It was the turning point for me. I was sitting in a college teaching class, and the base ten blocks came out. The instructor proceeded to inform us how to teach subtraction with regrouping using base ten blocks. Though he was there to teach me how to teach a concept, he actually brought an understanding that hadn't happened in years of schooling. Math had never been my subject. I didn't understand it. Definitely couldn't do it in my head. And Keep Reading...
{FREE} Simple Fact Family Games for Kids
If you teach kindergarten through second grade, chances are you have explored fact families with your students. But why do fact families matter? How does working with fact families help student understanding? Today I'm going to explain what fact families are and provide some super simple, one page fact family games so you can practice with your kids. There are a variety of options, allowing you to differentiate easily. There are also small group Keep Reading...
Number Detectives: Addition and Subtraction Challenge Problems
How comfortable are your kids with basic addition & subtraction? How many different ways or visuals can they use to solve a problem? If you feel like your kids need a little more practice to become confident and fluent, don't resort to boring worksheets. Try the Number Detectives Challenge instead! This engaging activity will provide addition and subtraction challenge problems for kids in kindergarten, first grade or second grade. But even Keep Reading...
How to Teach Addition & Subtraction with LEGO Bricks
My kids are obsessed with LEGO. They love to build pre-made kits, they love to create their own designs, they love the movies...you get the idea. But as a math teacher, I love LEGO too, because they are such a great hands on visual for teaching math! In today's post, I want to share some simple ways to practice LEGO addition & subtraction. The ideas are easy and don't require much prep, so go grab your LEGO bricks and we'll get Keep Reading...
30+ of the Best LEGO Math Activities for All Ages
Looking for a new approach to a certain math concept? Or a helpful and hands on visual to help your kids make sense of numbers and operations? Using LEGO bricks to learn math may be just the thing! This HUGE, growing collection of LEGO math activities and resources will help you teach virtually any concept with LEGO. *Please Note: This post contains affiliate links which help support the work of this site. Read our full disclosure Keep Reading...
Simple Winter Addition and Subtraction Facts to 10 {FREE}
Looking for some simple practice with addition and subtraction facts to 10? These adorable snowflake pages are the perfect kindergarten winter math challenge! *Please Note: This post includes affiliate links which help support the work of this site. Read our full disclosure here.* Providing kids with an opportunity to learn the facts for the numbers within 10 will help them as they begin to move on to larger numbers. Knowing these facts and Keep Reading...
What’s For Lunch? An Engaging, Real Life Math Lesson {FREE}
"Why are we learning this?" Have you ever heard this from your students? If you teach math, I'd be surprised if you haven't. It can be challenging to create a math lesson that students can see the relevance in and that uses/teaches skills they need to know. But it is possible. In fact, I created one just for Math Geek Mama Readers. Help kids learn and understand math in a real world context with this add and subtract decimals Keep Reading...
Christmas Printable Fraction Board Game
Today I'm continuing my series of Christmas math freebies with another fun fraction challenge! Working with and understanding fractions can be so hard, but it doesn't have to be boring. This printable fraction game will get your kids in the Christmas spirit, and give them an opportunity to practice operations with fractions at the same time. It's perfect for kids who are ready to simplify, add and subtract fractions. *Please Note: Some of Keep Reading...
Christmas Addition and Subtraction Maze Challenges {FREE}
It's time for the next post in my "12 Days of Christmas Printables" series! Today I am sharing some fun practice pages to work on a concept that I get asked about again and again: addition and subtraction with regrouping. Hopefully if you are reviewing adding and subtracting large numbers before Christmas break, this set of maze challenges will be a fun change of pace! Read on to learn more about this fun "self-checking" activity. *Please Keep Reading...
Christmas Shopping: Money Math Practice {FREE}
Christmas is coming up fast, and for a lot of us that means one thing: shopping. There's always so much to buy and so many people to shop for! While this can be the cause of stress, I hope you will also use it as an opportunity to teach your kids about money. Today as part of my "12 Days of Christmas Printables" series, I'm sharing some simple Christmas-themed money math worksheets. *Please Note: Some of the links in this post are affiliate Keep Reading...
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