Don't you just love a quiet classroom from time to time? No, that is not a trick question. ;) If you've been following our blog for awhile, you know we're kind of what they call "Lovers of the Listening"...You can read about our listening love affair {here}. We've sort of made it our teaching mission to actively teach kids to listen whenever little humanly possible in our classroom. So, when they were having a hard time fully embracing the concept of listening last week and math time ... VIEW POST
Listen Addition
Throwback Thursday ~ Math Fact Fluency
We started our summer day **letting** our own kids choose a timed math program from our TpT Shop... They have got to memorize their math facts this summer, and it seemed the easiest and most fun way to get it done! And, they had a blast.. They also agreed to practice every day from now until school starts... On only one condition... They would do it ONLY if we put them all on sale for you. Stinkers! But, we're happy to oblige... So, now through June 30th you can grab any of our timed math ... VIEW POST
Winner, Sale, and Five for Friday-Phew!
We've linked up once again with wonderful Kacey over at Doodle Bugs Teaching for her Five for Friday linky. What a week! Anyone else exhausted? Here's our 5... #1 Fact Power Winners #2 An Awesome Book of Love Stumbled upon this book while browsing at Barnes and Noble the other day. Have you ever heard of it? Us neither... Read it. Loved it. Walked away. Shopped around... Couldn't stop thinking about it. Went back. Read it again. Loved it even more. Bought it for our kids for ... VIEW POST
Heart Boxes and I Love Learning Freebie!
We were inspired by sweet Cara over at The First Grade Parade last year and did a great word scramble activity. We grabbed these at the Dollar Tree ... We numbered each of the boxes with a permanent marker. These are just a few. We know they are not in order. We can count. Sometimes... We made 100 of these sweet things. We told you... We love February! We realized we had a TON of plastic letters from years ago. We have to admit, they were collecting dust...Only because they ... VIEW POST
FACT POWER Giveaway!!!
Look! Up in the Sky! ~ It's a Bird . . . It's a Plane . . . No- It's FACTMAN !!! Fact-Who? Huh? Friday happened to be "Superhero Spirit Day" at school. It was also the day our math lesson was titled, "Fact Power"...Sometimes we just cannot plan things better ourselves! We have given ample warning about needing to memorize our addition facts in first grade. Yes, it is developmental. And, no not every child is ready for the abstract world of numbers and symbols. ... VIEW POST
A Frosty Freebie!
We're bringing you our latest frosty freebie today! Skipping Through Winter ~ Skip Counting By 2's, 5's and 10's Counting By 2's, 5's and 10's is a very practical skill we build in class all year long. Count your steps by 2's. Clap by 5's. Turn to your partner and slap hands together by 10's. Touch the sky. Touch the ground. Turn around. Simon Says... Pretty please!?!? For many of our kiddos, this skill is still a little tough... Now that we've introduced counting nickels and dimes, ... VIEW POST
