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...
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...
One goal we have in the second grade is to get students to fact fluency. That means that students can produce answers to addition and subtraction facts 1-20 in about 5 seconds or less. And for some, they get it right away. However, we have those students who struggle...
I want my students to be motivated to get their work done and use their time wisely in the classroom. That is why I love giving my students fun and engaging activities as fast finishers. These fast finisher activities are games students can play together. Fast...
I love the new year because there are so many new beginnings. And that is true in the classroom with classroom behavior management. You can come in fresh and change things around if you need to. Or you can go back and set new high expectations. So today I’m sharing...
When it comes to Valentine’s Day, students love to celebrate it in the classroom. But I get it, we need it to be academic as well. That is why I do Valentine’s Math Activities in my classroom. Students are engaged because the activities are Valentine’s themed, plus...
Celebrate the winter season in your classroom with fun math activities! These math activities don’t have to be complicated for students to get the math practice they need. They can be simple but fun! Today I’m sharing 5 math activities perfect for the winter season....
The few weeks between Thanksgiving Break and Christmas Break seem to fly by so fast. I honestly love this time because of the fun activities we do in my 2nd grade classroom. I love to make everything holiday based, especially with math. Let’s talk about the 5...
Just like crawling, walking, and running are all developmental stages, there are also developmental stages for math fact mastery. Students move from one developmental stage to the next until they master their addition and subtraction facts. It’s important to know...
I know what you are thinking. Worksheets can be so boring for students. Especially when it comes to math facts. You can imagine one in your head right now. A bunch of addition or subtraction math facts 2nd grade students solve, usually while being timed. Students get...
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