Do you ever feel like your students just can’t memorize addition and subtraction facts? They just look at you with that confused face when they see a fact. Or they just feel stuck. You wish you could do something differently to help students to actually start seeing...
Whether you are teaching in person, online, or hybrid, you know how important it is to get your students math fact practice. Then need to become fluent in addition and subtraction math facts in order to meet standards and have success later on with harder math...
2-Digit Addition When it comes to 2-Digit Addition Strategies, we want students to understand the numbers, we don’t want them just following rote rules. We want students to find the strategy that makes sense to them and then use it. However, teaching students 2-digit...
It is one of our goals as teachers to help students memorize basic math facts. But what is the best way to do that? Some students just have a hard time memorizing. You could drill your students on timed tests and flashcards, but I find that just frustrates my...
Sometimes it can be hard coming up with first day of school activities. My first year of teaching there was just so much to do that my plans for the first day of school were pushed to the back of my priorities list. This left me at school until 8pm trying to think of...
For me, classroom agreements are a little different than just your classroom rules. Classroom Agreements set the culture of your classroom. They are more like a classroom social contract. What do you want your class to be known for? What will classmates always do? If...
There are so many different strategies to teach students math facts. But there is one that I use all the time as an adult, and because of that, I find great value in teaching students it. And it is the Make Ten Strategy. In this blog post, I will be giving you the...
I have heard so many teachers say that they don’t know where to fit math fact instruction into their day. But the thing is with students learning math facts, is that they need to practice every single day! So I thought I would share three easy ways on how to teach...
How do you have a successful running classroom? Classroom routines and procedures! Just like businesses and restaurants have procedures and routines for employees to follow, teachers need routines and procedures to help their classroom to run efficiently!...
I love to see my students working together. That is why I incorporate a whole class rewards system in my classroom management plan. It helps motivate students to follow classroom expectations and rules. I love how it helps to build a positive classroom culture where...
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