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10 Math Centers
Print on cardstock, laminate,
and cut up for years of fun
hands-on student practice!
• Spring into Number Bonds-Number bonds to 20
• World of Fractions –whole, halves, thirds, fourths game
• Farming for Number Patterns –Number patterns 2s and 5s
• Base Ten Garden– Building numbers to 120 with base ten
• Match or Hatch – Comparing numbers to 120 (card game)
• Count and Capture –Adding three numbers with twenty frames
• Hunting for Eggs –Adding three numbers with dice
• Spring“time”- Time to the half hour game
• Chirp’s Change– Counting pennies, nickels, and dimes
• 100 Frame Fill Up– Racing to 100, place value mental addition
Spring into Number Bonds
Students study a number bond and use manipulatives to determine the missing part to
the equation. Students write the missing part on the laminated cards.
11 10 2 6
2 12

8 6 2
12 13 14

11 2 2 3
9 10
9 8 1
15 16 9
10 9 9
13 14 12
7 5 8
10 12 11
11 9

4 4 4 7

13 14

6 4 9 9

14 10

8 6 5 7
10 9
4 3 4
10
6 8
7
9 12 15
2 8 6
8 11 8
9 8 6

14 13 17

8 6 3 8 10 2

3 4 6

14 13 7
World f Fractions
Students spin the spinner and find the matching fraction. They
cover the fraction on their side of the game board. The winner is
the student that covers all of the Earth fractions first on their
side. If the game time ends before anyone has covered all of the
spots, the player with the most covered is the winner.
World of Fractions
Fraction
World
World of Fractions World of Fractions

whole whole
Farming Number
Patterns
Students read the number pattern on the wagon and place
the farmer with the next number in the pattern next to the
wagon. Patterns are by 2’s and 5s and go both forwards
and backwards.
Base Ten Garden
Students plant base ten gardens to represent the numbers
in the planter box. Use your own base ten manipulatives or
the provided carrot base ten blocks.
15 48

25 57

34 62
80 19

92 82

76 110
67 58

14 60

27 91
50 66

14 72

99 88
17 40

26 108

39 115
100 Frame Fill Up
Students try to fill up a 100 frame before their partner.
Spin and color the amount. Use a dry erase marker on a
laminated card to “color” in the amount you spin each time.
You must fill the 100 frame exactly without going over to
win.
100 Frame
Fill Up!
10 25
Spin, count, and color to 100. 15 5
20 10
You must get exactly the
number needed to make 100
and not go over to win .

5 15
Tally in your column each
time you win.

Player 1 Player 2

Player 1 Player 2
100 Frame
Fill Up!
10 25
Spin, count, and color to 100. 15 5
20 10
You must get exactly the
number needed to make 100
and not go over to win .

5 15
Tally in your column each
time you win.

Player 1 Player 2

Player 1 Player 2
Count and Capture
Students use manipulatives and the twenty frames to help
add three addends. Using a dry erase, write the answers
right on the laminated cards. (always use black expo for
easy erasing) Have students make ten then count on if
desired.
9+4+ 1=
10 + 6 + 3 =
11 + 6 + 4 =
8+6+2=
8+ 5+2=
7+ 3+4=
6+ 6+2=
5+7+ 5=
4+ 6+3=
3+ 5+7=
2+ 8+6=
1 + 11 + 7 =
0+8+ 9=
9+ 8+ 1=
8+ 3+4=
7+ 8+2=
6 + 10 + 3=
5+8+ 5=
4 + 5 + 11 =
3+ 3+4=
2+ 8+2=
1 + 10 + 3=
0+8+ 5=
10 + 5 + 1 =
Hunting for Eggs
Students roll three dice and add. If the sum of the dice can be found on
an egg, that egg can be covered. The student that covers all the eggs
first is the winner. If you have timed stations, the student with the most
covered when the timer goes off, is the winner.
Hunting For Eggs

