Using LIFEPAC Launch Packs
Hands-On Learning With Counting Bears
Found in all three LIFEPAC Launch Packs, these colorful manipulatives can be used in a variety of ways! A few ways to use counting bears include having your child:
✔ Sort the bears by color.
✔ Practice addition by counting bears of a certain color.
✔ Compare amounts to talk concepts of less and more.
✔ Practice subtraction and fractions by removing bears.
Fun With Flash Cards
With addition and subtraction flash cards in all three LIFEPAC Launch Packs and blended sounds flash cards in the 1st Grade Launch pack, these portable learning tools can be fun and effective. A few ways to make the most of flash cards include:
✔ Use them for a quick lesson.
✔ Use them for additional practice.
✔ Make flash card drills a game, challenge, or competition.
✔ Have your child drill you with flash cards.
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Teaching Math With Money
Found in the LIFEPAC 1st Grade Launch Pack, play money can be used teach counting, addition, subtraction, and more! Several ways money can be used to teach math include:
✔ Role play making purchases.
✔ Trade roles so your child is the cashier.
✔ Teach fractions and decimals.
✔ Show greater and lesser amounts.
3-D Teaching With a World Globe
Found in the LIFEPAC 1st and 2nd Grade Launch Packs, a world globe makes a great three-dimensional, tactile learning resource. Several ways a world globe can be used include:
✔ As a visual aid to support geography and science lessons.
✔ To teach about God’s creation.
✔ To explain different climates and animal habitats.
✔ To teach about communities.