October is one of my favorite months to teach in because of all the fun Halloween activities. It’s easy to incorporate Halloween activities into reading and writing because of all the fun Halloween picture books, but what about math? That is why I’m sharing 5 math...
Have you ever gotten the why question from your students? Why do we practice math facts? Well it’s so we can solve problems! So our curriculums put in word problems for our students to practice as well. But some of these word problems are hard for students. Students...
When it comes to differentiated math instruction, it means that students are getting lessons and activities that are on their level. Each student gets what they need. Some students need more support and some need extension activities. In this blog post I’ll be sharing...
One of my favorite parts about being a teacher is that I get to see student progress. At the beginning of the school year, many students don’t know many math facts. They don’t have the tools to figure the math out either. But by the end of the school year, those...
When it comes to students learning their math facts, I don’t want just rote memorization. I want them to learn them in a way that builds number sense. A way that builds meaning around the facts. That is why I use number talks in my classroom. I’m going to be sharing 3...
The goal is to get students to math fact mastery. On a student’s journey to math fact mastery they use counting strategies, and then they use math mental strategies. What Are Mental Math Strategies Mental math strategies for addition and subtraction are when students...
With memorizing math facts, there are so many facts that students need to commit to memory. But with the commutative property of addition, students can automatically know twice as many facts. So it’s important to teach 1st grade and 2nd grade students the commutative...
One of my favorite math fact activities is to put up a math fact equation and then ask students how they get to the answer. Oftentimes students are decomposing numbers to get to the answer. Decomposing Numbers If the equation is 6+8, students say 6 is 5 and 1, and 8...
Using Patterns in Addition as a strategy is so important for 1st grade and 2nd grade students. When students are able to see and use relationships between numbers to solve math facts, they are well on their way to math fact fluency. When students don’t use strategies,...
When it comes to behavior management, I like to break it down into three different categories: whole group rewards, small group rewards, and individual rewards. With individual rewards, I don’t like to spend money on a bunch of candy or dollar store toys. I use...
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