April First Grade Math Journal

Math journals can help get your students engaged and excited about math every day! Your students will love this thematic, daily first grade math journal for April.

When should I use the math journals?

I highly recommend using these math journals as a warm up when you are transitioning into math. However, you can also use them as a center, during guided math, or as independent work.

My math block is short. Do I really have time to implement these?

Each page should take your students less than a minute to complete as long as they are familiar with the content. If you don't have time to complete one page each day, you can also choose to complete a few pages once a week.

I love the idea of these journals, but we cover topics in a different order.

These journals were designed to be a spiral review throughout the year. This means the simpler topics are covered at the beginning of the year and the skills progress each month. If you find that you haven't covered a topic, such as time to the hour, you can choose to skip the page or take the opportunity to introduce the skill and complete the page together.

How many pages are in each journal?

There are 24 journal pages in each journal. This allows you to complete one page each day of the month. Some months may have less than 24 school days due to the way the calendar falls or scheduled breaks. The pages are numbered, so you can plan ahead and only print the number of pages you need, or you can complete multiple pages on one day if you have extra.

My copies and prep time are limited. Are these journals right for me?

Yes! The math journals come two to a page. You only need to run copies for half the number of students you have and then cut the pages in half.

I suggest stapling your books together before cutting them so you can cut a full journal at one time.

What math skills are included?

The skills covered in the April math journal are calendar skills, coins, comparing numbers, equal equations, fact families, fractions, graphing, number order, shapes, skip counting, subtraction, time to the half hour, and word problems.

Can I see a sample of the math journals?

Sure! You can download the June First Grade Math Journal for free. This mini-math journal is ten pages and covers calendar skills, coin values, comparing numbers, fractions, measurement, missing addends, mixed addition and subtraction, place value, time to the half hour and hour, and ways to show numbers.

I don't want to buy the journals for the full year. Can I buy each month individually?

Yes, you can purchase each month separately. Each math journal is $3.15.

I have these journals and LOVE them! Do you have any other math resources?

Yes, I have several math resources available in my store. You can find them here.