Now I know that the ‘sisters’ believe that students should have the choice to go to whatever station they want, but that kind of choice just doesn’t work for my students in kindergarten. So instead of them having the choice to go to a specific station, they get other choices within math stations such as who they play with or where they work and what materials they use.
For Math Writing, I usually have some kind of find motor or writing activity where students are practicing the mechanics of writing their numbers along with another skill that might complement the activity such as counting or counting on.
Math with Someone means lots of interactive activities. Sensory table sorting and games, number identification games like ‘Lost My Lunch,’ and number Yatta (This one is a freebie so make sure you click on the word YATTA to get the link to it) are just a few examples.
I wanted to give you an idea of the activities that would typically be found my math stations because, lets face it, if you’re like me, you need to see what it looks like. So below you will find my actual visual plans from last fall. These were my back to school math stations. These were the stations that laid the foundation for so many of the games and activities that the students would be using for the rest of the year.
To see how I started my year out with these math stations, check out my blog post from last fall by clicking on the picture above or HERE. It has a ton of details on getting your stations up and running.
If you’d like to know more about the math stations you saw in the pictures above, you can click HERE to see them. In all, I have over 13 different ‘Math Stations Galore‘ packets. There are plenty from which to choose.
Now make sure you check out these other great bloggers and their take on Chapter 8.