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Math fact fluency has been something my second graders have always needed to practice, but I was tired of them practicing in the same, boring ways. I was looking for a way to keep things fresh and exciting, but still provide a way for meaningful practice. I decided to combine their love for mazes with math fact practice. That’s when… Read More
Are you teaching fractions? With our math curriculum, fractions are just lightly touched upon. This puts a lot of burden on our third grade teachers. Here’s a little fraction foldable I created for a teacher friend. She wanted her students to have a handy reference tool for fractions. I thought I would share it here because you might be able… Read More
My friend asked me to help create a little Geometry foldable for her class. I did and thought some of you might be able to use it, too. Print the first two pages on colored cardstock paper, back-to-back. Then print the third page on regular white paper. Each shape has two examples: the basic shape and a real-world example. Students… Read More
When it comes to teaching addition with regrouping do you run and hide? Or do you tackle the skill head-on with enthusiasm? I’m somewhere in the middle. I know just how hard it is for second graders to accomplish, but I also try to remember how proud they feel when it finally clicks for them. As always, students are grasping… Read More
By second grade, most students have a great grasp on odd and even numbers. However, there is always a small handful who need a little intervention. With December being a shorter month, it’s a great focus for intervention groups. Here’s what I use to keep the interest level high with my struggling students while we practice, practice, practice! I don’t… Read More
Students need repeated practice on skills in order to work towards mastery. I recently shared with you how my grade level team uses a customized Daily Math Review for our morning work (click here to read more about it). Another key component of my morning is our math warm-up. A few years ago I purchased this pack from Jen Ross… Read More
