Tangy Tuesday or Thursday (It Depends on the Day)

Greg Tang is one of our favorites. 
We love his books. 
We love his ideas. 
We love his games. 


Last year we started Tangy Tuesdays. On a Tangy Tuesday, students could opt to spend lunch/recess in the Math Quarters participating in all things "tangy." Those were a huge success. So much so that we could not keep up with the demand. 

So this year, we are trying out Tangy Tuesday (of Thursday) during our math block time. 
On Thursday, we introduced some of our first graders to Tangy Thursday. 
We had four stations:
Tic-Tac-Tang (AKA Tic-Tac-Ten Frame)
Number Nicknames
Ten Frame Mania (iPad)
Make Ten

Here are a few photos our first graders in action. 
Note: Want to try some of these?  Visit www.gregtangmath.com

Number Nicknames

Number Nickname Recording Sheet

Checking work

Working on the nickname

Ten Frame Mania

Hurry up! Fill in that ten frame!

Racing the numbers

And racing the numbers

 Tic-Tac-Tang (Tic-Tac-Ten Frame)

Recording  roll on the ten frame

I hope I roll a "1" or "2"

Checking the board. No winner yet!

Make Ten

Make Ten Recording Sheet

 Using her Make Ten bracelet to check her work

Checking partners of 10 on the

Number Balance Scale