4 Thanksgiving Math Activities Your Students Will Love
My school calendar has almost always forced me to teach Monday and Tuesday (and sometimes Wednesday!) the week of Thanksgiving. It’s such an awkward amount of time—and who wants to…
My school calendar has almost always forced me to teach Monday and Tuesday (and sometimes Wednesday!) the week of Thanksgiving. It’s such an awkward amount of time—and who wants to…
Halloween is one of my favorite holidays to celebrate with my students! It’s the first “fun” holiday of the school year, and there are so many fun events. But most…
When I first started teaching, I thought that teaching multi digit multiplication would be super easy. All you have to do is follow a few steps in the multiplication standard…
Do your 4th and 5th graders still get confused with place value concepts? Do they look at you like you have 3 heads if you ask them to write a…
You and I both know that nailing procedures and building relationships at the start of the school year is essential. However, that doesn’t mean setting classroom instruction to the side…
The first few weeks of school are all about getting to know each other and establishing routines and procedures. However, I think that getting started with the curriculum from the…
It’s finally summer! Which means it’s time to relax, kick your feet up, and take some well-deserved rest. I’m all for spending the majority of your summer recouping your energy…
There are two types of summer slides: the kind at waterparks and the kind that turns the clock back on students' knowledge. One happens to be a lot more fun…
You’ve been working all year on prepping for the state test… but once it’s over, what do you do now? Whether you still have weeks or just days left of…
Have you ever gotten to the middle of the school year and realized that your students can’t remember what they learned in August or September? Don't worry–we've all been there!…