January 3, 2021

Are you a 3rd-grade or 4th-grade math teacher that is looking for a treat to celebrate Valentine’s Day math with more than just candy? A treat that is more than just conversation hearts?Well, these multiplication and division color by number worksheets are the perfect Valentine’s Day celebration. Not only will your students practice multiplication and

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August 17, 2020

One of the biggest issues that I ran across when I started homeschooling my daughter was the fact that a “normal” grade book, like what I used in the classroom, would not be sufficient for recording her grades. I wanted to keep efficient homeschool grades, but I only needed to keep them for ONE STUDENT.Even

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July 27, 2020

So you made the decision and now you need to learn how to start homeschooling your kiddos.Before I share my helpful tips, let me just start with saying that I am not a lawyer and everything in this post is not legal advice. So what are those FIVE things?Getting homeschool insurance.Know the homeschool laws in your

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July 6, 2020

Whether you are new to digital classrooms, or have been using them for a while, these back-to-school multiplication strategies activities for in person or digital classrooms are just what you need to be prepared for the back-to-school season. Especially for those teachers that are required to do distance learning.Though, don’t worry if you are still

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March 2, 2020

When teaching students to understand division as an unknown factor, they must first understand the factors and product that correspond with the factors and quotient. For example,for a student to be able to solve:45 ÷ 9 = 5they should first understand that:9 × 5 = 45With this in mind, are two ways that I like

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February 10, 2020

Personally, I think that 3rd-grade is the biggest transition for students math-wise. Solving two-step word problems in 3rd-grade is the perfect example of this difficult transition. Below I share with you my helpful tips for writing two-step word problems.I have taught grades 2-8 math, so I am speaking from experience when I share this opinion.

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