As some of you may know, I have been a seller on TeachersPayTeachers.com for about a year and a half. A good friend of mine showed me the site and said I should really check it out. It has turned out to be one of the best experiences of my teaching career.
First, thank you to the crew at kidCourses.com for my warm welcome last week! I’m super excited to be a regular contributor, and hope to share some ideas to spice up your math class, especially at the secondary level. After teaching 8th graders for the past 8 years, I know
…I’ve found if you really engage students and motivate them to succeed, little successes turn into big successes. All students need to know that they can and will succeed. We have some exciting news to share: Gina Wilson of All Things Algebra will be teaming up with us and joining us as
Please remember that you should not look directly at the sun! (Wiki Answer as to why this is) I was a New Yorker for a long time before I found out this fun fact! The sunken courtyard of the McGraw Hill building in NYC contains a large metal triangle which
Pi graphic by Tom Murphy Happy Pi Day! Celebrated March 14 since 1988, Pi Day is an honorary holiday that recognizes the irrational number pi, or 3.14 for short. Pi Day is a golden opportunity to have fun with math and make plenty of pi puns. Eating pie is just
Recommendation of the Week “Adventures in Cyberspace! The chase is on just wait! In C-Y-B-E-R-CHASE!” That is the ending to the theme song of one of my fondest childhood t.v. shows, Cyberchase. I was about 10 when the show started airing and I loved watching this show everyday on PBS.
I am attaching 6 examples of worksheets that I made for my girls (the beautiful ballerinas, circa 2001, as shown above). It’s easy to do in word by creating tables and then inserting clip art, symbols, or your own photos. After you have the table set up and the
This fast and fun quiz tests addition by quizzing “doubles” and “one more than a double.” (Flash is required.) There is also a great, free addition drill handout for double and one more than a double. Grade 2 Addition WorkSheet: Doubles and 1 More than a Double