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=Maths Partner Activities - Grades 1 and 2 = This wiki is for sharing simple to set up, effective and tested maths activities for grades 1 and 2.

The criteria for including activities are

 * 1) They should last around 10 to 15 minutes.
 * 2) They should use only equipment that would be normally in a classroom (using as little as possible that that needs to be specifically created or purchased).
 * 3) Students should be able to easily do these activities in partners and after and initial explanation to the whole class, should be able to do these activities effectively without direct supervision from a teacher.
 * 4) Taken together, the activities should cover a broad range of the key points from most maths curricula for grades 1 and 2.

**Main materials include**

 * dice (6 sided and 10 sided)
 * mini-whiteboards for students to use with markers and erasers (or tissues, cloths)
 * decks of playing cards
 * laminated 100s charts
 * adding machine paper (available from office supply stores or just cut long strips of paper)
 * rulers (30cm and 1m)
 * unifix blocks
 * kitchen scales
 * measuring jug
 * laminating pockets or clear plastic folder pockets for turning printed sheets into magical whiteboard reusable resources!

Contributors - all welcome. (Please add your name and twitter handle below)
Mitch Hughes (@mr_mitch_hughes) Jodi Woodward (@JodiWoo) Trish Dower (@ptoosh)

Extra resources

 * Kids Count 1234 Maths Centre Games []
 * Let's Play Math! blog []
 * VELS continuum []