Equal Means the Same! Balancing Fun!

Posted: November 3, 2016

Grade 1 is learning about creating equal and unequal sets. When Mrs. Buggie, the math mentor, heard about this she was excited to share these great links to have fun with the concept. Of course kindergarten wanted to try too!

This link is for the interactive see saw with farm animals: http://pbskids.org/sprout_games/jakers/seesaw/

This link has a virtual pan balance; just drop down the grade level and then the "manipulatives" and pick bucket balance: http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/mathematics/ebook_assets/vmf/VMF-Interface.html

This is a Sesame Street video with Cookie Monster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFrwrh1gEfk

This video "Equal Means The Same" has good pictures to stop and look at:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKrL4K4GGMM