One of my students’ favorite game is I Have Who Has. They literally BEG me to play it. They beg again and again and again. And it’s fine with me! Why do I love this game? It’s so easy to implement. It works in ANY subject. It’s a quick and easy review. And kids love it! What more could you… 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
![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/c1/a0/92/c1a0924e079461fd4d9dff9f05ae42f2.jpg)
![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/93/05/63/9305632b19aff1c00272c520cb4c943f.jpg)
