Math Ladders

I'm so excited to release this post today! I've been working on a center activity for the last couple of months with my students and, after going through several changes to work out finer details for keeping these things numbered in an organized manner, the first few sets are ready to be released! I'm calling them Math Ladders. Basically, students work independently (or with a partner) at a center. They're given a baggie of strips that have problems on them. They find the START piece, solve the problem on the right side, and find the corresponding answer on another piece's left side. Laying the second piece above the first one on the game board, they solve the new problem. And so on, and so forth, until they reach the top. My kids loved it those last few days of school and didn't even mind doing long division the week before school let out!

What's really great about these - at least what I intend to use them for next year - is that each center has multiple sets and they build on one another. So, differentiated curriculum is a breeze. I just have to print enough sets and then hand each child the set they need to work on depending on their individual skill level.

I have a bunch of different ideas up my sleeve, but for now check out two freebies (basic facts for addition & division) and a couple of long division sets. Each file contains at least 8 different sets which could turn into 8 centers. A table of contents/skill list is on each product page and part of the file.