I can’t believe how quickly this year has flown by! Isn’t it funny how it seems so long when you’re right in the middle of it, but when you get to the end it seems to go by in a flash? When I found out that I would be teaching
My students are still enjoying the LINK Math Workshop that I created for this year. Only 12 1/2 more school days! I’m happy to say that my math workshop has been a great success this year! My students have really been enjoying certain math games these past few weeks, and
If you read about my last PBL (project based learning) post, you may have been anticipating this one. I absolutely LOVE how our zoo PBL went! First we read the book called If Anything Ever Goes Wrong at the Zoo by Mary Jean Hendrick. After that, we had someone come
… with a sale! Teachers Pay Teachers is throwing a Teacher’s Appreciation Sale May 6-8. You can get 10% off with their coupon code. If you shop in my store, you’ll save an additional 20%. I would suggest stocking your cart with goodies before the sale starts so it will
Have you been hearing much about Project Based Learning? I am very new to the concept, but I love it. Please know that I am not an expert by any means, but I wanted to share a bit about my experiences with you. ⚡PS-Click Here to If You’d Like
I don’t know about you, but I love the game Bump! It is a fun, fast paced way for kids to practice number operations. As I was thinking about what my kiddos need next week, I decided to create a different version of bump… one that focuses on 1 more,
The first book I downloaded on my Kindle was No More “I’m Done!”: Fostering Independent Writers in the Primary Grades by Jennifer Jacobson. I’d heard great things about it, and couldn’t wait to read it. I’ve read most of the book, and it made me want to start the beginning
Happy St. Patty’s Day! Hope you are wearing green! 🙂 I just finished uploading my new Ten Frame Mini-Unit to TPT. It has 7 games to play with ten frames. It’s sure to engage your students! Check out my Facebook Page to see if you can get it for free!
For those of you on your Spring Break, I hope you are enjoying it and soaking it up! It’s a perfect day for Spring Break here in Texas. 🙂 Last week I was doing some ongoing math assessments in my classroom, and noticed that a handful of my students
Here are a couple of things we have done in our math journals recently. I try to make sure that they write something everyday. I tell my students that “the scientists figured out that our brains remember things best when we do something, talk about it, and then write about
