Book Study Part 4: Whole Brain Teaching For Challenging Kids

Here we are on week 4 of our Whole Brain Teaching Book Study.   This week we are talking about chapters 11-14 which certainly cover a lot of big ideas.  I enjoyed reading everyone's thoughts on last week's post.  It is not to late to join in!  If you want...

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Fun and Free Computer Games: Fraction Feud

I love teaching fractions!  I know they are a subject many struggle with in elementary school and beyond but there is just something about them that make them super fun to teach.  Over the years, I have read some great books and learned a lot from my colleagues and...

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Book Study Part 3: Whole Brain Teaching For Challenging Kids

Here we are on week 3 of our Whole Brain Teaching Book Study.   This week we are talking about chapters 8-10 which are all about Teach-Okay.  I enjoyed reading everyone's thoughts on last week's post.  It is not to late to join in!  If you want to catch up,...

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Monday Math Literature Volume 59

Today I want to share with you a new teacher resource that I purchased this summer and will be using with students this fall.  I feel like a huge part of my responsibility as a parent and a teacher is to make sure when I am talking about math, I am talking about the real...

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You Oughta Know About: Yummy Math

If you teach kids in grades 3-8, you should know about YUMMY MATH!  I first discovered this amazing website last fall and was immediately hooked.  It is a great place to access real world math problems that will engage your students and show them how important math...

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Book Study Part 2: Whole Brain Teaching For Challenging Kids

Welcome to the second installation of our new book study on Whole Brain Teaching For Challenging Kids.   I enjoyed reading everyone's thoughts on last week's post.  It is not to late to join in!  If you want to catch up, just grab a copy of the book and pick up...

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Playing with 10 frames

Happy weekend everyone!  Hope back to school time is going well for all of you.  I wanted to take the time to share with you a fun idea that is great for this time of year in Kindergarten and first grade. I have written several times about the importance of 10 frames but...

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Fun and Free Math Computer Games: Alien Angles

I use many computer games with my grades 4-6 students.  I have shown you a few factoring games, games for practicing basic facts, and games from the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives.  There are many other games I use with this age group and today I want to...

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Math in the Ferris Wheel

Today I am linking up with  A monthly REAL WORLD math blog link-up hosted by 4mulaFun, The Teacher Studio, Teaching to Inspire in 5th, AND MissMathDork,I see math wherever I go and I like when my students experience the same thing.  I want them...

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Book Study Part 1: Whole Brain Teaching For Challenging Kids

Welcome to our first day of a NEW book study on Whole Brain Teaching For Challenging KidsSeptember 3 First Words, Chapters 1-3September 10 Chapters 4-7September 17 Chapters 8-10September 24 Chapters 11-14October 1 Chapters 15-18October 8 Chapters 19-22October 15 Chapters 23-26October...

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Monday Math Literature Volume 58

One of the first things I made sure first graders can do when we get back to school is count to 120.  It is a huge standard in Kindergarten and after a long summer, I always get a few kiddos who come back not counting to 120 fluently.  I like to spend some time in...

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