Multiplication and Division Situations
This is a breakdown of unit 9, multiplication and division, in the second grade guided math series! Whether you teach second grade or not, I think this post will help…
Literacy and Math Picnic in the Classroom
When spring fever hits, I like to bring out what I secretly call “Disneyland Centers” I amp up the fun and keep my students engaged and excited about learning! Students won’t…
April Math
It’s time for April math centers, journals and printables! It’s standards based but full of novelty to make those spring fever days more engaging! A whole new batch of printables,…
Resources to Teach Guided Math
This post is going to be heavy in product just because I want to answer and clarify how my guided math resources work together for guided math! And while we…
Guided Math- Number Sense to 1200 (and beyond)
A HUGE part of primary grades math is number sense and number relationships. Seems easy enough. I mean we’ve been doing this since day one right? I decided to really…
Math Lessons for Every Day
After 18 years in the classroom, I can honestly say that I enjoy teaching every subject, but some lessons tend to be more exciting than others. Math is always a…
Math Journals For First Grade
At the beginning of the school year I shared a post on how to get students started on math journals. I am hoping you have tried getting your feet wet…
Teaching Coins, Data, and Graphing!
When it comes to teaching coins, data, and graphing, I find that student interest is HIGH! Students get excited about touching money, counting money, and of course spending money too!…
Guided Math
This year, I have taken my years of math lesson plans and created a day by day guide for whole group and small group instruction! It’s been therapeutic for me…
Fall Centers and Printables
There’s safety in centers. I never felt like I had enough! I love to use them to teach because the student interest is automatic. This particular set pictured below…
Create Your Best Math Workshop
Hello! I am preparing for some upcoming conferences beginning next month. As I am preparing, I have been doing some reflecting on all things math. I can’t help but notice…
Guided Math and Place Value
I finished unit 4 in the guided math series! It’s all about Place Value! Here’s a video with more info on the unit! You can make it large and if…
Math Journals: Getting Started
Starting a new routine in your day can be daunting! Here are some tips for getting young learners started with math journals! Make an example journal. Do not skip this step!…
Guided Math Whole Group to Small Group
At the very top of my to do list this summer was a big stack of past year’s math lesson plans. I was determined to transform them from the required…
Guided Math Galore
One of my favorite times of the day is math. I adore the concrete to abstract discovery that I see in my students year after year. The manipulatives oh the…
Math Tools for Reference!
Here is a fun way to motivate students in a math journal or math workbook! As you teach a new concept or unit of study, introduce the reference tools…
A Day in the Life…
Welcome to A Day in the Life Linky Party! I can’t wait to get to know you better by learning all about your day! Please link up at the end…
Teaching Time Freebies!
This week we have been discovering the clock in our room. Our standards say to represent and tell time. What better way to represent time than to make our own…
Little Classroom Moments
Here’s an oldie that proves to be so effective {and telling} in small group math! Bears in a cave has been around since my first year of teaching and I…
Primary Geometry: Making the Grade with Shapes
If you say the word Geometry it can muster up some bad nightmares for a LOT of people. What can we do in the primary grades to set students up…
About Math Journals
Just a quick post to share some helpful hints on how we are using our math journal in first grade this year! Last year we embarked on math journaling. At…
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