I’m going to be completely honest here, I used to HATE teaching elapsed time to my students. Elapsed time can be a difficult concept for students to master. Especially when it involves word problems. I always felt like I spent so much time focusing on having my students master the concept of elapsed time. When I first started teaching, I didn’t ha…

I’m going to be completely honest here, I used to HATE teaching elapsed time to my students. Elapsed time can be a difficult concept for students to master. Especially when it involves word problems.…

Every school year we start math with the same unit, place value. Over the years I have used many different strategies to engage the students and make learning place value fun. Below are a few of m…

The start of the school year is my favorite time of year. Everything is new. The students are with a different group of peers and everyone is getting to know each other. It's a great time for me…

Are you looking for a fun and rigorous way to end the school year? A colleague recently introduced me to an amazing site called BreakoutEDU . This site has tons of breakout room games ready to go…

I have been hard at work creating some new math resources for my store. I have new third grade math units that align perfectly with the CCSS. I have been using them in my classroom and my students a…

Who doesn't love a sale!?! It's time for the Teachers Pay Teachers annual Cyber Monday Sale! Time to stock up your classrooms and save! If you are looking for some holiday activities for…

I like to offer students choices in their learning. Giving my students the freedom to make choices makes learning meaningful to them.  Every student is unique and learns differently. Some students a…