Stories of new year celebrations and the new year around the world lead to many questions and a whole lot of exploration. Ready for this plot twist? The history of New Year's actually starts with April Fools Day. For over 1500 years, ... Read More
Multiplication Arrays Scavenger Hunts: The Ultimate 3-Step Activity
Those who have followed me for a while know that I’m on a mission to teach students that math can be found everywhere. Math is not just limited to a daily academic block and repetitive facts learned at home. Math describes the world ... Read More
Teaching Rounding to the Nearest Ten through Exploration and Real-World Context
I remember someone asking me if rounding to the nearest ten or hundred was "something students REALLY needed to know, or do we just teach it because it's on the test?" It's a fair question. Many skills don't seem necessary until we ... Read More
FREE Number Talks
First grade teachers, access 20 FREE Number Talk Prompts to enhance your place value unit and get your students engaged in conversation.
7 Favorite Subtraction with Regrouping Games and Activities
Teaching subtraction with regrouping is a marathon, not a sprint. And one that requires four things: The concept to be broken down into bitesize lessonsA range of strategies to support foundational subtraction ... Read More
9 Picture Books to Build Powerful Conversation Skills
Full Disclosure: I believe that you can use almost any picture book to support conversation skills. Think about it. The structure of a well-done read-aloud is a scaffolded conversation. The book is our central topic. We use ... Read More
Teach Conversation Skills in 6 Easy Steps
Virtual Teammates, it’s time we chat… about chatting. Recently, many of you reached out asking for advice on one common struggle. How do I teach conversation skills? After settling into the year, you've noticed some ... Read More
