In my last blog post, I suggested a vertical number line as one way to help your students connect numerals to number words.

Unfortunately, the only ones I had handy to show you were ones to 12 or 20 that I used to teach addition and subtraction strategies.

Eventually, I located the 0 to 100, floor to ceiling, vertical number line I made for my classroom on an old thumb drive. Then it was easy to create a new and improved free version for you based on the old template.

Still wondering about the benefits…

Vertical number lines can help your kindergarten, first, and second-grade students:

1. visualize the pattern of increasing tens and ones in two-digit numbers. They can easily see the sequence and repetition of the digits.
2. understand the value of numbers faster and easier. They are able to see the numbers increasing or decreasing in value. 24 is lower or less than 25 and 48 is higher or more than 38.
3. grasp the concepts of counting up and counting down when adding or subtracting. It is evident that sums increase and differences decrease in value.
4. make a connection between the terms rounding up and rounding down to the nearest ten to what they see.

While I taught rounding with a number line, I never thought to use a vertical one, even with it right there on the wall!

You can also create empty and interactive vertical number lines.

How to Prepare Your Vertical Number Line

Of course, this is technically a number path and not a number line. A number path is an effective counting model as opposed to a length model. Each number is clearly marked with a rectangle. Each rectangle can be counted.

I added stars in rectangles to make counting even easier. The stars are also color-coded for counting by 5’s and 10’s.

This number path is approximately 93 3/8 inches or 7 foot 9 3/8 inches tall.

• Start by choosing color or black/ gray/ white.
• Print the selected pages. Use cardstock and laminate (consider glare) for durability.
• Cut each strip carefully along the outside edge of the solid and dotted black lines.
• Put the strips together with tape. Start with zero and one. Place tape in the blank spaces. Align and overlap the ends of each strip, covering up each blank box.
• Or you can create one that folds up accordion-style for storage. To do this, cut off the empty boxes. Lay the strips face down so the ends abut. Then, tape across the edges.

Now you’re all set to post it on your wall!

More Ideas for Vertical Number Lines

Find ideas and resources for using an interactive vertical number line to develop number sense (Mr. Elementary Math) and using vertical number lines for adding multiples of tens (What I Have Learned).

Looking for More Resources…

• Frog Hopping Count Down (blog post with a freebie that includes a vertical number line to 12)
• Piggy Bank Count Up (a resource to purchase with a vertical number line to 20)
• Candy Bag Count Up (same as above with a different theme)

Click the highlighted words to download your free copy of the vertical number line 0-100.

I’d love to hear your ideas for using vertical number lines in the comments below!

Photo in title image by Coffee Beans and Children’s Dreams.

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To help you with that December challenge, I have two new number activities featuring stockings (including a freebie) to share with you.

Stockings in Order 0-120

Are you looking for an engaging activity for sequencing the numbers 0 – 120? This Christmas-themed resource will give your students plenty of practice with ordering consecutive and non-consecutive numbers and with counting by 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s to 120.

Use this whimsical resource for Google Slides^TM to provide individualized practice or review for your kindergarten, first, and second-grade students. Try it as a math center or as a virtual assignment.

Those rascals, Cat and Dog have mixed up all the stockings. Your students will need to drag and drop to reorder them.

Cat and Dog also forgot to finish the count by sequences. Your students will need to be able to click on a question mark in a text box, delete the question mark (but not the text box), and type in a number.

Your students will practice ordering:

• Consecutive Numbers 0-10
• Non-Consecutive Numbers 0-10
• Consecutive Numbers 7-20
• Non-Consecutive Numbers 11-20
• Non-Consecutive Numbers 0-20
• Consecutive Numbers Within a Decade 21-120
• Consecutive Numbers Across a Decade 11-120
• Non-Consecutive Numbers Within a Decade 21-120
• Non-Consecutive Numbers 21-120
• Count By 10’s to 120
• 5’s to 120
• 2’s to 20
• 2’s to 120
• Count by 10’s Off the Decade

Choose one set for all your students or choose different sets for individual students. Use as a one-time assignment or multiple assignments across time.

You can delete, copy, and rearrange the slides to meet your needs.

Skip on over to my TpT store to take a closer look at Stockings in Order 0-120.

