Camping Math Centers for 1st Grade

The end of the school year can be a busy time of year. One way I like to keep my students engaged is by having a camping-themed week. You can find some of my favorite camping resources here. Our math tubs our filled with camping math centers that provide a review of the math concepts we have learned throughout the year.

1st Camping math Centers

Camping Math Centers

Our camping math centers are engaging and a great way to review math skills during this crazy time of year.

S’mores Fact Families

S’mores Fact families are a great way to practice addition and subtraction fluency. When students can understand number relationships, their fact recall becomes something they don’t have to think about. Your students will love the s’more’s theme of this activity.

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Marshmallow Measurement

My class enjoys measuring with nonstandard units. Marshmallow nonstandard measuring activity is always a big hit. If you wanted to change it up a bit, you could use marshmallows.

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Place Value

My students can always use practice with place value and expanded form of numbers. This expanded notation center is a perfect review for this math skill.

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Missing Number Squares

Missing number squares is an activity that reinforces the understanding of place value. Students look at a number and write what 1 less, 1 more, 10 less, and 10 more would be. This is an activity where I provide base ten blocks to help model each number.

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Camping Find, Tally, Graph, and Solve

Find, tally, and graph activities are an activity that we do all year long. Many skills are reviewed when we do them. My students are always excited when I put a new theme in our math tubs.

The find and graph page is great practice for counting and graphing.

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The find, tally, and solve page has students tally their results from counting. They use their results to solve addition and subtraction equations. The trick is there are no numerals in the equations. They must transfer the results from their data collecting (counting) to solve the equations.

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One way I like to challenge my students is with the ‘make your own equation.’ Students cut out the pictures and glue them onto the paper to make their own equations. After they glue their pictures down, I have them give their paper to a friend to complete.

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Telling Time

The camping telling time center gives students practice with telling time to the hour and half-hour.

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Your students will love these camping math centers! They are great for reviewing math concepts. Each activity includes a kid-friendly task card that shows how to do the activity. If you think your students will love these 1st-grade Camping Math Centers, check them out below.

1st Grade Camping Math Centers

5 Comments

  1. I love the measurement with marshmallows! I know the kids would love that…as long as they could eat a couple!

  2. Love the idea of building lots of different maths activities around one theme like camping – not something I think many teachers do here in the UK. Might try this in the future. Product added to my wish list for my next shopping spree! Thanks!
    Growing Little Learners

  3. Cute new bloggie design. We had a camping day last week as well. We did it around science and reading – great idea to incorporate math!
    Deniece, This Little Piggy Reads

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