As students begin working on math facts, it's essential that they get the part-whole relationship. This can be done using number bonds and stressing decomposition of numbers. This number bond work mat is great for helping students see how the parts and whole are represented in each equation. Each is identified with a different color and can be used in a page protector to write fact families. Use these fact families to help students see how facts are related and how they can

Telling time using a clock- lost art form or a major skill? This has been a conversation a few of us had. I still think it's a great...

I don't know about you, but my students get bored with the same textbook and workbook activities. Sometimes it just needs to be presented in a different format. We love our math journals, and I have been using them each day to review concepts. One of the concepts, we keep coming back to each month is how to properly read and write numbers, especially for my students that have fine motor issues. This month, I will be sharing with you several options for journal writing to w

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2021! I'm hoping and praying that 2021 brings you a new year of great health and happiness! As a way to kick...

In Grade 1, students begin to subtract with regrouping within 40 and apply these skills to subtract within 100. This tiny skill is HUGE...

I love playing games in math. (I don't know if you have picked up on that or not...) I feel like kids learn more when they practice in...

One of the first things I noticed when teaching students math using a Singapore approach was that students had to do math in so many...

I love books, and I especially love finding books that match what we are studying. What better way to sneak in some content than to read a lovely piece of literature. Unfortunately not all books are the highest quality, and it can be important to see if the book is really worth your time. As I was talking with my K-2 homeschool coaching cohort, we began talking about ways to sneak more literature into our math lessons. I realized I already had several books on the shelf th

It's time for another holiday post! My students love celebrating the holidays, and I'm here to share with you some of my favorite activities including a Polar Express Freebie and a Holiday Addition Matching Activity of my own! This post does contain affiliate links, but the FREE activities posted are just ones I enjoy! Name Snowman Craft: My little ones still working on letter recognition loved making their own name snowman. These also looked super cute hanging on our windo

While I firmly love working with a curriculum, I get so excited about theme units, especially around holidays or special events! I'm always posting pictures of activities we do, and people want to know where I found the activity. I thought I would share some of my favorite ideas that I have tried and use every year. Keep in mind that this is a growing post and Halloween, Fall and Thanksgiving activities are all included. And all of these are FREE! (By the way, I am not e