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I have just added a Factors & Sums Worksheet Packet to the (growing) Multiplication Bundle. These are provided in a spring theme and also plain (without clipart). These pages are best for students who know their multiplication tables well. I have made these as review for my youngest, but also as practice for my daughter who is in PreAlgebra. Here’s a sample: What are factors of 8 and have a...
I have just added the next seasonal set to the (growing) K-2 Math Bundle! The bundle currently contains 20 pdfs and is over 300+ pages. This latest packet includes jelly bean addition and subtraction activities. Kids will sort the addition and subtraction jelly beans into the correct jelly bean jar. Then, they can use those cards to play the jelly bean game. Be the first person to land on one...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published March 21, 2018 · Last modified March 20, 2018
Today I wanted to share some free math resources we have on the blog — and also an Algebra resource that is working really well for my oldest. I’ll start with the free PreAlgebra resources. We have some free exponents interactive notebook pieces that I made for LD when he was in PreAlgebra. It’s free to download. Free PreAlgebra Exponents Worksheet with Interactive Notebook Pieces Here is a set of...
Ages 2-6: Preschool (Age 4) / Holiday: St. Patrick's Day / Kindergarten / Kindergarten Math / Math--Addition
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published March 1, 2018
I have just added the next seasonal set to the Addition Bundle! This is a set of St. Patrick’s Day Subtraction Games. You can print them out in either color or black & white (or a combination)! The first (easy) game has subtraction problems with answers of 2, 3 or 4. For example, 5-3= 8-5= or 10-6= The second (challenging) game has problems with answers of 6, 7, 8 or...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published February 3, 2018 · Last modified February 2, 2020
I just added a new set of Valentine’s Day worksheets to the Multiplication Bundle (225 pages and growing!). Each worksheet has both multiplication and division practice and a skip counting maze. You’ll find pages to practice the multiplication and division facts 2s thru 9s. As you can see below, some of the pages focus just on one multiplication table: these cover the 2s through the 9s. There are also a...
Holiday: Valentine's Day / Kindergarten Math / Math--Addition / Math: Preschool Math
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published February 1, 2018 · Last modified February 2, 2020
I thought it would be fun to add some seasonal math games to the Addition Bundle! I added three new games and a number of Montessori-style addition pages just in time for Valentine’s Day! This bundle continues to grow! 🙂 There are three different game board sets of Valentine’s Day Games: What comes before, What comes after Game: For this game, players will spin both spinners. Once they determine the...
Active Math Games / Freebies / Math--Addition
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published January 24, 2018 · Last modified January 8, 2018
Here’s a quick game you can print out and play with your kids today! All it requires is 3 dice! Kids have to add and/or subtract numbers to try to mark off the numbers on the game board. This version is called Contig and I saw it on Math Wire years ago: Here’s how to play: Player 1 tosses the three dice. Using either addition or subtraction, create a number...
Critical Thinking Activities / Homeschool: Random Thoughts / Math General Posts
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published January 22, 2018 · Last modified January 21, 2018
The biggest mistake you can make is to be afraid to make one! I often love books about the brain and the latest on brain research. You probably already know about the link between exercise and learning. There are studies that show that after just twenty minutes of exercise, the brain is fired up! Read all about it in the fitness.gov article, Learning is a Moving Experience. Check out the composite...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published January 3, 2018 · Last modified January 28, 2024
Your 5-7 year old will really enjoy these fun winter math games and activities! This packet has a winter-themed math board game that can be used with most any math-fact practice. There are winter addition cards that can be used for a memory game or with the game board. There are also several different winter-themed spinners that can be used with the game board or with the blank addition/subtraction pages...
Kindergarten Math / Math--Multiplication / Math: Preschool Math
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published December 27, 2017 · Last modified July 25, 2021
FREE Winter Skip Counting Pages! If your kids are learning to skip-count, you might enjoy these free skip counting mazes for the 2s, 3s, 5s and 10s. My kids really enjoyed these type of activity pages when they were 4-6 years old or so. Learning to skip count really helps kids learn their multiplication and division facts! Enjoy! ~Liesl Click Here for the Freebie: Winter-Skip Counting Mazes: 2 3 5...
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by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published October 4, 2017 · Last modified September 30, 2018
When my kids were first learning to do double-digit addition, I found some Montessori math worksheets that worked extremely well for them. They could follow the color scheme and also there was plenty of room for them to write in the numbers. I wound up making numerous sets for them. I thought I would make a new set in a fall theme for those of you with kids just delving...
Homeschool Den / Math - Percents Fractions and Decimals / Math--Fractions
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published September 27, 2017 · Last modified September 25, 2017
ED has been working steadily on fractions this fall. I thought I would share what she’s been doing the last few weeks. Be sure to scroll to the bottom for the links to some free math resources. 🙂 Last spring, she quickly and easily went through the Fractions Packet. It’s a free download here on the blog and you can print the pages with a heart-theme or just plain. 🙂...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published September 17, 2017 · Last modified January 17, 2019
Do your kids need practice counting coins? Enjoy these free coin-counting printables! Be sure to grab both money counting activity packets below. 🙂 First is a coin-counting paper chain activity! Kids will practice skip counting (by 5s, 10s or 25s) or will practice counting change. Cut out all the strips and mix them up. Your kids will need a stapler. There are skip counting with nickels, dimes or quarters. Have them...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published September 3, 2017 · Last modified September 8, 2017
As we start back into school, I made a new set of division and equivalent fraction worksheets for my girls. This packet is 15 pages (the kids do one page as review each day along with their math book and other activities). It is currently FREE to download! It includes equivalent fractions because I have the kids think about those as multiplication problems (factoring out the answers). Below is an...
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