This post contains affiliate links. As a first grade teacher, it’s my job to help my students gain an understanding of mathematical procedures– not just show them how to do something and drill it. Even understanding that the number 26 is made up of 2 bundles of 10 and 6 individual “ones” is a tricky…
This post contains affiliate links. Halloween is right around the corner, and I’m probably more excited about it than my first graders! Anyways, we are working on true or false equations in math and I wanted something simple enough for my kiddos and a little spooky too, so I whipped up these two practice sheets….
I recently attended a math training where I learned about subitizing cards! Although I didn’t know what we were talking about initially, I jumped right on board when I realized what “subitizing” meant! Basically, students work to quickly and automatically recognize the number of objects in a group without actually counting them! Typically black dots…
Want to download this super fun “Mystery Puzzles” number sense activity I made??? Just click on the picture below to hop over to The STEM Laboratory! I’d recommend using it with second graders, or first graders who love a challenge, but you can read more about using this activity on my contributing blog post, HERE….
This post contains affiliate links. Who doesn’t love ice cream??? I sure do, and I know for a fact that my first grade students do! This fun money matching game is super easy to prep and I guarantee that your kids will enjoy it too! One way you can use these ice cream cones…
Teaching first grade is amazing because they grow SO much! I know, I’m starting to get all sentimental that my first class ever is moving on to bigger and better… 28 days, but who’s counting??? Anyways, I still have a few kiddos who need to work on their skip counting. We’ve done plenty of…
Graphing is one of my favorite math subjects to teach! My students and I spent two weeks tackling this topic, and in this post, I’ll give you ideas you might be able to use in your classroom, and links to my favorite resources to make graphing fun and interactive! Before getting started, my students and…