5 Math Games My Kids Actually Beg to Play (Yes, You Read That Right)
Math teaching strategy: Last Friday, little Sofia ran up to me during dismissal and asked, "Ms. Santos, can we play Number War again on Monday?" I nearly
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Math teaching strategy: Last Friday, little Sofia ran up to me during dismissal and asked, "Ms. Santos, can we play Number War again on Monday?" I nearly
Math teaching strategy: Last week, I watched little Sofia's face crumple as she stared at yet another timed multiplication worksheet. "I'm just stupid at
Math teaching strategy: Last Tuesday, little Sophia looked up at me with tears in her eyes during our fractions lesson and said, "Mrs. Santos, I'm just
Budget-friendly teaching tip: Last Saturday, I found myself wandering the aisles of Dollar Tree with my usual teacher eyes. You know what I mean, right?
Classroom management tip: Picture this: It's my third year teaching, and I'm standing in front of 28 fourth graders who are supposed to be moving from
Parent communication tip: Last Tuesday, I watched Carmen's mom fidget with her purse strap during our parent conference. Carmen is doing great in math,
Classroom management tip: It's 9:47 AM on the Tuesday before winter break, and little Sofia just asked me for the fifteenth time if we can watch a movie
Classroom management tip: Last Tuesday, little Marcus (not my son, my student Marcus) looked me dead in the eye and said, "This is stupid and I hate
Budget-friendly teaching tip: Last Tuesday, I watched my student Jamal stare at 47 + 29 like it was written in ancient hieroglyphics. I could practically
Budget-friendly teaching tip: Last Tuesday, little Sofia looked at me with those big brown eyes and said, "Mrs. Santos, I still don't get fractions." We'd
Parent communication tip: Last Tuesday, I had to call Mrs. Rodriguez about her son Miguel throwing pencils at classmates during math. Her immediate
FAST test prep tip: Last Tuesday, I caught myself snapping at little Sofia for sharpening her pencil during math. The poor kid just wanted a sharp point
Florida teacher tip: Last September, I was standing in my empty classroom at 6 PM on a Sunday, frantically laminating math centers while the news droned
FAST test prep tip: Last Tuesday, I watched little Sofia put her head down on her desk and just deflate. Testing was finally over, but instead of relief,
Classroom management tip: Last Tuesday, Jayden threw his math worksheet across the room and declared that I was "the worst teacher ever." Five years ago,
Teacher advice: Last week, my college roommate Jessica called me while I was sitting at my kitchen table, surrounded by a mountain of math journals and my
Parent communication tip: Last Tuesday, I watched Mrs. Patterson's face crumble as she realized her daughter Sofia wasn't just "having a rough patch" in
FAST test prep tip: Last week, little Sofia looked up at me during our first real math lesson post-FAST and said, "Mrs. Santos, are we allowed to talk
FAST test prep tip: Last Tuesday, I caught myself snapping at little Sofia for sharpening her pencil during math. Not because she was being disruptive,
Math teaching strategy: Last Tuesday, I heard something that made me stop dead in my tracks while walking down the hallway. "Mrs. Santos, are we playing
Parent communication tip: Last Tuesday, I had to call Mrs. Rodriguez about her son Miguel's behavior during math. But instead of the defensive
Budget-friendly teaching tip: Picture this: It's my third year teaching, and I'm standing in the school supply catalog section of our faculty meeting,
Parent communication tip: Last Tuesday, I had to call Mrs. Rodriguez about her son Miguel's behavior during math. Before I could even explain what
Budget-friendly teaching tip: Last week I walked into Dollar Tree with a $20 bill and walked out with enough math manipulatives to last me the entire
Florida teacher tip: Last Tuesday, I was helping my neighbor's daughter with her 5th grade math homework when she looked up at me and asked, "Mrs. Santos,
Math teaching strategy: Last Tuesday, I walked into my classroom and wrote "47 x 23" on the board. Then I proceeded to solve it completely wrong. I
Parent communication tip: Last Tuesday, I had to call Sofia's mom about a behavior issue that happened during math. Before I could even explain what
Math teaching strategy: Last Tuesday, I heard something that made me stop dead in my tracks. Little Sofia was tugging on her mom's sleeve at pickup time
Classroom management tip: Last week, I watched a brand new teacher across the hall trying to teach a math lesson on day two while half her class was still
Parent communication tip: Last Tuesday, I had that phone call. You know the one. Mrs. Rodriguez was calling about her son Miguel's latest math assessment
Classroom management tip: Last week, I watched a brand-new teacher down the hall trying to jump straight into her math curriculum on day two. Bless her
Classroom management tip: Last Monday, I watched a brand new teacher next door frantically laminating math centers at 7:45 AM while her students lined up