1st Grade Math Challenge - Spiral Review - Mental Math - Morning Warm Ups
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Are you looking for math challenge activities for spiral review of first grade addition, subtraction, and place value? Use these task cards to enrich your curriculum, as morning warm ups, or to review & build mental math skills!
What are the math skills addressed in this enrichment resource?
* Addition
* Subtraction
* Place value
* Adding and subtracting tens
* Comparing numbers with equality and inequality symbols
* Odd and even numbers
* Coin values and combinations (US pennies, nickels, & dimes)
What does this math spiral review set include?
☛ 120 printable riddle cards for reviewing the numbers 1-120, printing at six riddle cards per page
☛ Student recording page and answer key
☛ A digital version, ready for independent use with the TPT Easel Tool.
☛ Full page jpegs of each riddle to give you even more teaching options!
☛ Task cards and materials for two addition, subtraction, and place value games that use the riddle cards
☛ A color-by-code page
☛ 120 charts in both color and b/w, for support and differentiation.
Here's what teachers like you have said about these math spiral review riddle activities!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stacy said, "My students loved a challenge, so they really enjoyed these! I loved watching their enthusiasm when they figured out the riddle. They always asked for another one. Thank you so much!"
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ashley said, "This resource was great! I appreciate how many riddles were included- I can use some for my lesson, small group, and stations and still have plenty leftover to change out throughout the year!"
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lisa said, "Such a fun way to engage students in mathematical problem solving! These cards work great for my early finishers who always love a challenge."
You'll use these math riddle cards for number talks, math centers, enrichment, small groups, and more! Here are some ideas!
☛ Solve a riddle a day together for math spiral review, to integrate new learning with previous topics.
☛ Use a riddle as a warm-up or number talk before your math lesson.
☛ Expand your calendar activities by solving one or more riddles each day. Your students will love to check off the numbers on a 120 chart as riddles are completed!
☛ Solving riddles like these is a lot like solving word problems. Both are great ways to model and practice early comprehension skills like identifying key details, making inference, and drawing conclusions. Show your students how those skills apply in both math and reading, building success in both areas!
☛ Use this as an independent digital activity with the Easel tool. The activities are ready to use and self-checking, saving you prep time!
☛ Use the full page format for Morning Message, Math Message, number talks, lesson focus, as well as small group and whole class lessons.
☛ Use these riddle activities for review and informal assessment at the beginning of second grade.
☛ In a small group or with partners, the cards can be used with 120 number chart math games. Task cards with directions for two games are included.
☛ Use a small set of the riddle cards an engaging Read the Room activity.
☛ For independent work, the cards can be used with the solve-and-color page.
☛ These riddle activities are great for end of year review or summer school! Riddles make it easy to keep the fun in learning!
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In order to be successful with these math riddle cards, your students should be familiar with odd/even, tens and ones, adding and subtracting tens, US coins (pennies, nickels, dimes), and comparison signs for equalities and inequalities.
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Still not sure whether this math spiral review set is right for you?
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amy said, " Do not hesitate to buy this product. I use this every morning to end our morning meet with a riddle. Super engaging for students."
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