love it.  So we spend out time wearing green,…