You have got to try Boom Cards! These digital task cards are easy to use and keep students engaged in meaningful practice. Not only will your students love them - you will too! A couple of years ago I stumbled across this relatively new platform and I fell in love! I tested Boom Cards out with my students at the end of the school year. Boom Learning provided great paperless practice for my kids and they really enjoyed it! Whenever they had extra time, they would beg to work on the Boom ... Read More about 5 Reasons You Will Love Boom Cards
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Tips for Teaching Measurement
Teaching measurement can be challenging. Each year my kiddos struggle with learning how to read rulers. To help with this ongoing problem I have started creating games and activities to support my learners. With these task cards, my goal is not to have kids concerned with what an inch looks like. Rather, my intent is to have students practice measuring to the nearest half inch. Once they master this skill, we move on to measuring to the nearest quarter inch. Rulers Can Be ... Read More about Tips for Teaching Measurement
Making Fact Fluency Practice Fun
If your students are like mine, they need to have better fact fluency. The best way to become proficient is to practice, but repetition can be boring. I'm constantly trying to think of ways to sneak in more practice and to make the practice fun. BOOM! is one way I accomplish this. The kids like the novelty of the game and are able to work on basic facts even if we're short on time. Benefits Quick Start - Kids can grab a BOOM can and immediately start playing.Fast Play - Short on ... Read More about Making Fact Fluency Practice Fun
How I Save Time with Digitized Guided Practice
Do you have trouble thinking of good math problems on the spot while you're teaching? Have you ever wondered what your students are doing while you're busy writing problems on the board? I used to have this problem regularly until I decided to save time by digitizing my guided practice lessons. There's Got to Be a Better Way! I had an epiphany while I was teaching reading and writing larger numbers. It takes time to write larger numbers in word form on the board. When doing this, I ... Read More about How I Save Time with Digitized Guided Practice
Easy-Peasy Interactive Notes
Interactive notebooks are beneficial to students, but can be time consuming to create. The good news is they don't have to be. Interactive notes don't have to be complicated. Here's one way to turn a printable classification chart into easy-peasy interactive vocabulary notes. This quadrilateral vocabulary activity requires very little prep time and it’s FREE! Geometry Vocabulary Teaching students to distinguish between the different types of quadrilaterals can be challenging. Students ... Read More about Easy-Peasy Interactive Notes