by | | 2nd Grade Math, Holiday Activities, Uncategorized
We have made it to March! We have a couple months left of the school and it can be hard to keep our students engaged. That is why I like to do St. Patrick’s Day math activities. Plus, even though my students and I love routines, sometimes it’s nice to break them...
by | | Math Fact Fluency, Uncategorized
When I first started teaching, I had students do timed tests to practice math facts. But I saw it giving my students anxiety and I know they didn’t enjoy it. I had no games for practicing math facts. They would literally groan when it was time to practice. Not...
by | | Classroom Management, Uncategorized
When it comes to creating a classroom culture and community, you want kindness to be a central part of it. To help promote this in my classroom, I love to do different kindness activities with my students. We talk about it so much that I know my students really...
by | | Math Fact Fluency, Uncategorized
Fact Families I have my students work with fact families in our classroom frequently. They are a good foundation for students understanding the operations of addition and subtraction. So let’s go over what are fact families, why you need to be teaching them, and fact...