*This post contains affiliate links from Amazon and other bloggers. Place Value. It is an essential part of any math program. It is what allows children to develop number sense. To be able to perform mental math, and be successful mathematicians. Place value may seem...
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March 15, 2017 Rachel C
Math
He is standing there. His hand poised over the paper, but body leaned back to prevent shadows. At the same time, his curious mind can’t disengage from the paper he is leaning away from. Mom, what is a decimal? How can you tell if a...
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March 7, 2017 Rachel C
Math
The finger flies over the counting bears and the words one, two, three are being mumbled. Everything sounds great, but the words and the finger pointing aren’t matching at all. In the time it takes my little girl to get the word one out, she...
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February 17, 2017 Rachel C
Math, Reading
We were standing in the Valentine’s Candy isle, and I was trying to figure out the cheapest way to purchase enough candy for all four of my kiddos to put on their Valentine’s Cards. One package of red and silver hearts wasn’t considerate enough to place...
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February 10, 2017 Rachel C
Math
Are your children ready to conquer division? These interactive, division word problems will help children solve word problems in five different ways. He has done it numerous times. Sharing a group of toys with his siblings, or even sharing a bag of M and M’s....
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January 30, 2017 Rachel C
Math
What’s your opinion of Valentine’s Day? I can honestly say I have never been a big fan. When you are single, it is a great reminder that you are, well single. I guess that bah humbug attitude invaded our marriage life, and it is...
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January 24, 2017 Rachel C
Math
Can you believe January is coming to a close, and all the stores are sporting their pink and red hearts? I wanted to get in the fun and offer you a simple Valentine’s Day cm measurement assessment. My six-year-old son recently has his unit 3...
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January 23, 2017 Rachel C
Math
“Mom, I’m going to go color,” is a phrase I hear at least once a day. Then that child will quietly disappear for a short time, only to reappear with a “present” made especially for me. There love for coloring is so great this...
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December 7, 2016 Rachel C
Math
Want to help your little ones develop an understanding of place value? This decomposing numbers activity is a fun, Christmas themed center that will help. Do you do Santa with your children? There tends to be a lot of facebook posts going around...
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December 1, 2016 Rachel C
Math
Want to clearly teach your students how to subtracting mixed numbers with regrouping? Check out this free interactive notebook. Do you love teaching fraction or do you absolutely dread it? It may sound weird, but I love teaching fractions. They can be complex and simple at...
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November 8, 2016 Rachel C
Math
