Math station organization is key to keeping your items organized so that they are easy to find from year to year. Stations are wonderful tools to use for engaging your learners, but they can easily become overwhelming with the amount of manipulatives and task cards involved. Not only am I going to give you some tips on how to organize… Read More
Math Station Organization
5 Reasons Why You Should Be Using Math Pre-Assessments
If you are not already using math pre-assessments with your students, I encourage you to start now! Now, I know. You may be sitting there thinking, “Are you kidding me? They are so over-tested already!” I totally hear you, and I agree. I think children are over-tested with the standardized tests and benchmark tests, but I’m not talking about those… Read More
Amazon School Supplies: Back to School Must Haves
There’s no denying that teachers love school supplies and we love Amazon! Not only do they have everything you could need and more, but who can say no to free 2-day shipping? My favorite part of going back to school was always finding cute, new resources that would be beneficial for my students in the coming year. Although this school… Read More
5 Basic Subtraction Strategies for Primary Learners
Before students can begin subtracting 2 and 3 digit numbers, they must have a strong foundation of how subtraction works. Using their background knowledge of addition which means greater than or more, they can begin to learn that subtracting means taking away or fewer. Because not all students learn the same way, I like to share multiple methods with my… Read More
Math Manipulatives for Distance Learning!
Math manipulatives play such an important roll in mathematical learning. They help students move from concrete learning to abstract learning. Since things for the 2020 school year and up in the air I’ve gotten so many questions about how to make math manipulatives work for distance learning. This post contains affiliate links. You can see my disclosure here. Math Tubs is hands-down, my… Read More
7 Addition Strategies for Primary Learners
Creating a solid foundation for basic addition is imperative for student learning and growth. Students need hands-on practice on a variety of addition strategies. I’m going to be sharing with you 7 different basic addition strategies that I used in my own classroom that you can use to help your students gain a clear understanding of addition concepts. At the… Read More
5 Challenges of Whole Group Instruction
Think back to when you were a kid. What do you remember about your math block? Was it whole group instruction? Was your teacher standing at the white board teaching everyday? Do you recall a stack of workbooks being used as your independent practice? As teachers, we should always be adapting our teaching methods. The best teachers are the ones… Read More
4 Ways to Organize your Math Manipulatives
I truly believe the best way to teach math is through hands-on learning! Not only is it fun & engaging, but it’s also a proven learning method for students. There are a variety of math manipulatives ones can use when teaching mathematical strategies! However, we all know that with hands-on learning comes much STUFF! Dice, cubes, counters, calculators…the list goes… Read More
5 Reasons Why Your Students Should be doing Math Stations
There are many benefits for your students when it comes to guided math and math stations. Math Stations (or math centers) are simple tasks that your students complete independently or with a group while you work with students at the teacher table. These tasks might include games, interactive notebooks, task cards, technology, and so much more. Let’s talk about 5… Read More
3 Common Mistakes Teachers Make When Starting Guided Math
Guided math is my jam now, but back in the day when I first learned about it, I definitely didn’t take the time to process how I was going to implement it with my students. I don’t want you to make the same mistakes I did, so let’s dive right in to these 3 common mistakes teachers make when starting… Read More
