By Kelly Mikeselll. C. 2009

By Kelly Mikeselll http://www.elementary-teacher-resources.com info@elementary-teacher-resources.com C. 2009

Many parents and teachers are looking for quick and easy skill-based routines for their classrooms. If you have used my Daily Literacy Journals, then adding Daily Math Journals into your routine will be easy. First, each child needs a copy of the journal page. These can be individual sheets, pages in a binder or in a folder. Whichever works for your teaching situation. Second, when it s time to teach the lesson, read the prompt to your student, model the prompt, and then let the child work on it! When the child is finished, I always make sure I take a minute or two to check and see what they have completed. Over time you will see amazing growth in math skills and application of concepts. Enjoy!

I see one red apple and two green apples.

There are two dogs and two cats.

I have three toys on one table.

The brown cat played with three friends.

I ate 3 apples and 2 bananas.

Four fish swam in the ocean.

Five kites flew in the sky.

I have two eyes, one nose and one mouth.

The big man carried the little mouse.

Three books were on the table.

I see the numbers 0, 1, 2, 3 in a book.

Here I am. Look at all my body parts!

I can make a pattern with circles and triangles.

Wow, there is a big square in my picture.

I can make a pattern with links.

My favorite numeral is. Look!

Here are 3 apple trees, 4 worms, and 5 apples.

I can draw an ABCABCABC pattern!

I can show the line of symmetry on a butterfly.

I can draw 3 apples - small, medium, and large.

I can draw something that is very heavy.

I can draw something that is very light.

I can draw three apples and four bananas.

Draw a fruit bowl. Count all the fruit and write the numeral.

Write the numbers you know. Draw a picture to go with it.

My favorite type of pattern is. I ll draw it!

I can draw a picture that shows symmetry with fruit.

I can draw something large. I can draw something small.

Look! There is a dog in the house!

I can draw a tree with 4 red leaves, 6 orange leaves and 10 yellow leaves.

I went for a walk and saw 5 pumpkins and 3 cats.

I have two glasses. One is empty, one is full.

Here is a picture using squares!

Here is a picture using triangles!

Here is a picture using circles!

Here is a picture using hexagons!

Here is a picture using trapezoids!

I can make a chart of things I like and things I do not like.

I can draw 20 pumpkin seeds split in two equal groups.

I can draw a pumpkin face with triangles on it.

Here are my favorite shapes. I can write their names.

I see patterns all around. Here is one.

There are numerals in our class. Here are some.

This is a picture of daytime.

This is a picture of nighttime.

These are things I do in the morning.

These are things I do in the afternoon.

These are things I do in the evening.

Here is one penny and two dimes. How much money do I have?

I can use tally marks to count to 50.

I can draw mittens to show groups of twos up to 20.

I can make a pattern using hats.

Here s a rectangle. Look what I can do with it!

Parallelograms are neat. Look!

This is a triangle. Can you find it in my picture?

Circles are fun. Here are some circles I found in my classroom.

I can make a picture with a square and triangle.

Here s an AABAABAAB pattern.

I can draw shapes with 4 sides.

Here s a picture that shows 9. Like it?

I can make tally marks to count to 30. See?

I can make a quilt pattern with shapes.

Here are shapes with 3 corners.

I can make parallel lines!

I can make a robot with lots of shapes!

I like snow. Here is a picture with 15 snowflakes.

Here s a picture that shows 2+4=6.

Draw a picture of winter at night.

Draw a picture of winter during the day.

What do you do in the morning?

What do you do in the evening?

Here is a picture that shows 3+6=9.

What is your favorite time of day?

What time do you wake up? What does it look like outside then?

What is something that you can do in 1 (one) minute?

What is something that takes you 5 minutes to do?

Here s a picture of 5+5=10.

Here s a pizza that is for 4 people to share.

Here s a cookie that is for 3 people to share.

Here s a picture of 6+5=11.

I have 3 toys. My friend has 6 toys. How many toys do we have altogether?

I love hearts. Here are 14 hearts.

I can show the line of symmetry on a heart.

Here s a picture that shows 7+6=13.

I can write my numbers 1 20.

Here s a pizza that is for 2 people to share.

Valentine starts with v. How many v s can you make on your paper? Count them.

Here s a picture that shows 7+8=15.

I had 7 socks, but I lost 3. How many do I have now?

I had 10 pieces of gum but my friend ate 5. How many do I have now?

Draw 5 mittens: 3 with stripes, 2 with dots.

Draw a snowman. Draw 3 more friends. i

I can make an AABAABAAB pattern with snowflakes. ii

Your teacher will give you a tangram. Use it to make a picture.

I made 3 snowballs. Jim made 4 snowballs. How many all together?

Look out the window. What do you see?

Which two numbers can you add to make 10? 5, 2, 5?

I can draw the fraction with a heart.

I can draw the fraction ¼ with a pizza.

I can draw 100 with tallies!

Look for the letter m in class. Make a tally for each m.

Here s an ABCCABCCABCC pattern.

I can draw a clock that says 3:00.

This fraction shows 1/3.

This picture shows 4+3+2=9.

This is a picture that shows spring.

This picture shows 16.

This is an ABBCABBCABBC pattern.

This clock shows 6:00.

This picture uses 2 squares and 1 triangle.

These are things that happen in the spring.

This picture shows 1+4+3=8.

I had five toys. I lost 3. How many do I have now?

I like animals. I see 8 animals.

Compare chickens and cows with a Venn diagram.

I can make a farm with squares and triangles.

Make an animal pattern.

I can draw a glass that is full.

I can draw a barn that is empty.

This is what animals do at night.

This is what animals do during the day.

I can make an ABCCABCCABCC pattern.

What do you do at 5:00pm?

This shows 3+9=.

This shows 7-2=.

I can make the number 46 with tallies.

Symmetry can be found on the farm!

When something is full, what does it look like?

What is your favorite number? Why?

I can draw symmetry with a flower.

Here is $0.15 in pennies.

Here is $0.30 in dimes.

Here is $0.25 in nickels.

How many links long is your desk?

Show 3+2=5 and 2+3=5.

Show 4+2=6 and 2+4=6.

Can a jellybean show symmetry?

Show 19 with jellybeans.

Here s a field with 12 flowers.

I can make AABAABAAB with flowers.

What time do you get up? Draw the clock.

What is your favorite time? Why?

I can show 5+4+3=.

What number is missing: 4,5, 7,8. Why?

What number is missing: 11,12,13,,15. Why?

What number comes next? 2,4,6,8,?

What number comes next? 5,10,15,?

Make an ABCDABCDABCD pattern.

How would you make $0.30?

Finish the pattern: 3,6,9,.

Finish the pattern: 1,3,5,.

I see 14 fish in the ocean.

There were 10 fish, 4 swam away, how many are left?

I can draw 6+1=7 and 1+6=7.

Can a fish be symmetrical?

What weighs more a whale or a seashell?

What weighs less a fish or a boat?

How many fish can you draw on your page?

Fish starts with f. Make a tally for each f you see.

What is your favorite addition problem?

What is your favorite subtraction problem?

What is your favorite way to show symmetry?

What is your favorite way to measure?

What is your favorite pattern?

What is your favorite way to show 15?

What is your favorite way to show night?

What is your favorite way to show day?

What is your favorite way to show small?

What is your favorite way to show large?

What is your favorite way to show 3+8=?

What is your favorite way to show 9-4=?

What is your favorite ABCABCABC pattern?

What did you not like about math journals?

What did you love about math journals?