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Beach Ball Math Fun

I don't think I can fit all 12 beach balls - but I may try!
I know lots of people use beach balls in the classroom, but I haven't used them in such a long time that I thought I'd share my excitement about finally getting around to getting new ones! I have a little bit of a beach theme in my room this year, so that motivated me to get some beach balls again. I ordered a pack of 12 and am writing different math skills practice on them - so far I have multiplication facts, exponents, fraction/decimal conversions, and common measurement conversions. I have 12 beach balls to fill with math, so I need to decide on more topics. I think I'll do square roots, division facts, math vocabulary...I need to keep thinking:-)


Palm tree w/math practices - word wall will be to the right.
Our math classes aren't that long, but I figure I can squeeze in 5 minutes at the end of class once or twice a week to toss the beach balls around for some quick facts. With so many different beach balls, I could even differentiate and have 3 groups tossing at a time, depending on their needs!


Do you use beach balls - if so, how?


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  1. AliciaSeptember 18, 2015 at 9:26 AM

    Love the balls in the net! I've used them for money and reading comprehension questions. I've also done the fraction/decimal/percent conversions with them.

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