Math Toolkit

Hey there,

So the year is wrapping up and I always like to reflect on what has worked and what didn’t. This spring I went from typical seating in my classroom to flexible seating (allowing my kids to choose their work space at various styles of seating around the room). I have LOVED this new formation, but with the new space comes challenges of organization. Luckily, I LOVE to organize.. seriously I dream about it… ha ha…

Anyway, with my new arrangement in mind I decided that having a math toolkit assigned to each kid with all the math tools we would need throughout the year would really help with storage and transitions. So I created these kits and I am super happy with the final product!

Included in the kit is:

• 2D shapes
  • Lakeshore: Pattern Blocks (2D)
• 3D shapes
  • Lakeshore: 3D Shapes
• Clock
  • Lakeshore: Clocks
    • These are the exact clocks I used, but I have had mine forever.
• 1 of each coin
  • Lakeshore:Coins
• Place Value Block
  • 100, 10, 1
  • Amazon: Base Ten Blocks
  • Lakeshore: Base Ten Blocks
    • Also, these are not the exact blocks I have, but a good set to have.
• A hundreds chart
  • I simply made one, printed it small and backed on cardstock and laminated. My kids use these all the time with vis-à-vis pens at the beginning of the year.

I even attached the labels I made below if you want to create your own little toolkits! I am especially excited about the key inside the kit. FREEBIE!