Teaching kids of different ages or abilities can be a challenge. One topic that I find is very easy to differentiate, however, is place value. Currently, my kids are in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade. They all need to understand place value and how to apply an understanding of place value to math operations. So I can easily work on the underlying concepts with all of them together by using different numbers. To provide some extra practice for my 2nd and Keep Reading...
Low-Prep Multiplication Facts Practice: FREE Clip Cards
It's that time of year-back to school. If they're not already, children will soon be filling classrooms or spreading out in your living room with their school books. One of the joys of a new school year is brushing away the cobwebs and reviewing important math facts. If you need quick and simple multiplication facts practice, these low-prep clip cards are designed to do just that. Kids can easily practice the multiplication facts independently Keep Reading...
Apple STEM Challenge {Simple STEM for Kids}
Looking for a fun and easy to set up STEM challenge for fall or back to school? This Apple STEM Challenge has been a favorite of my kids and kept them busy for almost an hour! Now if you're a classroom teacher, you may not have time to let your kids play and explore and test for an hour. But I guarantee your kids will enjoy this challenge and will be thinking creatively and out of the box. This would also be a great STEM challenge to include in Keep Reading...
How to Teach Multiplication Facts That Stick {Review & Giveaway!}
One of the most common struggles I hear from parents and teachers is that kids still don't know their multiplication facts. Maybe you know this struggle all too well, especially if you teach 4th or 5th grade. At that point, you don't have time to teach multiplication, because you're required to teach division and fractions and decimals. Today I want to share some tips for building a solid foundation as well as a simple plan for how to teach Keep Reading...
Lemonade Stand Word Problems for Kids {FREE!}
Looking for more practice with math story problems? This set of problems uses the idea of creating a lemonade stand to sell lemonade as the basis for the problems. Understanding word problems (and understanding what the question is asking) and then knowing how to appropriately solve them is a challenge for many kids. Give them some extra practice with these Lemonade Stand Word Problems for grades 3-5! *Please note: This post includes Keep Reading...
How to Teach Multiplication & Division with LEGO Bricks
Introducing kids to multiplication and division can be difficult. All kids have known is counting and addition, so helping them make the transition from counting one by one to then adding fluently to then multiplying fluently takes time and patience and lots of practice. There are so many ways to do this, but today I want to focus on multiplication and division with LEGO bricks. Most kids LOVE building with these tiny blocks, and so they find it Keep Reading...
Multiplication Coloring Pages: Easy Practice for Kids {FREE}
Even though everyone needs a break during the summer, fun and informal learning should still continue. Our summer learning tends to revolve around the computer. I find a learning program that will have them practice their math and reading skills in a fun way. This year I have one other goal for my oldest kiddo. He has mastered skip counting, but can only solve multiplication problems by skip counting. When you are solving three-digit Keep Reading...
100 Math Ideas for the 100th Day of School
Celebrating the 100th day of school just begs for fun, engaging, out of the box math activities. I mean, it's the number 100! You can count things, explore, estimate, read good books, and so on and so on. Whenever you reach this momentous day with your kiddos, celebrate by taking a break from your normal, everyday math routine and explore the number 100 in 100 different ways! Ok, maybe don't try all 100 at once, but you're bound to find at least Keep Reading...
100th Day of School STEM Activities for K-6 {FREE!}
Are you quickly approaching your 100th day of school? This is a fun and exciting milestone in the school year, and for the first time as a homeschool mom I'm celebrating with my kids. I've been gathering tons of fun ideas to get out of our normal routine, while still learning important skills. I also created a STEM challenge especially for my kiddos who are in kindergarten, first grade and second grade because I wanted something they could all do Keep Reading...
Increase Fluency with Simple Math Dice Games Your Kids Will LOVE
My daughter keeps mixing up her addition facts with her subtraction facts with her multiplication facts. As a fifth grader, she’s responsible for all of it, including division. And her teacher this year is focused on speed along with accuracy. My daughter has to be able to know 8 + 8 and then 8 x 8, within five seconds of each other. Knowing math facts is important. But being able to switch between all the math properties is key to problem Keep Reading...
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 11
- Next Page »