Not sure if your students can drag and drop or delete and type? Check out these Try It Before You Buy It slides. Be sure they are the right choice for you, your learning platform, your students, and their devices!

I also offer a similar print resource, Christmas Lights in Order 0-120, which is very popular this time of year.

Hang the Stockings- Comparing Two or Three-Digit Numbers

You’ll love this free and easy to prepare greater than and less than Christmas math activity. Your first, second, and third-grade students will have fun while getting practice with comparing two or three-digit numbers against a benchmark number.

Choose two-digit or three-digit numbers.

Your students will need:

• one page with two fireplaces and one set of stockings
• crayons
• scissors
• glue
• optional construction paper (9″ x 12″ or 6″ x 18″)

Your students will:

• Color the fireplaces.
• Cut the page in half on the dotted line.
• Glue the fireplaces onto construction paper (optional).
• Color the stockings.
• Cut them out.
• Sort them by numbers less than or greater than 55 or 550.
• Hang the stockings on the correct fireplace.
• Glue them in place.

You will:

• Sit back and relax with your favorite hot beverage.
• Enjoy the quiet calm for a few moments.
• Use your students’ creations for an attractive holiday display!

To make it easier, I recommend students loosely cut around the stockings or cut them as rectangles.

Students may also glue the fireplaces in a notebook or simply keep the fireplace page intact.

Visit my TpT store to download your free copy of Hang the Stockings Comparing Numbers.

Curious About the Origins of Stockings…

I discovered this article, The Legend of the Christmas Stocking, in the Smithsonian Magazine. It’s an interesting read if you’re not familiar with the legend.

Looking For More Resources…

Check out these blog posts for more free number activities, perfect for the season.

• How to Easily Stuff a Little Learning into December (preschool and kindergarten numeral recognition)
• One Way to Keep ‘Em Busy This Holiday Season (rounding two and three-digit numbers)

Click on the categories below to see more resources in my TpT store.

• Christmas
• Numbers & Number Sense
• Numbers & Place Value
• For Use With Google Slides^TM

I’d love to hear about the kinds of activities you find are best to engage your wiggly, distracted students this time of year! Please share in the comments below.

Photos in images by Coffee Beans and Children’s Dreams and LiliGraphie.

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T-Rex’s Valentine Number Activity

T-Rex’s Valentine Numbers is an engaging way to have your kindergarten, first, and second-grade students practice determining the number right before or right after a given number.

This is a partner or small group activity. Get ready to try it with your instructional groups or as an independent math center!

Choices to Make

Start by making the following choices.

• the appropriate number range for your students, 0 to 20 or 21 to 120
• number right after or number right before
• color or black/ white
• reusable or consumable mats

Get It Prepared

Gather or prepare these materials.

• one mat for each participating student
• one set of number cards for each pair of students
• 10 counters (about 1 inch or smaller) or crayons for each participating student
• optional number line or one hundred twenty charts for instructional support
• an optional sheet of paper or dry erase board for each student

Prepare your mats. Print the color or black/ white mats on cardstock and laminate for durability and reuse.

You can also print the black/ white mat on paper. Use crayons to color and consume. If you prefer, use them with dry-erase pockets and dry erase crayons or markers.

There are two different mats for each number range. Partners should have different mats. In a small group, some students will have mats that are the same.

Print your sets of number cards. Each set is on a single page. Use cardstock and laminate for durability. Cut out the cards.

Each set has 15 number cards. Each mat has 10 hearts with numbers. Partners will have some numbers that overlap and some that are different.

Get ‘Em Engaged With T-Rex’s Valentine Number Activity

To get started, place the number cards face down in a stack or a messy pile. Take turns picking a card.

Say the number on your card. Next, follow the directions to say either the number right after or right before the number on your card.

Find that number on your mat. Then, cover or color the number.

If the number is not on your mat or has already been covered, you lose your turn.

Create a discard pile. Shuffle and reuse the cards as needed.

Who can be the first to mark all the numbers on their mat?

Ways to Enhance Instruction

Be sure to have your students say their number pairs (given number and number right after or before). You might also want them to record the number pairs on a sheet of paper or on a dry erase board. Saying and/or writing the number pairs will help them remember the connection.

Some students will benefit from having an easily accessible horizontal or vertical number line or number chart. They can locate the given number and then see the number that comes right before or after it.

