by | | 2nd Grade Math, Math Fact Fluency, Uncategorized
Number Line in Addition It’s no surprise that some students really struggle to commit math facts to memory. That is why I love teaching these students the number line in addition strategy. This gives those students the tools to find the answer to any addition fact....
by | | 2nd Grade Math, Math Fact Fluency, Uncategorized
I am a visual learner. And I know many of my students are visual learners or they benefit from extra visuals in our lessons. When I can see something in picture form, I can remember it better. This is one reason why I make anchor charts for math lessons. I enjoy...
by | | 2nd Grade Math, Uncategorized
As part of common core, we give students many strategies to help them find the answer to 2 digit subtraction problems. I like how these 2 digit subtraction strategies give students choices on how they can solve a problem. They help build meaning and number sense...
by | | 2nd Grade Math, Holiday Activities, Uncategorized
We have made it to March! We have a couple months left of the school and it can be hard to keep our students engaged. That is why I like to do St. Patrick’s Day math activities. Plus, even though my students and I love routines, sometimes it’s nice to break them...
by | | Math Fact Fluency, Uncategorized
When I first started teaching, I had students do timed tests to practice math facts. But I saw it giving my students anxiety and I know they didn’t enjoy it. I had no games for practicing math facts. They would literally groan when it was time to practice. Not...
by | | Classroom Management, Uncategorized
When it comes to creating a classroom culture and community, you want kindness to be a central part of it. To help promote this in my classroom, I love to do different kindness activities with my students. We talk about it so much that I know my students really...
by | | Math Fact Fluency, Uncategorized
Fact Families I have my students work with fact families in our classroom frequently. They are a good foundation for students understanding the operations of addition and subtraction. So let’s go over what are fact families, why you need to be teaching them, and fact...
by | | Math Fact Fluency, Uncategorized
One goal we have in the second grade is to get students to fact fluency. That means that students can produce answers to addition and subtraction facts 1-20 in about 5 seconds or less. And for some, they get it right away. However, we have those students who struggle...
by | | 2nd Grade Math, Classroom Management, Uncategorized
I want my students to be motivated to get their work done and use their time wisely in the classroom. That is why I love giving my students fun and engaging activities as fast finishers. These fast finisher activities are games students can play together. Fast...
