Kindergarten teachers know how important it is to help their students develop a good number sense. Next, it is time to move on to addition and subtraction. That means constant math facts practice time! Math facts practice is more than giving students flash cards to memorize. It is more hands on practice through the use of manipulatives, technology, and various math facts games….
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Isn’t writing challenging to teach? I think so too! To help, I worked on incorporating some writing activities into my interactive notebook pages this year, Maybe this freebie will come in handy for you and your students! You can grab this writing freebie from my Second Grade Language Arts Interactive Notebook. It will help your kiddos work on planning informational writing…
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Regrouping, borrowing, carrying, long division, multiple digit multiplication, there are so many different ways to explain “long operations” that sometimes I have to clarify to parents what it is that I’m talking about what I start discussing long operations. Parents (and probably most teachers too) learned the long division algorithm or the long subtraction algorithm in one specific way growing…
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We all know that learning about missing addends or unknown numbers is challenging for our first and second graders. As teachers we recognize that it can be challenging to teach as well. We have all taught a concept and thought the students understood it and then we find out they don’t! It can make our teacher heart sad (and frustrated)….
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Who doesn’t love hidden picture puzzles? As a kid I loved looking for the hidden pictures in the magazines in the doctor’s office waiting room. Not only are puzzles fun, but they have amazing cognitive benefits as well! These puzzles help with object constancy – the ability to recognize the properties of an object and understand that even if it…
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