Long time, no see! I know it’s been a LONG time since you’ve seen me. We’ve been busy here in South Korea, trying to live it up as much as possible. I’ve also been updating all of my resources to have my new logo. Wow. It has been a HUGE task, but I know it will be worth it in… Read More
There are so many things to hang up in your math classroom. So WHY do you need to hang up problem solving posters too? Teaching math today is not what it used to be when I started teaching 20 years ago. How I miss those days. Math today involves so much more critical thinking and problem solving than the simple… Read More
It’s spring break here this week. And it’s been raining…..All. Week. Long. I like the rain. Makes me feel all cozy. Like I want to watch some good reality TV and curl up with a blanket. I don’t have children that need to get their energy out. But I do have dogs. Two in particular that do not like the… Read More
So…building math fact fluency and automaticity. Is it important? I believe so.A couple of years ago I was a math interventionist and worked with students in grades 2-5. I remember working with a couple of 2nd graders, and we were subtracting with regrouping. I only worked with them for 30 minutes, and sometimes we would only get through 2-3 problems…. Read More
One week down! WOOHOO! I can’t remember if I told you (I’ve slept since then…), but I am doing a long-term sub position in 3rd grade math and science. I don’t know about you, but I am tired. There’s no tired like a teacher after her first week of school. People in the corporate world just don’t get it I… Read More
I am working on getting more products into my Teachers Pay Teachers store. In the beginning, it takes a while to figure out your groove. I’m hoping and praying it gets easier! Here are 3 products that I just uploaded. They are all “Say Something” sentence stems. I used these every day in my classroom, in every subject. After modeling… Read More
![As teachers we know that vocabulary is pivotal in students’ success. When I was growing up, our vocabulary activities consisted of looking up definitions in the dictionary and copying them down on notebook paper. Do you think I truly understood those vocabulary words? Not. One. Bit. In order to truly understand vocabulary words and what […]](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/97/e8/f5/97e8f54812d68c0d8c084b04391b3255.jpg)
![Have you ever heard of choice boards? I LOVE using choice boards in the classroom. I use them in math, reading, language arts, science, social studies, etc. They work in ANY subject and with ANY topic. Here are my top ten reasons to love choice boards! Students love to be able to make choices in […]](https://i.pinimg.com/236x/b9/24/a5/b924a5282fc6478ab0c9293eb5797602.jpg)
