by | | 2nd Grade Math, Holiday Activities, Uncategorized
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...
by | | 2nd Grade Math, Uncategorized
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...
by | | 2nd Grade Math, Holiday Activities, Uncategorized
It’s getting to be spring time, and you may have noticed that your students are getting the “Spring Crazies.” I have found that in the spring time, I need to plan extra engaging lessons for my students. I like to do that with fun easter math worksheets and...
by | | 2nd Grade Math, Math Fact Fluency, Uncategorized
Number Line in Addition It’s no surprise that some students really struggle to commit math facts to memory. That is why I love teaching these students the number line in addition strategy. This gives those students the tools to find the answer to any addition fact....
by | | 2nd Grade Math, Math Fact Fluency, Uncategorized
I am a visual learner. And I know many of my students are visual learners or they benefit from extra visuals in our lessons. When I can see something in picture form, I can remember it better. This is one reason why I make anchor charts for math lessons. I enjoy...
by | | 2nd Grade Math, Uncategorized
As part of common core, we give students many strategies to help them find the answer to 2 digit subtraction problems. I like how these 2 digit subtraction strategies give students choices on how they can solve a problem. They help build meaning and number sense...
