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Fishing in Class for Facts

We've spent the last week introducing the kids to the beginning of multiplication and division.  This is seriously, the best day in a 2nd graders life.  They live to learn multiplication.  No one can add or subtract but everyone wants to multiply--I don't know what it is but they LOVE it.

Of course we introduce the beginning of multiplication by using repeated addition, arrays and pictures of equal groups but I thought we could use a fun hands on way to continue to practice the new skill.  {{click here}}




Students will use their own fishing poles made from twine, pencils and a magnet.  They will get to fish for their fact to match on their board. 

We just placed small paper clips on the fishing cards.  If the students caught more than one fish then they have to pick one and throw the rest back.

The first student to complete their board wins....BUT be careful not to catch a shark. You have to throw all your cards back if you catch a shark.

I introduced this activity during my small math group time and then added it to math stations.  The kids have LOVED it.  

I have also made boards for reviewing standard, model, expanded and word form of numbers. 


If you don't want to mess with the fishing poles then you can easily place all the cards in a bucket for the kids to draw from.  You decide what works best for your class.

Both activités can be picked up in my tpt store. 

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