Hunting For Eggs


Hunting For Eggs

Hunting For Eggs


Spring“time”
Students choose a spinner and a mat. They take turns
spinning the spinner and covering the clocks. First player
to cover the most or all of the clocks in the allotted time is
the winner.
4:30
4:30
Match or Hatch
Students shuffle and deal out all the cards. Students each flip a card to
the middle and look at the numbers. The highest card takes all the cards.
Continue flipping and having the greatest number take the all the cards
until one person has all the cards. If two cards have the same amount,
students must put down two cards face down and then a third card face
up. The greatest card from the third card facing up wins all the cards
from the match off.
forty fifty sixty seventy
40 50 60 70
twenty thirty ten eighty
20 30 10 80
ninety one hundred eleven fourteen
90 100 11 14
thirty-two forty- six nine thirty-four
32 46 9 34
seventy-
eighty- five ninety-nine sixty-five
seven
85 99 65 77
fifty-three sixteen sixty-four eighty-two
53 16 64 82
one hundred
forty one
seventeen forty-one
40 101 17 41
thirty-six forty-two nineteen thirty-nine
36 42 19 39
forty fifty sixty seventy
40 50 60 70
twenty thirty ten eighty
20 30 10 80
ninety one hundred eleven fourteen
90 100 11 14
thirty-two forty- six nine thirty-four
32 46 9 34
seventy-
eighty- five ninety-nine sixty-five
seven
85 99 65 77
fifty-three sixteen sixty-four eighty-two
53 16 64 82
one hundred
forty one
seventeen forty-one
40 101 17 41
thirty-six forty-two nineteen thirty-nine
36 42 19 39
forty fifty sixty seventy
40 50 60 70
twenty thirty ten eighty
20 30 10 80
ninety one hundred eleven fourteen
90 100 11 14
thirty-two forty- six nine thirty-four
32 46 9 34
seventy-
eighty- five ninety-nine sixty-five
seven
85 99 65 77
fifty-three sixteen sixty-four eighty-two
53 16 64 82
one hundred
forty one
seventeen forty-one
40 101 17 41
thirty-six forty-two nineteen thirty-nine
36 42 19 39
Chirp’s Change
Students take turns rolling a die and moving on the game board.
As a students lands, they collect a coin. When both players finish,
students count up all the coins to see who has the most coins. The
player with the most money is the winner!
Roll one die and move on the game board.
Collect the coins you land on. When both
players finish, count the coins. The player
with the most coins wins!
Roll one die and move on the game board.
Collect the coins you land on. When both
players finish, count the coins. The player
with the most coins wins!
Math Journal
Activities
Missing
Name
numbers
Count by 1s,. 5s, or 10s to find the missing number. Cut it out and

11
glue it in the box. 21
45, 50, 96, 98, 13
15
10, 15, 7, 9,
55
Count d
5, 10, 70, 80, 75
100
19, 20, 66, 67, 20
90
65, 70, 9, 11,
68
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How many
nickels
does Jack
need to buy
a water
for 40
cents?
How many
dimes do you
need to make
50 cents?

How many
nickels does
Tom need to
buy a balloon
that costs 35
cents?
word problem word problem
A store has 18 A store has 18
bug nets. It sells bug nets. It sells
9 nets. How 9 nets. How
many bug nets many bug nets
are left? are left?
word problem word problem
A store has 18 A store has 18
bug nets. It sells bug nets. It sells
9 nets. How 9 nets. How
many bug nets many bug nets
are left? are left?
word problem word problem
A store has 18 A store has 18
bug nets. It sells bug nets. It sells
9 nets. How 9 nets. How
many bug nets many bug nets
are left? are left?
word problem word problem
A store has 18 A store has 18
bug nets. It sells bug nets. It sells
9 nets. How 9 nets. How
many bug nets many bug nets
are left? are left?
word problem word problem
A store has 18 A store has 18
bug nets. It sells bug nets. It sells
9 nets. How 9 nets. How
many bug nets many bug nets
are left? are left?
word problem word problem
Finn found 7 eggs Finn found 7 eggs
near the trees. He near the trees. He
found 4 eggs in the found 4 eggs in the
grass. How many grass. How many
eggs did Finn find? eggs did Finn find?
word problem word problem
Finn found 7 eggs Finn found 7 eggs
near the trees. He near the trees. He
found 4 eggs in the found 4 eggs in the
grass. How many grass. How many
eggs did Finn find? eggs did Finn find?
word problem word problem
Finn found 7 eggs Finn found 7 eggs
near the trees. He near the trees. He
found 4 eggs in the found 4 eggs in the
grass. How many grass. How many
eggs did Finn find? eggs did Finn find?
word problem word problem
Finn found 7 eggs Finn found 7 eggs
near the trees. He near the trees. He
found 4 eggs in the found 4 eggs in the
grass. How many grass. How many
eggs did Finn find? eggs did Finn find?
word problem word problem
Finn found 7 eggs Finn found 7 eggs
near the trees. He near the trees. He
found 4 eggs in the found 4 eggs in the
grass. How many grass. How many
eggs did Finn find? eggs did Finn find?
Math journal