Provide further activities that reinforce sequencing numbers that cross a decade. For example, 29 counting forwards to 30 or 50 counting backward to 49. Share your favorite ideas and activities that are helpful for teaching this difficult concept in the comments below!

Ways to Enhance Engagement With T-Rex’s Valentine Number Activity

It’s easy to engage young students with seasonal resources! See if you can find Valentine’s Day themed erasers or buttons to use as counters. You could even use candy conversation hearts.

Place the number cards in a seasonal container. Or try putting them in a valentine themed sensory bin.

Get your learners engaged by clicking the highlighted words and downloading your free copy of T-Rex’s Valentine Number Activity.

Looking For More Resources?

Check out my newly revised open-ended flexible Valentine’s Day themed resource, Tugging on My Heartstrings, for sequencing numbers 0-120 in a variety of ways. Use it to provide individualized practice for your kindergarten, first, and second-grade math students.

It can be used for ordering sets of 5 or more consecutive or non-consecutive numbers and for counting by 2’s, 5’s, 10’s, or any multiple.

I added a second set of ready to use, easy prep black/ white hearts with a variety of sequences, mixed-up within each set of five numbers (consecutive numbers 0-10, 0-20, within a decade 21-120, across a decade 21-120; and non-consecutive numbers 0-10, 11-20, 0-20, within a decade 21-120, and 11-120). This set is perfect for a color, cut, and glue activity.

Take a look at this partner activity, Valentines in My Mailbox, for first and second-grade math. It reinforces understanding of base ten, trading ten ones for one ten, and comparing two-digit numbers.

In addition, this resource includes recording sheets with expanded form, rounding to the nearest ten, and counting by tens off a decade number.

Click on the links below to find additional resources for Valentine’s Day, numbers, number sense, and place value.

• A Sweet Sorting Activity You Will Love (PreK-K)
• One Lovely Way to Teach Place Value for Understanding (Grades 1-2)
• Valentine’s Day Themed Resources in My TpT Store
• Number & Number Sense Resources in My TpT Store
• Number & Place Value Resources in My TpT Store

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If so, these crayon-themed resources were made for you! They are perfect for back-to-school, National Crayon Day (March 31st), or any day for that matter.

These resources are designed to provide practice and review with counting sequences on an abstract level. For background information or concrete and representational level activities for 1, 10, and 100 less and more, check out these blog posts.

• Expand Your Kids’ Counting Skills: Find background information (applicable for all primary grades) on teaching counting skills and using counting routines (interspersed in the post) along with a free set of counting within 1000 prompt cards.
• Develop Understanding of Ten Less Ten More: Discover a free explicit concrete activity using base ten blocks to develop an understanding of the concepts one less/ more and ten less/ more.
• Teach 10 and 100 Less and More: Free activities that target learning 10 less/ more and 100 less/ more for 3 digit numbers at the concrete, representational, and/ or abstract level.

1. Free Crayon-Themed Worksheets for Counting Sequences

First off, I have four sets of print and go worksheets to practice and review ordering numbers; 0-10, 11-20, 21-120, or 101-999. There are 3 or 4 worksheets for each set of numbers.

Skills Covered

• 0-10: numbers after, numbers before, numbers before and after
• 11-20: numbers after, numbers before, numbers before and after
• 21-120: numbers after, numbers before, numbers before and after, mixed number patterns
• 101-999: numbers after, numbers before, numbers before and after, mixed number patterns

The mixed patterns for 21-120 are counting by 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s (on and off a decade number). Those for 101-999 are counting by 5’s, 10’s (on and off a decade number), and 100’s (on and off a hundred).

Simply select your number range and skill. Then, print the number of copies you need.

Use these worksheets for small group instruction, morning work, seat work, or homework.

These worksheets are the perfect follow-up companions for two of my new resources, one for counting sequences 0-120, the other for 3 digit numbers.

Download your free worksheets by clicking the highlighted words, Crayons Galore.

2. Crayons in My Box- Ordering Numbers

These are open-ended flexible crayon-themed resources for sequencing numbers, 0-120 or 3 digit, in a variety of ways. Use them for individualized practice or review.

