If you haven't explored a flip chute yet, you have GOT to try it. They are super simple to make, and can add so much FUN to any subject area! Here's the basic concept: Using a double sided index card with information from ANY subject area, students read one side of the card, put it in the flip chute, and it comes out showing the other side of the card. My mind has been SPINNING with all ... Read More about DIY Flip Chute
FREE October Math Station!
I am deathly afraid of spiders. In all seriousness, it's uncontrollable and to the point that it's embarrassing. So when I saw these webs and felt spider stickers in the Target Dollar Spot, it was very odd for me to walk over and check them out. But in the back of my mind, I couldn't stop thinking of how perfect they would be for a math center. So, very unlike me, I bought them ... Read More about FREE October Math Station!
Controlling Those Voices!
I've always struggled with showing kids that they don't need to SCREAM at the person sitting right next to them, or that they can talk to the people at their center, but they have to use a whisper voice. My kids have always seemed to have an all or nothing view of talking in our classroom; they would either SCREAM or be completely silent. And let's be real, it was usually screaming. It drove me ... Read More about Controlling Those Voices!
The Simple Secret to a Stress-Free Open House
Open House (meet the teacher night, back to school night, whatever you call it) can be very stressful. Think back to your open house from last year. If it was anything like mine, you probably remember tons of people coming in and out of your classroom at all different times while you were trying to: introduce yourself to your new students, answering parent questions, taking pictures of your kids, ... Read More about The Simple Secret to a Stress-Free Open House
Fact Fluency Fun!
Fact fluency can be tough for little learners, especially since they are just learning the basics of addition and subtraction. Not only are we asking them to solve equations, but we're asking them to do it with automaticity! Poor little guys! I have spent the last few years playing around with what works and what doesn't in the world of fact fluency, and I finally got to a place where it all ... Read More about Fact Fluency Fun!
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