Spring Math Activity

 

Season themed math activities help students practice important math concepts in a fun and engaging way. That is why I love my students to do this spring math activity. It is actually a craft. It gets students math practice as well as fine motor skills as they make the craft.

 

Spring Math Craft

 

With this Spring Math Activity students solve math problems on tulips. Then they cut out all of the tulips and glue them on a circle to make a tulip wreath. Math puns really make my students laugh. So they love the sign that goes on the tulip wreath: My Math Skills Have Bloomed.

This makes a really fun bulletin board or hall display. I love how it’s fun for students, but it also gets them practicing 2-digit subtraction. There are actually different versions in the Spring Math Craft so you can easily differentiate to students’ needs. There is a 2-digit addition, 2-digit subtraction, math facts 1-10, and math facts 1-20, making this resource perfect for 1st grade or 2nd grade.

Find this Spring Math Craft here.

 

Spring Math Worksheets for Kids

 

Students tend to finish the Spring Math Craft at different times. So I like to have Spring Math Fact Riddles set out as a fast finisher. Students solve addition math facts and then use the key to learn a fun fact about a spring animal.

My students love these spring math worksheets. They always ask if I have extra so they can take them home and do them.

Find these Math Fact Riddles here.

 

Spring Math Games

I love to throw in some spring math games into my centers during those spring months. My students love my spring themed Math Facts Don’t Eat Pete.

Don’t Eat Pete is a simple, yet fun game for students. Best part about it, you just need to print it out for it to be ready for students.

Students take turns choosing a square to be “Pete.” One student steps away while the rest of the group chooses. Then they come back and pick candy off of each square while saying the answer to the math facts. When they go to pick up “Pete”, the group shouts “Don’t Eat Pete!” Then they start again with another player.

Find the year long themed Math Facts Don’t Eat Pete playing boards here.

Another spring math game my students love is my spring themed math facts board game. In this game, students draw a card with a math fact equation and then move their person on the answer to the equation.

I have different versions of this game with different facts so it is easy to differentiate with it in my classroom. Find these Math Fact Board Games here.

 

For more spring math ideas check out this blog post: Make Math Fun on St. Patrick’s Day with These 5 St. Patrick’s Math Ideas

Even though all of these activities give students good math fact practice, it takes a lot to get students to math fact fluency. That is why I’m sharing my free workbook for 1st and 2nd grade teachers: 7 Steps to Ensure Math Fact Fluency.

Download your free copy here.