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Latest Math Posts

Teaching Addition Strategies: A Free Guide

I am so excited to share with you my very first FREE email series all about teaching addition strategies! Teaching Addition Strategies: Goodbye Standard Algorithm If you’re a 1st or 2nd grade teacher, you should definitely be saying SEE YA LATER to the standard algorithm. Listen, I’m not saying you

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Winter Math Activities & Centers

It’s cold and snowy, so what’s a better way to warm up your classroom than snowy-themed winter math activities! Winter Math Activities for Subtraction Today I wanted to quickly share with you a fun freebie for your math centers! I think it is absolutely ESSENTIAL that you differentiate your guided

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Managing Math Centers With Independence

I often hear that teachers are worried about managing math centers so students can be successful independently. They want to use them, but they’re afraid students aren’t going to know what to do for each center. Today I want to share with you 5 tricks I’ve used to make managing

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2-3 Digit Subtraction Strategies

Teaching 2-3 digit subtraction strategies is one of the most difficult skills to teach! Seriously, it can be SO tricky, but today I want to share with you a few 2-3 digit subtraction strategies that will help your students develop a deeper understanding of subtraction. These strategies do not focus

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Independent Math Activities for Guided Math

During guided math, I have 3 rotations that my students complete each day. Today I’m going to share with you how my students complete independent math activities, which you might also call independent work or lesson work. Whatever you decide to call it, these are the independent math activities students

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2nd Grade Math Centers for Common Core

Struggling with planning 2nd grade math centers that are engaging and align with Common Core that you can use all year? You’ll love this post with tons of helpful links to help you find the best 2nd grade math centers for your classroom! Looking for first grade? Head here! The

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These math centers & math strategies are for Common Core math standards. Students will work on various 2-digit and 3-digit addition strategies such as number lines and decomposing numbers to solve three digit addition and subtraction with regrouping and without regrouping. These student activities and products are designed for 2nd grade students. They are fun and include puzzles, games, and help students use place values to solve 3-digit addition and 3-digit subtraction.

2-3 Digit Addition Strategies

Transitioning your students from basic addition to 2-3-digit addition can be tough sometimes! There are a few different 2-3 digit addition strategies I focus on in my classroom. While I do teach the standard algorithm (vertical), these strategies do not focus it. In this post, you’ll see examples and activities

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Guided Math: Getting Started

How to Launch Guided Math During The First Weeks of School Gone are the days of teaching math ONLY through whole group instruction! If you’ve stumbled upon this blog post, you can transition to guided math right now, too! I don’t care what month in the school year it is!

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Help your students build addition fact fluency automaticity with these addition fact strategies. These addition facts to 20 strategies include doubles and doubles plus one, make 10 to add, and ways to make 10. These fun math fact fluency games and activities are perfect for first grade and second grade students. Activities include: board games, matching activities, printable games, and more!

Addition Fact Fluency Strategies

Starting the Year with Addition Fact Fluency Strategies At the beginning of the year, I spend the bulk of my 2nd grade math time doing two things: 1.) Setting up math rotations and 2.) Working on addition fact fluency strategies to build automaticity. I like to focus on addition fact

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Exploring Math Manipulatives

At the beginning of the year, it’s so important to set up procedures and expectations for everything, but ESPECIALLY when it comes to your math centers. That’s why I let my students spend time exploring math manipulatives! In order to have successful math rotations, students must know how to complete

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15 Free Math Exit Tickets for K-2 Classrooms

Math Exit Tickets Allow You to Assess in 5 Minutes or Less! Taking formative assessments in math doesn’t have to be stressful or time-consuming. I love to use math exit tickets aligned to grade level skills and standards that are quick and easy to have students to complete. Plus, I

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Get 5 Free Math Games

Your 1st and 2nd graders will love playing these no-prep games during guided math! Each game comes in two levels for easy differentiation!