Pattern Block Task Cards

I created these Pattern Block Task Cards for my first grade friends and they LOVE them. 

Half of the task cards have images on them that the students have to create. These are the favorite of the two options. I have been using them as morning work (they are so quiet while creating!) and as a station during Math Block. I have seen many students who will count each shape to see how many they need to create the picture and begin after they have collected them all. Yippie for learning while having fun! 

The other half of the task cards have images of the pattern blocks and how many to use. The students are prompted to see what they can make using those shapes! It is so fun to see them be creative and they are very proud of their creations! 

  

I printed these cards front and back with an image to create on the front and the pattern block prompts on the other side. Then I laminated them because we all know they would not last 34 seconds if they weren't laminated! 

PLEASE print these and have fun with them! They took me wayyyyyy too long to make for me not to share with the world! ;-P

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Printable 120 Chart Bulletin Board

Does this 120 chart not just make you smile when you look at it? ;-) Thank you astrobrights for having so many color options!

Counting to 120 is a pretty big deal in first grade! I wanted a 120 chart that would be big enough for the class to see with ease and would also be easily accessible for students to count and touch, so I made one! I have not priced a pocket 120 chart, but I'm almost certain that this is probably wayyyyyy cheaper. 

This was pretty easy to make too! 

The first thing I did was pick out 10 different colors of card stock (because who doesn't love a pretty rainbow???). Then I printed out the pages, laminated them, and cut them out! I created the document so each column would be a different color to help students see patterns while counting. You could do a solid color, alternate colors, or whatever you want! 

My bulletin boards are covered with fabric, so I wanted to put the numbers up in a way that was 

1. Sturdy

2. Easy to remove if I needed to

3. Wouldn't damage the fabric if I were to take it down

So..... I placed a long strip of masking tape on the board and hot glued the numbers to it. Doing it this way will allow me to peel the tape away from the fabric instead of having glue spots all over it.

If I would have thought about it before I was over 1/2 way done, and if I had the patience to create it, I would somehow make this more interactive. For instance I could put each number up with velcro (yikes), so I could remove numbers and so on. I can pretty much do the same things with this and just cover up numbers with sticky notes if I want to. A magnetic one would be pretty sweet toooooo....

So, all in all, it's super cute, affordable, and I'm sure my students are going to love it!

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Printable Classroom Shape Posters

Hey teacher friends!

I created these shape posters for my classroom! I wanted something with real-life examples for students to relate to and I couldn't find what I was looking for online, so I just created what I wanted! 

You can print these on the actual size setting for your printer on a page of card stock and then laminate, or scale the sizing down and print. Then you can time the edges, glue on cute card stock, and laminate! (because who doesn't want more color added to their classroom ;-))

I'll post pics once I get mine completed! You should post pictures too! 

xoxo, Mrs. B

{Shapes: square, triangle, hexagon, circle, octagon, oval, 

pentagon, rectangle, trapezoid, rhombus, star, heart}

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