Money Math Review Games

We have been teaching a lot of cool classes in our co-op which I've been meaning to share but haven't.

But today, I am listing all the things I am using for my money math class as I plan it! 

In the elementary group, we've been running a little over a dozen kids who are Kindergarten through third grade. A wide range to cover, but I try to use things that would be appropriate for different abilities and arrange for the older ones (and parents) to assist the youngers when needed.

The first activity I'll do is skip counting 1s, 5s, 10s, and 25s which of course are the amounts for our coins. I'm going to make it fun by having us do tiny steps for 1s all the way to leaps for 25s. It will get squirms out, give practice counting coins, and provide some cloaked multiplication review, too. 

I'm then going to have the group divided into three to five smaller groups depending on how many are there. I think a group of 3-4 kiddos with an adult would make a perfect size for the money games I'm planning. I will rotate groups to the different games.

Take a look at my selections:

One is going to be Money Kaboom. You select sticks with different coin amounts. If you count correctly, you keep the stick. If you grab a Kaboom stick, you have to put all your sticks back. 

The second game is Money Dice. You roll large dice with various coin amounts on each side. There is a variety ways to play the actual game. I think we are going to play it to see which person in the group can total up the amount first. Here's the pin for it.

Now I am going to be honest. I am not going to get wooden blocks and paint them. I am just going to make a cube using a printable cube cutout on cardstock. I'm going to use coin clip art for the money.
A third game I am going to use is Coin Grab Graph. I really like that it includes graphing skills. 



The last game I am bringing is a free, printable one from Teachers Pay Teachers. I am printing the cards up on cardstock. It is the "I Have Who Has" Money Game.




Do you have any money games you can share?

President Lesson for our co-op

This week we had our church's homeschool group. I had the K-3rd graders and decided to learn/review the first 16 presidents of the United States.

 

1. I used Lives of the Presidents to start the class. I 

did not read the whole thing...it's more geared to 4th grade and up, but the pictures were fun. In fact, you might be prepared for a mini lesson on caricature. I went over each president and gave a few fun facts about each. I stopped every couple of presidents to review.

2. While they took a quick bathroom/drink break, I took the first 16 US Presidents  Flash Cards and hid them throughout the classroom. When they came back, they had to find the flash cards and then as a group, we put them in the correct order.






3. The kids thought it was awesome to be able to draw pictures of Washington and Lincoln. I found this awesome Directed Drawing activity on Teachers Pay Teachers. You can't be the price of FREE!


4. Then we played president bingo. It was a learning experience for some of the kiddos who had never played bingo before. I found the one I used on Pinterest.

5. We actually finished after bingo, but I had one more book to end with if we had time. First Pooch: The Obamas Pick a Pet is really cute and mentions some of the pets that have lived in the White House.

All the kids left happy and smiling and even saying they had fun. I think I succeeded!

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A Homemaking Co-Op

This sounds like such an awesome idea!

A Homemaking Co-Op

by Angela on May 10, 2011 in Activities

Last year, my friend Stacy asked me if I wanted to be part of a homemaking co-op she was setting up for a few high school girls in our homeschool group. We aren’t starting the co-op until next school year, so we had a year to think about it.



I couldn’t say yes fast enough!


A few benefits to a co-op


Take advantage of skills other moms have that I am lacking in.
Foster godly friendships between the girls as they bond over projects.
Use the gifts God has given me to bless some kids.
Spend a little extra time with my oldest and her friends!
Encourage our daughters in homemaking.


What’s not to love?


How We’re Running Our Homemaking Co-Op:


There are 5 moms.


Each Mom will teach 3 classes throughout the year in her home. The classes will last about four hours and include a project.


We’ll meet twice a month for most months, taking December off.


We’ll have 15 classes total.


If a girl is using the classes as high school credit, then their mom will come up with work for them to do during the week to add up to the required number of hours.


We’re coordinating our class days with our group’s park days, so the hosting mom will provide lunch and bring all the girls to the park.
Homemaking Topics


Stacy sent us all this list of ideas for topics.
Sewing
Baking
Cooking/meal planning
Scrapbooking
Using coupons/being a good steward of money
Modesty/makeup/dress
Courtship
Housecleaning
Organization
Taking care of our bodies-exercise/healthy living
Spiritual discipline
Friendship/relationships
Hospitality


We haven’t totally settled on which classes we’re teaching, but I am hoping to teach baking, hospitality, and spiritual disciplines.


I don’t know for sure yet if I will teach on those topics, but I do know this: Someone else is definitely teaching housecleaning. Ahem.


As we go through some of the projects, I’ll share some with you. I’m looking forward to seeing what we all come up with.


Have you ever joined a homemaking Co-Op? Or are you dreaming of starting one now? If you did, what would you like to teach? What would you definitely not want to teach?






Angela can be found at Homegrown Mom, home of the 30 Days of Homemaking for Girls Series.