Transform Your Classroom with Self-Grading Math Spiral Review
SOLVE IT is perfect for upper elementary students! It is a quick and easy game that can be used to practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division.
Most people love when the end of April rolls around. Warmer weather (especially if you live in New England), longer days, and the thought that the summer months are almost here. I am here to tell you that this is NOT what teachers think about at the end of April.
Some teacher friends have expressed frustration that they are unable to use Google Classroom because they are not in a 1:1 situation. Plot twist! You CAN use Google Classroom with one student or a group or students. The first step is to set it up so that your students have
March is the month that makes many teachers feel queasy because winter break has happened already and spring break seems so far away. Here are a few of my favorite activities to make the long month of March fly by! Tournament of Books My students love any type of friendly
Do you use task cards in your classroom? If you answered YES, then you should give Boom Learning™ a try because it is basically a task card’s trendier cousin aka a digital task card. Boom decks can be used on interactive whiteboards, computers, and tablets that have modern browsers (released
Are you teaching multiplication? The standard, or traditional, multiplication algorithm can be tricky for students to master. There are many steps involved in the process and it is really easy to make a mistake! Here are 4 quick tips to help. 1. Color Code Make learning the steps to the
November is here! I love the fall and the things that come with it – even parent-teacher conferences. Yes, I love parent conferences because I finally have a system that works for me. It has taken a lot of time and energy to figure out the best way to organize,
Is it just me or did the summer fly by? It’s crazy how fast it went, but I am EXCITED, too. There is something awesome about starting a new school year. There are so many possibilities! Designing a new classroom set-up and/or decor, creating new activities to try, and having
Math is a subject that teachers (and students) either LOVE or DESPISE. I love, love, love teaching math! Here are 3 tips to start your math year off on the right foot. 1. Routines & Organization Everybody knows that routines are important. There are routines for everything at school. Setting
I wrote about my true feelings for homework in a previous post. I have spent a lot of time thinking and planning for my approach this year. In my opinion, there are 3 things that upper elementary students should be doing for homework. 1. Reading Most educators agree that reading is
Yes, you read that correctly. I don’t like homework. I am a teacher and I DO NOT LIKE HOMEWORK! Surprised? Maybe you are or maybe you are not. If you are like any other teacher or parent on the planet you have probably seen the great homework debate playing out. It
Back to school is slowly sneaking up on unsuspecting teachers. Wouldn’t it be AWESOME if you had a list of teacher tested read aloud books? Well, consider this my gift to you! I asked some teacher blogger friends to share their favorite books to read aloud at the start of
Math Workshop a.k.a. guided math is an amazing way to approach math instruction. Organizing it on the other hand can be a challenge. 1. Create Groups with a PurposeIn order to best meet the needs of all learners students should be grouped purposefully. The best way to do that is
Add some fun to your multiplication practice. The self-correcting mazes offer students instant feedback on how they are progressing with the skill.
