Lone Star Learning = Hands on Learning with Picture Cards

Sometimes teaching new concepts in Math can be a challenge. We try and use manipulatives or life examples whenever we can, so I was happy to find a simple card set that would help give us visual examples that would be easy to understand.  Lone Star Learning has just the thing we were looking for. Target Vocabulary Picture Cards set 1 Math cards are colorful math vocabulary cards that incorporated pictures into the words to illustrate the concept.

word list from the product webpage: 

Set 1 Word List:

acute angle area circumference complementary angles cone congruent cube cylinder decimal decreasing diagonal diameter dividend divisor edge

equilateral triangle even exponent exterior face greater than hexagon horizontal increasing interior intersecting lines isosceles triangle less than line segment mean

median mode numerator/denominator obtuse angle octagon odd ordered pair parallel pattern pentagon perimeter perpendicular polygon radius range

ray reflection right angle rotation similar sphere supplementary angles symmetry translation vertical X axis Y axis

Going through the list of words I was able to break up the cards into sets for various lessons in math and specifically geometry: Shapes, Angles, math facts, lines, etc... Once I had the cards separated I introduced the boys to sets of cards and had then tell me what they say on the card in a narrative setting, then read the actual word, and finally in many cases find something in our surroundings that illustrated that concept.
The cards are designed to cover a fairly large age range from 1st grade through middle school so we will continue to use the cards in a variety of activities. The $29.99 price tag at first seems steep, but as we began using them more and more I see a lot of value in these cards as well as a ton of other activities we can do incorporating the cards as we learn more about these math terms.
As a mixed method or eclectic homeschool Mom who dreams of having more Montessori style options for the boys, these cards have inspired me to think outside the traditional applications and begin working on more child lead hands on activities to incorporate learning more about angles, geometry, and even basic math concepts. My boys themselves have even gotten into the act, we are sketching out ideas that they would like to have on the shelves incorporating the cards as matching activities, conversation starters, etc...I love when a product inspires my boys not only to learn but to get involved in their learning.

The Schoolhouse Review crew reviewed these cards along with several other sets and their digital program.