Create math centers with the color or black/ white crayons. Your students can simply place sets of crayons in order. They can also place them in order on the color or black/ white crayon box mats.

For both resources, I added a second set of ready to use, easy prep black/ white crayons with a variety of counting sequences. The numbers are mixed up within each set of five numbers. Use these for a color, cut, and glue activity. Perfect for a colorful display!

Ideas for Counting Sequences 0-120

• Consecutive numbers within a decade (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
• Consecutive numbers across a decade (58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
• Nonconsecutive numbers (18, 51, 55, 67, 84)
• Count by 2’s, 5’s, or 10’s, etc. (40, 45, 50, 55, 60)
• Count by 10’s off the decade (46, 56, 66, 76, 86)

Ideas for Counting Sequences for 3 Digit Numbers

• Consecutive numbers within a hundred (674, 675, 676, 677, 678)
• Consecutive numbers across a hundred (798, 799, 800, 801, 802)
• Nonconsecutive numbers (672, 737, 785, 806, 840)
• Count by 5’s or 10’s, etc. (390, 395, 400, 405, 410)
• Count by 100’s (400, 500, 600, 700, 800)
• Count by 100’s (138, 238, 338, 438, 538)

Visit my TpT store to see more details about Crayons in My Box, Ordering Numbers 0-120 and Crayons in My Box, Ordering 3 Digit Numbers!

Looking for similar resources with a different theme? Then, check out these additional products for ordering numbers.

Which counting sequences cause your students to struggle the most? Share by leaving a comment below.

Photo of crayons in title image by Snapshots and Smiles.

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My brain went into overdrive thinking of all the number and place value possibilities. You can take this one simple sunflower craft and practice or reinforce a variety of skills. These include sequencing numbers; conceptual understanding of teen numbers; counting by 2’s, 5’s, 10’s or any multiple; developing understanding of tens and ones; and showing multiplication as groups of the same quantity.

Make a Sunflower Craft

Here is one way to make a sunflower craft for math.

You will need:

• 7-inch sunflower yellow plates
• green popsicle sticks
• green foam sheets, cardstock, or construction paper
• sunflower seeds
• a leaf template
• scissors
• white glue
• glue dots (optional)

How to make:

• The plates I purchased at a dollar store had natural well-spaced ribs around the rim. Cut through these or at (more or less) regular intervals to make petals.
• Create a leaf template. I used a free graphic, made it an appropriate size, and printed it on cardstock. Then I cut out just the leaves. You can also draw the leaves freehand.
• Trace the leaves on green foam, cardstock, or construction paper. I made two for each flower. Cut.
• Glue the leaves to the green popsicle sticks using white glue or glue sticks.
• Attach the popsicle stick behind the plate. Use white glue or glue dots

Need a simpler idea? Just cut the petals on the plates. That’s it!

Find links to similar sunflower crafts at the end of this post.

Ways to Use the Sunflower Craft for Math

Have your students create one or more sunflowers for morning work or during a center time. This will give you a collection of sunflowers.

For most of the activities, you can assign a specific quantity of sunflower seeds for an individual student or groups of students to glue on their flowers. The seeds can also simply be placed, without gluing, on the flowers to provide greater versatility.

Numbers 0-10 (PreK- Kindergarten)

Students can practice or review numeral recognition, one-to-one correspondence, and sequencing quantities/ numbers. Match the free sunflower number cards to quantities of seeds to reinforce recognition.

Here’s an idea. First, have a group of students work together to glue an assigned number of seeds, 1-10, on their flower(s). Next, have them sequence the plates in order. Finally, they can match the numeral cards to the sunflowers.

And yes, for this activity (and the count by multiples activity below), I would encourage my students to sequence the plates in a linear fashion.

Teen Numbers (Kindergarten- Early 1st Grade)

Have students show teen numbers as ten plus a number using their sunflowers. Show the matching equation by using the free 10, +, and = sunflower cards. After taking photos, I decided to add teen number recording strips (10 + _ = _ and 10 and _ more = _) to this resource.

Count by Multiples (Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd Grades)

Give a group of students a number such as 2, 5, 10, or any multiple. They glue or place the given number of seeds on a set of sunflowers. Let them use the number cards to show how to count by their given number.

