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Math Stations or Rotations – Teach Math Like A Boss

My students tell me that math stations (or math rotations) is their favourite subject in school. That's high praise! What is it that they enjoy? Let's look at the components of these types of centres. Though I am looking at activities for primary grades, this works in upper grades, as well. I have a pdf entitled, Teach Math … [Read more...]

What’s In Your Math Inventory – Teach Math Like A Boss

It's hard to move forward without some serious planning. This blog is all about your gear, your math inventory. What do you have? What do you need? If we are to teach like a boss then we need to be ready for it! This post is part of a series on Teaching Math Like A Boss. You can find the first post here. Math … [Read more...]

Teach Math Like A Boss – Love Teaching Math

Ask your students what they think about math. It is usually a love or hate response. How do you feel when you teach math? Do you love it or hate it? Having a math program where students are engaging and you are not so stress, is a dream for most elementary teachers. Yet, the dream can be a reality. What Does Your Math … [Read more...]

Spelling Is Important – You Can Learn to Spell

Do you ever read an email and immediately notice mistakes? Are the errors distracting you from what the author is trying to say? This happens to me a lot. I'm not even looking for the errors. They just appear! This is just one of the reasons why spelling is important. It's about clear communication! Which is why we need to … [Read more...]

Telling Time to the Half Hour – Teaching Time

Does teaching time to the half hour make you a little nervous? I was always fine with teaching time to the hour, but then getting students to tell time to the half hour, that's another ballgame! Teaching needs to be very explicit and opportunities to practice should be double that of teaching time to the hour. If you want more … [Read more...]

How to Teach Telling Time Using the Hour Hand

Are you required to teach telling time, mainly hours and half hours to your class. What are you going to do? Is worksheets enough? (No, if you didn't know the answer) Today we are going to talk about teaching your first graders (or primary students) to tell time using the hour hand. If you missed my introduction to this series, … [Read more...]