So I saw this meme come through on Facebook and found myself shouting loudly, “YES!” One of the most frustrating problems I experienced with distance learning was that some students were trying to simply do the assignment before doing any of the activities leading up to it. Predictably, this led to them often failing […]
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The Prime Numbers Rap. If you use no other song on this list, use this one. Trust me. It is guaranteed to help your children quickly memorize the definition of a prime number (no easy task) and at least the first 5 primes (which are, importantly, necessary for testing if any number is a prime.)
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As a teacher of 4th grade for over 20 years, I can tell you that long division is easily the most challenging 4th grade math calculation your students will learn. It involves a complicated (sometimes confusing) algorithm that requires a strong fluency of basic facts for not just for division, but also multiplication, and subtraction,
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“Badges! We don’t need no stinkin’ badges! Last year, our grade level decided to try using student badges with our 4th graders as a way of acknowledging student achievements and recognizing positive behaviors. We weren’t really sure how the kids would take to it, but we jumped in with both feet anyway and we were
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Until I am measured I am not known, Yet how you miss me When I have flown Time management was not something that came naturally to me when I first started teaching. After 20+ years of teaching, I can’t say I’ve mastered it, but I have learned a few things. Here’s my 2¢ on the
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As a teacher of 4th grade for over 20 years, I can tell you that long division is easily the most challenging 4th grade math calculation your students will learn. It involves a complicated (sometimes confusing) algorithm and requires a strong fluency of basic facts for not just for division, but also multiplication, and subtraction,
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At the moment of this writing I am sitting at 997 reviews on Teachers Pay Teachers. I want to do something special for my 1,000th reviewer on TpT. Whoever posts the 1,000th review will receive a free (non-bundled) item from my store! Teaching Multiplication Concepts Here’s the Common Core Standard as its written. Gain familiarity
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I hit a cool milestone this week – 500 followers! As a thank you to my blog friends and TpT store followers, I’m putting everything in my TpT store on sale from October 7-9. I am hoping to hit another cool milestone soon – 1,000 reviews! When I do, I plan to offer some freebies
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