In my previous post, I confessed that I NEVER take home math papers to grade anymore. The reason is that I have, over time, worked hard to develop ways for all of my math practice work to be self-checked by the students. #1 Coded Joke Worksheets or Task Cards Is it just me, or do
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Why have students self-check? The question is really, why not? Here are 5 reasons why you should allow your students to check their own work. 1. It empowers your students . The Ohio teaching standards state that “Teachers (should) involve learners in self-assessment and goal setting to address gaps between performance and potential.” Allowing students
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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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When you strive to gamify your classroom, the first thing I would recommend is to think about the games that you or your kids love. These might be casual mobile games like Words with Friends, Angry Birds, or Candy Crush. They might be board games like Monopoly, Pictionary, or Candyland. They might be video games