Treasure Reports (Understanding of Tens and Ones for 1st and 2nd Grades)

Find this free resource with a description of the activity along with five different fall themed recording sheets in my TpT store. Check out this blog post, One Lovely Way to Teach Place Value for Understanding, for background information and a link to the same free resource with a Valentine’s Day theme.

Provide each student or pair of students with a baggie containing 11-99 sunflower seeds. Students group their seeds by tens, placing each group on a flower. Leftover ones can be placed on their work surface. Choose an appropriate sheet for them to record their results.

Beginning Multiplication (Concept Development for 2nd and 3rd Grades)

Students show the same number of sunflower seeds on multiple flowers. Write the number of seeds and groups along with the multiplication equation on the free half-page recording sheet.

For fun, let your students randomly choose two appropriate numbers out of a seasonal container.

Let everyone know your favorite math “craftivity” to use with your class in the comments below.

Need more sunflower themed number activities?

Check out these two new resources available in my TpT store. Fall Themes Count to Recognize Number Mats 0 to 10 are perfect for preschool and kindergarten. Fall Theme Teen Number Clip Cards are a wonderful addition for kindergarten and early first-grade math.

Sunflower Crafts

• Paper Plate Sunflower Kid Craft from Glued to My Crafts
• Simple Sunflower Craft from 123 Homeschool 4 Me
• Paper Plate Sunflower Craft from the Resourceful Mama

Want the Free Resources in This Post?

Click on the highlighted words, Sunflower Number Cards and Tens and Ones Fall Theme Treasure Reports, to download these free resources. The Sunflower Number Cards resource includes +, =, and extra 10 cards. It also has quarter-page size teen number recording sheets and the half-page multiplication recording sheet.

Sunflower photo by Speech-Language Pirates

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Carrots are a perfect springtime theme. They fit as an Easter theme but not overtly so. Crunching on a carrot is a healthy alternative during another sweets-laden holiday. In addition, they fit equally well with a planting or garden theme.

Bunch of Carrots Photo by Fruits+Veggies

A Peek at My Trail of Carrots

• Subtract All or Subtract None Carrot Crunching– Blog Post Freebie, K-2
• Rows of Carrots Ordering Numbers 0-120– TpT Store, K-2
• Carrot Garden Craftivity– Math and Literacy, K-3
• Counting Carrots– A Preschool Busy Bag Activity

Subtract All or Subtract None Carrot Crunching

To begin with, I wrote a blog post about this carrot crunching concrete activity for subtracting all or none of a given number. This is a free hands-on resource that can help you build a foundation of understanding for subtraction concepts or strategies in kindergarten, first or second grades.

It includes a big-mouth rabbit mat, an optional half-page ten frame mat, optional carrot counters, and four sets of 8 task cards, in color and black/ gray/ white. There is also a half-page recording sheet, in two formats. This activity may be used with a whole class or small groups, or as an independent math station.

Rows of Carrots Ordering Numbers 0-120

Next, I forged ahead with creating Rows of Carrots, a carrot themed open-ended resource for sequencing numbers 0-120 in a variety of ways. It can be used for ordering sets of consecutive or non-consecutive numbers and for counting by 10’s, 5’s, 2’s, or any multiple. Go ahead, click a highlighted link to find out more about this kindergarten, first, and second-grade math resource, available for purchase in my Teachers Pay Teachers store.

After creating these resources, I was busy pinning carrot-related ideas to my spring and Easter boards. While perusing these ideas, one, in particular, caught my eye.

Now, that’s an idea! Why not combine Stef at Non-Toy Gifts’ craft idea with my Rows of Carrots resource?

So, I kept following the trail of carrots… and started generating ideas for carrot gardens. This carrot garden idea is an engaging way to incorporate skill review with a seasonal craft.

Carrot Garden Ideas

1. Spell short vowel and silent e words (K-1).
2. Write 2, 3, and 4 letter high-frequency words (K-1).
3. Write a sequence of numbers after or before a given one, two, or three-digit number (K-2).
4. Record the equations for an addition/ subtraction or multiplication/ division fact family (1-3).

This is a less crafty version than the one you’ll find at Non-Toy Gifts.

