20 Ideas for mini-foam cut-outs…and guess where I found them. I LOVE a thrift store! There is something about reusing someone else’s discard that makes me feel good about the future, but I also like a bargain. Here’s my latest find…for the classroom.
I found a set of mini-value foam packs. This one was snowmen and snowflakes. How many centers can you make with this set? Here are 20 ideas!
reading ideas
- Capitals/Lowercase Letters
- Letters/Initial Sound Pictures
- Blends/Pictures
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Homonyms
- Contractions
- Vowel Sounds/Pictures
- Digraph/Pictures
- Rime or Rhyming Words

Math ideas
- Numerals/Objects
- Numerals/Word
- Addition Problems/Answers
- Subtraction Problems/Answers
- Subitizing
- Shapes/Shapes in Nature
- One More, One Less
- Greater Than/Less Than
- Number Order
- Counting by 5s/10s
Did I tell you this only cost $.79? Yep, less than a $1 for a center. Can’t beat that.
If you don’t have a thrift store nearby or don’t want to wait…check out these paper snowflakes…it will work the same.
I’ll post more finds…until then…go shopping.
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