2015 ~ Weluma

Announcing Movin' It Math!

November 08, 2015No comments

About 6 years ago, I came up with a game to get my students up and moving around during math class. I called it Movin' It Math and made many versions on index cards. As the years have passed and beautiful clip art and desktop publishing has gotten easier, my cards have migrated...

Conference Time!

October 13, 2015No comments

We are 7 weeks into the school year and gearing up for parent teacher conferences later this week. In our school, we try to schedule all conferences on a Thursday evening or Friday morning. This way if multiple folks need to be involved in the conference, we are...

Formative Assessment for Combinations of 10

September 15, 2015No comments

The school year is in full swing in my neck of the woods and we have been hard at work doing assessments, setting up groups and even getting some teaching in! My second graders have been looking at addition and subtraction strategies for facts to 20. One of my top...

Fly on the Math Teacher's Wall: Buzz Worthy Back to School Blog Hop

August 29, 2015No comments

There is just something about back to school time that makes everything seem so fresh and new. I love getting to know new students and seeing how much my old students have grown and changed. We have been back in action for 3 days and I think I...

Monday Made It: Scrabble Math Bulletin Board Freebie

August 03, 2015No comments

I have 3 more weeks of summer vacation but I have already been back in the classroom getting things ready! When you have 3 small kids at home you have to take every second you can to stop by the classroom and get stuff done. I have moved to a new and much larger...

Beyond Invert and Multiply Book Study Part 4

July 29, 2015No comments

We have made it to our fourth and final week of this book study! It has been a great summer learning about fractions and I am excited to be back in the classroom putting what I have learned to good use. If you have missed previous posts, you can check them out by...

Monday Made It: Teacher Essentials Kit

July 27, 2015No comments

Back to school fever seems to have gripped the nation! I know some schools go back next week but I have 3 more blissful weeks left! However, I am already headed into back to school mode and spent this morning shopping and creating. I have many more made its...

Beyond Invert and Multiply Book Study Part 3

July 22, 2015No comments

Welcome to week 3 of our Beyond Invert and Multiply book study! Last week, we looked at decomposing numbers to help with fraction addition and examined the 6 mistakes kids often make when subtracting fractions and mixed numbers. That post got lost in cyber space...

Beyond Invert and Multiply Book Study Part 2

July 15, 2015No comments

Welcome to week 2 of our Beyond Invert and Multiply book study! Last week, we looked at some research around fractions and dove into the 12 different problem types for addition and subtraction word problems. This week we will be taking a closer look at fraction addition...