They were just simple review questions. Questions that should be easy to solve, but ones he kept getting wrong. Over and over I had seen him solve problems this way…. $10.00 – $6.43 = $4.43 It is a simple mistake (he is subtracting...
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October 4, 2016 Rachel C
Math
It was a simple question. One I was sure he would know the answer to. Yet there he stood, giving me that look. The look that means I have no clue, and I don’t remember where to start to figure it out. With that look,...
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September 28, 2016 Rachel C
Math
Did you know that math can be quite boring?? Really, who wants to do a whole page of “What number is in the 100’s place in the number 726?” I know I don’t! My fourth and fifth-grade students didn’t! And I can tell you that...
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September 20, 2016 Rachel C
Math
“Hey mom, what’s 24 x 7?” I glanced up from the computer, recognizing that this question could lead to a teachable moment. “Well…the 2 represents 20 and 20 x 7 = 140…..” I began. I continued to work through the problem out loud, asking...
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September 19, 2016 Rachel C
Math
I always dreaded it. I had finally finished the 20 problems and was sick and tired of computing. But I wasn’t done. I was now required to solve those nasty word problems glaring at me from the bottom of the page. They were intimidating and one...
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September 10, 2016 Rachel C
Math
I found it at a garage sale, and I was so excited about my find. That excitement didn’t last. Though I liked how we were slowly working our way through word families, the lists were gruesome. My kindergarten boy would groan when the book...
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August 23, 2016 Rachel C
Reading
“Oh, that fruit is cut open. It can’t be a living thing.” my kindergartener said as he meticulously covered up the green kiwi. Legos were scattered across the table, and my boys were in competition mode. My oldest held his breathe while C reached over to...
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August 16, 2016 Rachel C
Reading, Science
I lowered myself onto the brown couch that gently hugs you as you sink into it. I once again picked up my computer, hoping that this time I could stay seated. I couldn’t believe this was the third time this morning that I sat down...
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August 8, 2016 Rachel C
Words from the Heart
Looking for a fun way to build number sense? This free game gets children solving a number puzzle from a 100’s chart to win the game. It’s over. Well, most of it is. The intense heat that makes the grass crunch under your feet,...
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July 27, 2016 Rachel C
Math
I couldn’t see my feet. A large protruding belly was blocking my view. I could hear and feel my swollen feet pound out a steady beat on the asphalt, but the constant chatter of my almost 18-month-old demanded my attention. “Grass!” “Green!” “Go!” You might...
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July 18, 2016 Rachel C
Alphabet
