Nothing says summer quite like watermelon juice dribbling down your chin! While National Watermelon Day might be on August 3rd, you can use these watermelon activities to boost math skills any day. I created this set of free hands-on watermelon seed activities to help you teach number sense and place value without getting sticky! There … Read More about 4 Free Watermelon Day Activities to Boost Math Skills
How to Easily Teach the Add 8 Rule
Are you ready to teach your students how to add 8 to a single digit number? Then, let’s get hopping! Just as with The 9 Rule, I created two different resources for teaching The 8 Rule addition fact strategy. Both resources are based on making a ten. The first resource, which includes a free sample, demonstrates … Read More about How to Easily Teach the Add 8 Rule
How to Build in Support to Decode CVC Words
Can you picture those students who are constantly searching your classroom walls to find an image that will help them figure out what sound a letter stands for so they can decode unknown CVC words? Imagine how much time and energy they expend just to decode a single three-letter CVC word! Think about how this … Read More about How to Build in Support to Decode CVC Words
