Teacher Idea Factory
We officially made it! Oh, how I love you, Spring Break! I gave myself the weekend off . . . no school allowed. I worked in the yard, caught up with an old friend (DVR), hung with family, and helped the hubby with the details of an event he is
March and math go hand in hand. A handful of kid-friendly holidays/events pop up that you can leverage into some serious standards-based learning. Most of the content has been introduced at this point and spiral review can be taken to the next level. With this said, I have outlined a handful of
The New Year always signifies a fresh start in the classroom for me. Not only am I looking to target those tricky standards the kids haven’t seen yet, but I am also working to weave in some spiral review that really challenges what my students already know. I put together
It has been a while my friends and it feels good to be pounding away on these keys again. I was super MIA there for a bit. Okay, so I will be honest with ya. I was in Europe for our October Break (my amazing teaching partner even picked up a few extra
Um . . . excuse me?? OCTOBER!!! How did you get here so quickly?? I think I ramble on about time flying in darn near every post, but this 30-day run seemed to pass by us in warp speed. Well, a huge welcome to you sweet October. I say bring
We are officially charging in to Week 3 and it’s time to get real in the math station/center department. I wasn’t really happy with my game/activity selection in relation to our new CCSS math program. I was doubly unhappy when I thought about the “holes” hiding in our crew’s mathematical
I don’t know about all you alls, but coming up with new items to toss into math tubs/centers is taking countless hours as of late. I am always looking for new activities that require very little prep to help balance out the games that I make or buy on TPT
Alright, I am going to make this short and sweet. I had elaborate plans to draft up a grand old post, but alas, this girl is pooped. I am sure you are all feeling the droopy-eyed joys associated with Daylight Savings time this evening . . . I know I
As we push our way past Valentine’s Day and round the bend into President studies, I wanted a little something to help kick things off right. With this said, I put together a little ditty called Flag Math. For some reason I have come to collect quite a few
First off today, I have decided to throw caution to the wind and offer up Queen of Hearts Math Center as a freebie. Okay . . . so there isn’t really any “caution” to be tossin’ around, but it sure made things sound super dramatic 🙂 This little card game