Over the years, I’ve started laminating less, buying less, and spending less time prepping classroom activities. I’ve realized it’s not worth it to spend hours prepping centers & hand-on materials because I can make low-prep (and free) activities that are still super engaging, meaningful, and fun for students! Check out some tips & ideas for creating low-prep math centers 👇
Gather materials:
You probably already have a TON of materials you can use for low-prep centers.
I doubt you need to spend money buying materials for centers! I keep most of my
materials for centers in tubs in the one spot in our classroom so I don’t have
to dig through multiple areas and cabinets when I’m ready to make centers. I love to store materials in Sterilite bins.
Materials I like to use for low-prep centers include:
- Bowls, cups, small containers, recycled food containers (like yogurt or applesauce containers)
- Colorful markers and construction paper/ cardstock
- Dry erase boards and markers
- Mini-erasers, small manipulatives/ counters, beads, links, etc.
- Snap cubes, foam math blocks, etc.
- Number cards, number magnets, dice, etc.
Some low-prep ideas:
Here are some of my favorite simple center ideas. I hope these ideas
inspire you to create low-prep centers to target your students’ needs & the
units you’re teaching!
Sorting ideas:
Counting ideas:
Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, & More:
Note: This post has Amazon affiliate links. I personally purchased all of the linked materials for my classroom and they've been great! I was not given the materials nor am I paid by the companies for promoting them. I simply get a few cents from Amazon if you purchase them through my links.
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