I come to you today to share with you a great website that my kids are just eating up this year. We are all so obsessed with it, and I promise I'm not getting paid to talk about it, I just love it that much! The website is Khan Academy and it is like an online math coach, tutor, game and data … [Read more...]
A Quick Check Formative Assessment Idea
I want to share a quick formative assessment idea that I used in my classroom this week. By quick, I mean you can whip this out in five minutes on your lunch break with half of a sandwich in your mouth (don't judge). I promise that is all it takes and it will be time well spent. So you might be … [Read more...]
Implementing Student Data Tracking Binders with Assessments Mid-Year
Please know that while some of this post contains content for upper elementary teachers, the information about Student Data Tracking Binders and Assessments is for grades 2 through 6. I've been getting a lot of questions lately about implementing my Student Data Tracking Binders and my Standards … [Read more...]
Using My Valentine Math Pack in our Classroom
As promised, I wanted to show you how we are using the Valentine Math Pack in our classroom a bit more. Click HERE or the button at the end of this post to check these pack out! Naturally, I am WAY too planned in advanced, but I need to be! I have a small group of SUPER quick learners in math … [Read more...]
Valentine Math Pack!
I wanted to let you know that my Valentine Math Pack is up! I've got 'lots of goodies in this holiday resource! Click HERE to see more and to see a preview! I'll blog about it in my next post, because this little lady is about to hit the town to celebrate my birthday! I've added another … [Read more...]
Christmas Math Centers and Christmas Coordinate Graph Mystery Pictures
We have been busy, busy, busy over here! I've been relying a lot on my guided math groups these last few weeks and have been doing all types of re-teaching and differentiating for my kids. If I have to talk about long division and the fact that Dead Monkeys Smell Bad (get it?) one more time, I … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Math Games, Centers, and Activities
I'm here to update my loyal followers on my latest Thanksgiving products. They have been in my store for a bit, but I wanted to share with you, too! I blogged about my Thanksgiving Coordinate Graphs in a previous blog post. Click HERE to learn more about them! My latest products came from a … [Read more...]
Halloween Coordinate Graph Mystery Pictures and a Photo Update!
Hello everyone! I'm here to share with you what we've been up to. We've really began digging deep into some great Readers Workshop lessons, and have even found time to start some fun Halloween coordinate graphing activities. I'm so excited about these Coordinate Graphing Mystery Pictures because … [Read more...]
Writing Long off Post-It Notes and Thanksgiving Mystery Pictures
I'm here to share a great lesson we did on expanding your thoughts and writing long off post-its. Before that, I want to share a quick update about my latest creation! My kids have been going crazy over my Halloween-Themed Coordinate Graph Mystery Pictures (see more HERE), so I thought I'd make a … [Read more...]
A Cozy Classroom Idea and Halloween Update!
I'm here to share a quick resource update and some great cozy ideas to spruce up your room! The first Halloween resource is my Halloween Mystery Picture Coordinate Graphing packet. It includes a number of different coordinate graphing mystery pictures for students to work on. My students are … [Read more...]