This free resource includes the following pages to print:

• 8 pages of pictures (8 per page) for spelling phonetic words; 25 CVC words, 14 short vowel words with initial or final consonant blends/ digraphs, 20 silent e words
• 2 pages carrots with writing lines (2 sizes)
• 2 pages carrots with equation writing frames; addition/ subtraction and multiplication/ division

Additional materials needed:

• one paper plate (I used decorative 8 3/4″ blue and green plates.)
• brown cardstock (1/2 of 8 1/2 x 11″ sheet)
• brown Easter grass (a 4-ounce bag should be plenty to make 12)
• scissors, glue, crayons (optional)
• 4 glue dots or stapler
• orange and/ or white paper or cardstock

Find all the directions to create these carrot gardens by clicking the highlighted link.

Once I got started, my ideas began growing wildly out of hand! What other ideas could you incorporate?

Carrot Counting

And last but not least, here is the original idea for this blog post!

One of my preschool granddaughters loves busy bag activities! And of course, I enjoy creating these for her. She counts concrete objects to ten and is ready for experiences with number recognition.

I love ten frames and know what a valuable visual tool they are for developing subitizing and a sense of ten. However, just as there is a place for ten frames, I believe we still need to provide a place for less structured counting activities, particularly for younger children.

This free flexible Carrot Counting resource provides the opportunity to experience counting, one-to-one correspondence, cardinality, numeral recognition, and numeral formation. It includes a rabbit mat, carrot counting cards (0-10), numeral formation cards (0-10), and carrot counters. I have included these in both color and black/ gray/ white. The numeral formation cards are only in color and less color.

While I included carrot counters to print, I strongly suggest using concrete objects with preschoolers. I adore my carrot erasers but any small counter will do. Try orange buttons, pom-poms, or gems.

You will need:

• paper or cardstock for printing selected pages of Carrot Counting
• laminator
• dry erase markers, playdough (optional)
• at least 10 counters (You need 55 counters to show quantities 0-10 all at one time.)

To prepare:

• Choose to print Carrot Counting in color or black/ gray/ white.
• Print at least one rabbit mat for each child. You can use one mat and clear it after showing each quantity or use multiple mats, one for each number.
• Print the carrot counting and numeral formation cards. Laminate and cut, trimming around the background.
• If needed, print the carrot counters. Laminate and cut.

To use:

Carrot Counting can be used in several ways.

• Use a rabbit mat with a carrot counting card. Count the carrots. Count a corresponding number of counters to place on the rabbit mat.
• Simply match the carrot counting cards with the numeral formation cards. The numbers have green, yellow, and red dots along with arrows to guide correct formation. They are perfect for finger tracing, using dry erase markers, or play dough ropes. Naming the numeral while engaged in forming it helps to develop recognition.
• Match the carrot counting cards with the numeral formation cards. Count a corresponding number of counters to place on the rabbit mat.

Surely, you have discovered an appealing carrot themed activity!

Looking for more spring or Easter math and literacy resources? Click on a highlighted link to see additional ones available in my TpT store.

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There are pumpkins aplenty in October, making it the perfect time to incorporate them into your classroom learning.  Although your kids may fuss about it after Halloween, you can even continue this theme into November!

Some popular activities include reading books, visiting a pumpkin patch, investigating pumpkins (math, science, and language), and learning about the life cycle.

Pumpkin Facts

After perusing the internet for factual information, I found myself wishing for a set of old-fashioned encyclopedias! I read conflicting information about the weight of the largest pumpkin ever grown and about their nutritional value. I consulted a number of sites including the University of Illinois Extension, Good Housekeeping, and History.

Hence, I created three free fact sheets for you to share with your students. These have a color background but can be printed in black and white. The gorgeous watercolor graphics are from Photo Clipz.

Math Activity

Recently, I added this Five Little Pumpkins Ordering Numbers (0-120) activity to a line of seasonal and holiday-themed number sequencing resources available in my Teachers Pay Teachers store.

This open-ended resource can be used for sequencing numbers 0-120 in a variety of ways. It’s a perfect activity for kindergarten, first, or second-grade math.

Choose the numbers and skills that best meet your students’ instructional needs. You can create centers with sets of five or more numbers. Put each set in a baggie. Just mark the cards on the back with letters, dots, or stickers to (help!) keep the sets intact.

The numbers can be consecutive or non-consecutive, within a decade or across a decade number. Your students can sequence numbers by any multiple you pick. They can simply place the pumpkin number cards in order on any flat surface or use the gate mats.

