Category: Math Blog Posts

Tips for Teaching Your Measurement Unit

This blog post is going to focus on 2nd grade measurement activities. My helpful tips for teaching your measuring unit can be applied to first

Tips to Keep Math Organized (with a bonus freebie)

Get ready for a giant blog post! Save this one to your toolbar or your math Pinterest board to refer back to as needed. I’m

All About Integrating Writing in Math

This blog post is all about integrating writing into your primary math block. The examples will include tips for teaching students how to respond to

Teaching NBT for 1st and 2nd

Place value has evolved since Common Core came around. It’s not just tens and ones houses anymore. The understanding between how hundreds, tens, and ones

Quick Math Resources

It isn’t always easy to find resources for Common Core math. Some curriculum is CCSS-aligned, but you find that there are many standards that are

Halloween Math Ideas for Kids

The month of October is such a fun time to get kids excited for Halloween! I am going to give you some fun Halloween math

Telling Time Activities

I blogged about some of my favorite telling time activities back in 2013 in this blog post! I’ve added some fun activities to my telling time

Teaching Money in Primary Grades

Maybe I’m crazy, but I LOVE teaching money in primary grades. It’s so, so difficult, but once they get it, they love it! (Except for

What is 4 Cubes Long? FREE Math Activity

Check out my students having a blast on a hunt. I challenged them to find things in the classroom that were the length of 4

Fun with Doubles

We are currently learning addition strategies in our My Math. We had two days of doubles and near doubles. I decided to throw in some

Three Digit Addition and Subtraction

We started our three-digit addition and subtraction centers for review on Wednesday and repeated them on Thursday. Today was our test, and I think the

Clocks and Telling Time Ideas

This is my first year of teaching time. Teaching Kindergarten, I was never allowed to really teach time, so being my first year in 2nd

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