Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to sprinkle a little love into your lessons, and what better way than to have some holiday fun while teaching descriptive adjectives? With hearts, candies, and kind words in the air, it’s a great opportunity to teach students how to make their writing more colorful
Looking for ways to teach math concepts using simple dollar store materials? Look no further than your trusty deck of playing cards! Today, I’ve got a lineup of creative math games with playing cards that will turn your next math session into game time. Game 1: Guess My Number
When it comes to teaching fractions, we all know the tried-and-true methods: visual models, hands-on activities, and plenty of practice. These strategies are essential, no doubt about it—they lay the groundwork for understanding fractions in a concrete way. (In fact, if you don’t already have a printable set of fraction
Today’s post is all about synonyms and antonyms! We all want our kids to have a robust vocabulary…and let’s be honest, we just can’t read one more stack of essays filled with tired old adjectives like happy, sad, mad, awesome, and amazing. So, here are six fun ideas for teaching
Today, we’re going to explore using arrays to find factors of a given number. I’m giving you a sneak peek into how I teach this concept in my classroom in a way that keeps kids super engaged and also helps them visualize and better understand the concept of factors. Here
Can you believe we’ve made it halfway through this school year already? It feels like just yesterday we were setting up our classrooms, learning new names, and figuring out our routines. Now, here we are, wrapping up the winter break, and it’s the perfect time to make a few tweaks
Without a doubt, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is my favorite book to teach! It is so full of rich vocabulary, legends and folktales, and heart warming themes! Grace Lin beautifully wove this tale that follows Minli, a young girl who embarks on a fantastical journey to change her
Introducing area model multiplication? Take a deep breath, remind your students how smart they are, and use arrays to make the process more visual and understandable. Arrays help students grasp the concept of multiplication by showing them how groups of numbers add up to form a product. Let’s walk through
Teaching a Christmas figurative language lesson can be a blast, especially when you incorporate the festive cheer of the holiday season. Let’s start by reviewing the different types of figurative language your students will need to master: Idiom: A phrase with a non-literal meaning. Example: “It’s raining cats and dogs.”
If you’re looking for a way to combine the festive spirit of Christmas with math practice, I’ve got just the thing for you: Christmas math craft activities! These activities are a combo of holiday fun and math rigor, designed to keep your 3rd through 5th graders engaged and learning at
