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Motivating Math Crafts for April Fun

Motivating Math Crafts for April Fun

Math crafts are a great way to make your math centers fun and engaging. You can bet that every child in your class will be eager for this math activity. With fifteen different options for each craft, your kids can practice addition, subtraction or multiplication number facts, plus multi-digit addition and subtraction. All while being creative and having fun. No… Read More

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Math Crafts make math so much fun

Math Crafts make math so much fun

If you’re looking for a crafty, hands-on way to make math engaging for your students, try math crafts. It’s the perfect way to practice addition, subtraction or multiplication number facts. Because there are fifteen different options for each craft, you can even give your kids the opportunity to practice multi-digit addition and subtraction. They do the work and you get… Read More

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Thinking Strategies make learning Multiplication Easy

Thinking Strategies make learning Multiplication Easy

I was working with a child recently on her multiplication facts and asked her 6 X 6. “Just a minute,” she said and she broke into rap. “I only know them when I sing them,” she explained. You see, last year her class learned their facts by listening to times table songs. Mixing music and math is fun and can help… Read More

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How to make Two Digit Subtraction with regrouping fun

How to make Two Digit Subtraction with regrouping fun

If your class had the choice between completing a whole page of two digit subtraction with regrouping equations OR playing a math game that required you to write equations, which would they choose? The writing math equations part probably has you thinking, neither. But what if they could work with classmates. Talk about strategies or ask for help if needed…. Read More

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Multiplication games for mastery over the facts

Multiplication games for mastery over the facts

Games for multiplication facts practice are always a winner in the classroom. Give a child the option of: A. practicing their multiplication facts with a worksheet – columns of times tables to answer or; B. using games to practice their multiplication facts. What did they choose? It’s a rhetorical question really. We both know the answer. And while they may not… Read More

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Use Games to Make Learning About Fractions Fun

Use Games to Make Learning About Fractions Fun

Games are fun. Few children grab a worksheet and say, “Great, I love worksheets!” With a game, you know you have their instant attention. It’s the perfect teaching and revision tool. When I’m teaching fractions I’ll always put more fraction based games in my math stations. Even when I’ve finished the unit I include fraction games every couple of weeks… Read More

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Six things to Consider when choosing a Math Center

Six things to Consider when choosing a Math Center

Everyone looks for different things in a math center. Some teachers don’t mind cutting out bits and pieces. Others love to have activities that match their theme or the season perfectly. Me, I hate cutting out cards and game pieces. Plus I like to use my games any time of the year. After all, I may need that cute Halloween themed game… Read More

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How to improve math fact fluency with bump games

How to improve math fact fluency with bump games

Kids love bump games! I confess. I’d never heard of ‘Bump’ until a few years ago. My teaching partner said, “You HAVE to try this with the kids!” I didn’t think my class would like the idea of their answer being stolen away from them. But surprise, they did! It’s a game style they now ask for over and over. If… Read More

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I'm Peta, the teacher, author, and resource designer behind Teaching Trove and I'm passionate about using games and interactive resources in the classroom.

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  • Knowing and applying addition and subtraction strategies helps improve fact fluency. You can help them become fluent and increase your student’s confidence in math by teaching them addition and subtraction mental math strategies. #mathstrategies
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  • Place subtraction games with regrouping in your math center and make subtraction practice fun and engaging for your second and third grade students. These interactive math games get your kids to practice subtraction with multi-digit numbers and are perfect for homeschoolers too. #subtraction #subtractiongames #subtractionwithregrouping
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