At the end of my first year of teaching (a ridiculously long time ago!), I was confronted with the ugly fate that all poor teachers face: THE TEST. Realizing that my kids weren’t completely prepared, I grabbed a stack of colored paper from the work room and wrote out some questions for them to work…
Math
Freebie: Easy as Pie Game
We retired Easy as Pie from our etsy shop and we are now offering it as a free download for you! It's the perfect way to add a little math practice to some Thanksgiving fun next week. Concept: addition, subtraction, and multiplication facts Game Type: board game for 2-4 players Includes: game board, rules, instructions,…
2nd Grade Common Core Morning Work
(See 1st Grade Morning Work here.) **We made a HUGE update to this product. Read about it in this post.** In my classroom, students begin the day by working independently in their morning work books for 10-15 minutes. Trying to design the original version of the morning work book in 2003 is what first got…
Math + Games — Dice
Besides number cards, dice are a must have in a math classroom! You can use these "random number generators" (I had a professor who called them that!) in limitless ways. Check out some of these sites for suggestions: spaghettiboxkids.com teacher.scholastic.com activityvillage.co.uk proteacher.org
Don’t Forget!
Just a reminder to sign up for this year's World Math Day! Over 2 million students are ready to go–don't be left behind!