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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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