Pirate Teen Math Fun
Don’t know about you but our Kindergartners and even some 1st graders have trouble identifying and forming teen numbers. I think this is partly because most of those numbers have “unhelpful” names like eleven and twelve and the others are said “backwards” from the way they are written…like seventeen 17 and nineteen 19. And whose idea was it to come up with thirteen and fifteen as names? I often would say “three-teen” and “five-teen” when we would count just to clarify those numbers for the students who might be a little confused! You often will hear the teen numbers described as TRICKY TEENS!! No kidding!
Teen Frame Math
We LOVE to use themes in our classrooms and PIRATES were always a hit with both our boys and our girls. Here is a peek into all the resources that come with this PIRATE Themed TEEN PACKET! First there are Number Building Mats Students turn over two of the provided cards and determine what number from 1-20 was formed, Then they place the correct number card on the mat in the small box. This activity works well with a small group of students in a Math center.
Another version has the ten-frame card already showing on the mat. Students turn over a single digit ten-frame number to determine what complete number was formed. This version helps emphasize the numerical value of the numbers….they are 10 PLUS a single digit.
Math Games- BUMP and BINGO
What better way to practice a new skill than with a game! The popular BUMP game is so much fun. In our version, a student turns over a card and place it next to the TEN FRAME already printed on the mat. They turn over a smaller single digit card and identify the number they formed. They place their “cover-Up” (we use Unifix cubes) on that number. The other player continues in the same way. Play continues back and forth. Now the fun really begins! When a player forms a number with a cover-up already on it If the number formed has the opponent’s cube on it this player gets to “BUMP” it off and places their cube in its place. If it has their own colored cube then they place a second cube on top and now that number is “frozen” and can”t be bumped off! The bumping and freezing continues until one player has placed all 10 of their cubes. WINNER! Students LOVE this game!
Nine BIngo boards are provided and is played the traditional way. A caller selects one or the provided cards, shows it to the players, and they cover up that teen number on their board. All 9 cards have the same 9 numbers but in different positions on their boards. The same TEN FRAMES cards from the “building mats seen above are used to determine the “called out” number. Small Pirate cover-ups are provided.
Pirate Practice Worksheets
This packet is LOADED with practice worksheets. A variety of formats allow students to hone their skills with identifying and forming teen numbers in many different ways. When your students have completed these they will know those tricky teen numbers!
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Did you know that “National Talk Like a Pirate Day” is September 19th? Click the title to read all about it and its origins. Soooo much fun! Want to do a whole week…or month with a Pirate theme? We have songs, beginning readers, literacy activities, and other math resources all using a Pirate theme. Click PIRATE PRODUCTS to view them all.
