Bring joy and energy to math learning without adding to your already-packed schedule! This book gives you 150 fun and engaging math activities suitable for kindergartners to 5th graders, and provides math-themed ideas for all four Morning Meeting components: greeting, group activity, sharing, and morning message. Use these guessing games, songs, chants, hands-on experiments, and more to inspire students' interest in math and help them practice skills. Each activity includes: Easy how-to steps; The Morning Meeting component in which to use the activity; Relevant NCTM content and process standards; Specific math skills addressed; Materials needed (all require few or no materials); Tips on preparing students for success; Math vocabulary to emphasize; Variations and extensions.
Andy Dousis coaches teachers and supports schools implementing the Responsive Classroom approach to teaching. He taught third and fourth grades for ten years and lives in Connecticut with his wife and their two daughters.
Margaret Berry Wilson taught primary grades in Tennessee and California for fifteen years and presented Responsive Classroom workshops for ten years. She lives with her husband, their adorable son, and their aging but perfect dog Mudge.