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 ... Read More about 4 Free Watermelon Day Activities to Boost Math Skills
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Warm up with a Free Hot Cocoa Number Activity
Who wouldn't want to warm up with a super-sized mug of hot cocoa on a cold winter's day? Why not let your students whip up a cup of hot cocoa with this free number activity! Try this activity with your kindergarten, first, second or third-grade students. Use the four levels to reinforce ways ... Read More about Warm up with a Free Hot Cocoa Number Activity
How to Take A Sunflower Craft & Make It Math
Have you ever seen a craft and thought hmmm... how can I take this craft and incorporate academic skills? Recently I had a few sunflower crafts popping up in my Pinterest feed. And that's exactly what happened! My brain went into overdrive thinking of all the number and place value ... Read More about How to Take A Sunflower Craft & Make It Math
How to Expand Your Kids’ Counting Skills
Do you ever think that "you can't see the forest for the trees"? You're all set to teach counting skills in your second or third-grade class. You have your curriculum maps, your standards, your objectives, your "I Can" posters, your lesson plans, your materials all ready to go. But if those are ... Read More about How to Expand Your Kids’ Counting Skills