Making learning fun
Can you imagine how difficult it is to run centers or do paired work when you constantly hear “but I don’t want to work with him/her.” Or when the day to day running of your classroom is filled with, “he’s/she’s looking at me, copying my work, breathes too heavily, keeps sniffing…” It’s exhausting! And not just for the teacher but… Read More
Do you look for fun homework ideas? We know that homework is most effective when it’s clearly related to class work. It should consolidate or revise concepts taught in class. It should be within the child’s ability level and definitely shouldn’t overwhelm them. Reading each night is a part of many teacher’s homework activities as is learning spelling words but what… Read More
The counting on addition strategy is a great mental math strategy used to build number fact fluency. To put it simply, counting on involves adding 1, 2 or 3 to a number. 5 + 3, 6 + 2, 8 + 1 are all count on facts. So are 3 + 8, 2 + 14 and 1 + 7. What we want… Read More
Using math games in centers is a great way to consolidate your student’s learning but how well do your kids play math games together? Is it a chance for them to practice or revise concepts in a fun and motivating way? Or do they focus on just getting to the end of the game and winning? Do they spend time… Read More
Have you ever handed out a math worksheet and watched your student’s eye glaze over? “Why do we have to do this!” “We did this last week!” “I know how to do this already!” And yes, unless you’re just beginning to teach your class how to regroup with subtraction, they probably do know what to do – most of the… Read More
When a child can answer 7 + 8 quickly and correctly we know they’re developing strategies for number fact retrieval. And when you’ve spent the last two weeks teaching them the mental math strategy – doubles plus one, this quick response is what you want to hear. But is it fluency? What is fact fluency? Fact fluency is more than… Read More
It's my mission to help you create a classroom where kids are engaged in hands-on, meaningful practice that helps them to really consolidate the concepts you've been teaching. Read More…