name
Shapin’ Up for Spring
trapezoid
rhombus
hexagon
triangle
square
hexagon trapezoid rhombus
square triangle
Three Ways
Cut on the dotted line and glue rectangle to top of the journal page. Use the
page to answer the prompt.
Share 3 number sentences that
have the number 8.
Share 3 numberCount
sentences
d that
have the number 10.
Share 3 number sentences that
have the number 14.
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Blooming Addition Cut around the dotted lines. Write
a different addition sentence on
each petal for the number in the
middle.
_ + __ + _ _+__+_
_ + _8
_+_
_ + _7
_+_
_+_ _+_
_ + __ + _ _ + __ + _
Count d
_+_ _+_
_ + _9 _ + _10
_+_ _+_
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Name
Egg Fractions
Color the eggs blue, purple and green. Then fill in the missing information in the
sentences.
out of eggs are blue.
out of eggs are purple.
out of eggs are green.
Counting Critters
Cut around the dotted lines for the number lines and glue them into your
journal. Write the missing numbers.
77 84
53 60
86 93
29 36
96 103
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Eggcellent
Fact Families
Make two addition and two subtraction sentences using the fact family on the egg.
8 6
12 9
4 3
5 5

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2 11
7 6
10 Printables
Name
Cut Count Glue
Make the amount on the piggy
bank with coins.
62¢ 59¢
Heads or Tails? Toss a nickel 20 times and tally your results. Graph It!
name
Heads
Tally
NICKEL GRAPH

Tails
Tally

Heads Tails

Total amount in cents:


Name
color the coins
That equal the amount on the left
53¢
76¢
80¢
99¢
19¢
Name
Unload the Numbers
Write the numbers from least to greatest.
23 8 17 42
17 38
19 12 30 25
14 40
12 10 55
9 20 60 47 34
48 38
46 48 28
37 49 52 18 58
name
Tens and Hundreds
Color 9 tens
tens
number
Color 12 tens
tens
number
Color 10 tens
tens
number
70 50 100 30 40 60 60
Cut and glue
under the 3 tens 10 tens 7 tens
6 tens
correct numbers
Name
Comparing Coins
Cut and glue the greater than less than symbols
to compare the coins.
Lesson 16
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odd or even odd numbers even numbers

11 22 8
12

19 25

50 28 3
33

41 44
55 16 81
14 1

69 47
name
FIND&COLOR
Even Numbers Odd Numbers
red blue
5+8 4+11 8+4 6+4
6+6 10+4 7+7 9+7
4+5 9+3 5+8 4+8
8+6 11+4 8+7 6+7
8+2 7+4 6+5 9+3
Name

True or False Solve the number sentence on each bird. If it is


true color it blue. If it is false, color it yellow.

true false

9+4=12
6+7=12
11+5=16
4+6=9
7+4=10
5+7=12
3+4=12
5+8=14 8+9=17

7+3=11

10+10=20 5+4=8

4+4=8 4+6=10

8+8=15
Name

Tally the number of each food eaten in the graph.


Tally Time
Number of Number of Number of Number of
Students Students Students Students
eating salad eating tacos eating chicken eating pizza

19 22 25 33
Food Eaten in the Cafeteria Today

salad

taco

chicke
n

pizza
Math centers and journals

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Guided Math Lessons
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