In a similar fashion, you can also use the black and white number cards to create a cut and paste activity. You can print the pumpkins on colored paper or have your students color them. Then, your students can glue them in order on construction paper or sentence strips.

Along with updating the original resource, I added a second set of ready-to-use, easy to prepare black and white pumpkins with a variety of sequences, mixed up within each set of five numbers, in October 2019.

I included optional recording sheets for writing sequences of five numbers from least to greatest and greatest to least. I also added both one hundred and one hundred twenty charts to this resource to support your students’ learning, as needed.

Pumpkin-Themed Math Freebie

In addition, I’ve created a free set of eight coordinating pumpkin number worksheets, perfect for supplementing your instruction in first and second grade. These worksheets cover the skills of number(s) after and number(s) before (to 30 and to 100), missing numbers in a sequence, and counting by 10’s, 5’s, or 2’s from a given multiple to 100, to meet a variety of instructional needs.

Simply choose, print, and assign for morning work, independent math, or homework.

Read this blog post, 2 Colorful Ways to Boost Counting Skills, and find more ideas and resources for teaching counting sequences.

Other Themed Resources

Find a variety of math and literacy resources in my Teachers Pay Teachers store.

• Addition Fact Strategy Game- Give & Take Make Ten Fall Themes, K-2 Math
• Spin & Reveal Read & Sort Words at the Pumpkin Patch, 1-2 Literacy
• Pumpkin Patch Number Mats 0-20, PreK-K Math
• It’s in the Bag for Autumn- A Data Collection and Graphing Activity, 1-3 Math

Activities for Learning and Fun

Discover a plethora of activities by searching Pinterest and the internet. These science, math, art, and food ideas can get you started!

• Free Pumpkin Life Cycle Cards
• The Life Cycle of a Pumpkin
• Pumpkin Stem Investigations
• My Pumpkin Investigation
• DIY Pumpkin Felt Parts
• Pumpkin Counting Grid Games
• Fluffy Pumpkin Slime
• Black Glue Pumpkin Art
• Paper Bag Pumpkin
• Pumpkin Vine Craft
• Tangerine Pumpkins
• Jack-o-Lantern Mac & Cheese Cups

Still looking for even more ideas… Check out this seasonal Pinterest board!

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The last time we saw turkeys in their natural habitat was driving along a primary road, which winds through farmland and vineyards, about 20 miles from home. I had to stop and wait for a large flock, including little ones, to leisurely walk across the road. This unexpected experience certainly brightened my day!

Be sure to check out the links below for interesting facts about turkeys.

As Thanksgiving rapidly approaches, I have been busy revising old and creating new turkey-themed resources.

Even and Odd Turkey Feathers

This free Turkey Feather Even & Odd Numbers companion resource can be downloaded from my Teachers Pay Teachers store.

It is an easy to prepare color, cut, and glue activity appropriate for first and second graders. There are sets of feathers for sorting even and odd numbers 1-10, 11-20, and 1-99. Simply print and give each student a pair of bodies and a set of feathers.

First, students color and cut the bodies and feathers. Next, they sort the feathers by even and odd numbers. Then, they glue the correct feathers to each body. The completed turkeys can be used as a bulletin board or wall display. They can also be glued onto paper.

Turkey Feathers in Order 0-120

I also created an open-ended resource, Turkey Feathers in Order, which is available to purchase in my TpT store, for sequencing numbers 0-120 in a variety of ways.

This resource includes color and black/ white options for creating math stations.

Ideas for sequencing numbers include consecutive numbers within a decade (24, 25, 26, 27, 28), consecutive numbers across a decade (67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73), nonconsecutive numbers (18, 35, 41, 58, 75), counting by 2’s, 5’s, or 10’s (30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60), and counting by tens off the decade (42, 52, 62, 72, 82).

I added (November 2019) a second set of ready to use, easy prep black/ white feathers with a variety of sequences, mixed-up within each set of five numbers (consecutive numbers 0-10, 0-20, within a decade 21-120, across a decade 21-120; and non-consecutive numbers 0-10, 11-20, 0-20, within a decade 21-120, and 11-120).

Use these for a color, cut, and glue activity.

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