Math Warm Ups are an ideal way to get children ready and engaged for learning. You can implement them at your focus small-group table prior to your math workshop, rotation or mini-lesson. Here is a game to get started that will build your students fluency with addition (or counting) to 5.
Math Warm Up: Rainbow Five
- use the 1, 2, 3 Cards from the Math Kit
- place the cards face up and scattered in the playing space
- on a signal (if you have a rainbow novelty lamp switch it on) have your children collect groups of cards that total 5 - e.g. a 3 and a 2
- they keep collecting sets of 5 until the rainbow lamp is switched off
- you could also use a bell or timer to signal the time allocation for students to play
- Find more Math Warm Up ideas here
- Find more from the Math Kit here
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