The Christmas season is a time of year when students can get easily distracted. Students need to keep learning and growing during the holiday season, but it can be hard to stay on track when so many fun things are going on. These Christmas math activities are the perfect way to keep your students ... READ the POST
Why Multiplication Games are Good for Your Classroom
Multiplication games are a great way to help your students learn multiplication. Studies have shown that students who play multiplication games have better multiplication skills than those who don't. Multiplication games are also a great way to keep your students engaged and motivated in their ... READ the POST
How to Solve Word Problems – A Valentine’s Day Math Activity
Mention "word problems" to most adults and you can hear the groans. They don't have great memories from their school days about learning this essential, but difficult skill. But - your students don't have to have the same memories as their parents. If you teach them how to solve the word problem in ... READ the POST
The Easiest Way to Use Halloween Math Activities
Teaching kids anything during fun holidays like Halloween is a teacher's nightmare - right? They have way more important things on their minds than your math lesson. That's why the easiest way to keep students learning during this holiday is with Halloween Math Activities that you can use in math ... READ the POST
10 Multiplication Resources You Will Love
One of my favorite things about 3rd grade is teaching multiplication! I love how excited my students are about learning this "big kid" math skill. I love all the elements of multiplication - starting with repeated addition, arrays, and number lines. It's a big math unit that takes about 6 - 8 weeks ... READ the POST
The Fun Multiplication Activity Your 3rd Graders Will Love
Kids are much more engaged with fun math activities. Fun means games, hands-on activities (especially those involving glue sticks!), and anything with manipulatives! I know your 3rd Grade students will love this fun multiplication activity. It's got glue, scissors, math models, and coloring. All the ... READ the POST
