Hands-On Measurement FREEBIE for Kindergarten
My kinders are learning about measurement this week. Today we were working on the Common Core standard K.MD.2 to describe and compare measurable attributes. If you’re a follower of the blog, you’ll know that I LOVE hands-on learning, but I also need to CHECK my students work to be certain
Video Tutorial: Downloading and Installing Fonts (for PC and Mac!)
Do you ever find yourself with font envy? Let’s face it: you can only use Comic Sans, Century Gothic, and Times New Roman so many times before you (and your students!) pass out from boredom. Installing new fonts can seem very daunting to a novice, but I promise, once you
Subtracting to Decompose Numbers – Still Interacting with the Common Core!
Wow! I am thrilled to received such a positive response from my Decomposing Numbers Addition Activity Sheets. A number of people requested subtraction pages as well. You want it, you got it! Decomposition by Subtraction! Did you miss the addition post? You should check it out! Getting Interactive with the
Kinesthetic & Auditory Learning Fun With Color Words
Thank goodness for Dr. Jean! Her songs are so catchy, it’s impossible for my kiddos NOT to learn something new. I particularly love the song “Color Farm” on Dr. Jean’s Sing to Learn album. Well, personally I don’t love it because I can never quite get the song out of
Getting Interactive with the Common Core: Decomposing Numbers
I am always looking for fun, simple, interactive ways to do math with my kinders. I especially like activities that they can become independent at, but produce something so parents can see what we’ve been working and I can evaluate student progress. And, like my students, I am very tired