Here’s a preschool-friendly way to do math story problems with kids. My class actually loves these. Here are two Fall-themed math story problems you can print and cut to use in your pocket chart.
I use these during large group time, and they are about a 5-minute activity which integrates math and literacy. You can extend these by changing the numbers, and doing them again.
Fall Story Problem #1
Download: Apple Math Pocket Chart
I used tape to attach the apples to the baskets, but you could also use Velcro. I read the sentences to the children, while pointing to the words in a left-to-right direction. I point out the numerals and ask children to identify them. The leader helps place the clipart pieces in the chart. We read the chart a second time to review and check to see if we represented it correctly.
Fall Story Problem #2
We start with 7 acorns…
Then, we take 3 acorns out…
Download: Acorn Math Pocket Chart
If you like these, I have a set of 20 Math Story Problem Pocket Charts for Fall for sale on Teachers Pay Teachers. The set includes all of the printable sentences as well as all of the clipart you will need. {The 2 pocket charts above are actually 2 freebies from the set.}
This printable uses graphics licensed by Scrappin Doodles.
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Karen,
Thank you for sharing these! They are perfect for what we need!
Lee
Thanks, Lee!
These look great! I just bought the complete set on TPT!
Great job!
Heidi Butkus
http://heidisongs.blogspot.com
Thanks so much, Heidi! š
Thanks as always Karen! I am going to forward this to our son who teaches 2nd grade!
happy fall! -Melissa
I’m always looking for projects for my parents to do with children. This is great thank you!
Thanks for all the great ideas and activities.
Hello Karen thanks. The teachers at DEElightful Kids really love all of your ideas and activities. Helps to make their job just a little easier and the children and parents enjoy your ideas well enough to continue them at home
I bought the set on Teachers Pay Teachers and the 2 4 year olds I work with love them. Please tell me you are going to make a winter set with some Christmassy theme to it! I would definitely purchase that!
Thank you for sharing your math pocket charts. I look forward to using them with my class.
Thanks so much for all your wonderful ideas & how easy they are to implement in my Pre-K classroom! I appreciate you so much!!
Hi, Karen. I am a district instructional support specialist and I work with PreK-5th grade. I love your site because your ideas are developmentally appropriate and encourage hands-on, minds-on, engaging ways to help kiddos interact with ideas so they can make connections and talk about what they are learning. I recommend your site often. I would like to ask permission to use screen captures of the two Fall Math Story Problems you show on your site – giving full credit to you, of course – in upcoming work with district teachers on how to encourage more math talk and modeling in their PreK math classes. Thanks so much for sharing your ideas, photos, and teaching philosophy!
I have been teaching Pre-K going on 4 years. I have tried other sites for resources on fresh ideas. I stumbled on yours and it has been a wonderful blessing. your Ideas are simple and meaningful.
I thank you for your support.
Thank you!