A Little Funny to Brighten Your Day :)
Have you seen this video yet? Some days, I can totally relate. I’m sure you can, too. Enjoy! Off to visit my son at his school, it’s his birthday!
Fun with Decimals!
Greetings everyone! We’ve been plugging along with fractions and decimals. One of the ideas that was difficult for my students to understand is how to labels decimals on a number line. The common core standard reads as such: 4.NF.7 Compare two decimals to hundredths by reasoning about their size. Recognize that comparisons are valid only…
Have You Heard of Study Jams?
This site is incredible. Seriously. Developed and run by Scholastic, this site offers a ton of videos for Math and Science. Whoop, whoop! When you visit, click on the tab for either Math or Science. Um, of course, I clicked on Math. There are a multitude of options. You can click on “See All Topics”…
How Important is Multiplication Fluency?
Oh, that is such a loaded question. Isn’t it? It all boils down to numeracy and number sense if you ask me. Students need to know and understand how 3×5=15 equates to 3 sets of 5, or 5 sets of 3. It also means that if you start with 15 items and place those items…
Valentine Equivalent Fraction Poke Game
Happy Wednesday everyone! We were told to leave our building by 3:15ish today due to terrible weather heading our way (rain, wind and possible tornadoes). You didn’t have to tell me twice to get out of there. I’m home safe and sound and was able to finish yet another Valentine’s Day item. What? I know,…
Equivalent Fraction Task Cards {Short Giveaway}
Before the real 1,000 follower Giveaway later this week… I just finished these task cards and can’t wait to have my students practice with them during stations next week. We have FINALLY finished equivalent fractions along with adding and subtracting fractions and will be moving on to multiplying fractions. Ahh, I’m almost tired of fractions. …
Textbooks…Who Needs Them?
That’s a loaded question, isn’t it? For me, it really depends on the subject. If we are talking about reading, I’d lean towards….who needs them? But, for math….well, I have mixed feelings about textbooks. I spent the day today at our local textbook caravan for our math textbook adoption coming up this spring. Do…
Monday Made It~January
Oh, how I wish I were about to bombard you with a gazillion pictures of all of the things I made during Christmas Break. Instead. Well, I was a bit lazy and loved every minute of it. But, I did manage to complete a few things before heading back today! Today! Yikes… So, I’m…
Monday Made It~ December…and More
I know, the “and more” made you click on over, didn’t it. Let’s go with the “and more” first. Thanks to all that commented on my last post. And, there is now $10 in that little pot of goodness for a Target giftcard. Did you guess my magic number? {I rounded up, by the way} …
A Great Migration, Expressions and Fun :)
Wow…what a week. My school is currently undergoing a “Great Migration” {not to be confused with the moment in history of the same name—and, you’re welcome for the history lesson}. And let me tell you, it is a pain in the toosh. Our version of the Great Migration is that we are converting our computers…