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10 Tips for Teaching Fractions

10 Tips for Teaching Fractions

Teaching fractions are very important, yet very poorly understood, even by many adults. If adults don’t understand them, that means our students are in worse shape. Fractions have been given a bad rap and are expected to be confusing and hard. For me, I love fractions and honestly could do

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6 Best Tips for The First Day Back After Winter Break

The first day back after winter break is not without its challenges. Most of your students probably experienced a lot less structure to their days, sleeping in, spending a lot of time with their families and friends, and having plenty of time to rest and play. Easing them back into

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Teacher Needs to Do Before Winter Break

3 Things Every Teacher Needs to do Before Winter Break

It’s almost winter break, if you are truly going to enjoy your time off, there are a few things every teacher needs to do before winter break! I know that you love your students, but you also love having some time off to rest and relax with your family, friends,

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Christmas Read Alouds for Upper Elementary

One of my favorite parts of teaching has always been when I read aloud to my students. It doesn’t matter what grade they are even though many have the “too cool for school” attitude, they still love to be read to on a regular basis. I have so many read

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10 Ways to Create a Safe Learning Environment

How can we create a safe learning environment for our students? How can we create spaces where our students feel understood and appreciated for who they are? I am going to be answering some of these questions, and highlight some of the ways I create a safe learning environment in

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5 Day Routine for Writing in Math

When I added writing in math to my routine, I am not going to lie, it was PAINFUL! My students would often just write one-word answers. And the ones who wrote a paragraph made NO sense. Reading them was my least favorite teacher task and always made me feel like

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Interactive Notebooks

14 Commonly Asked Questions About Interactive Notebooks

I LOVE interactive notebooks! They have been a regular part of my classroom routine and something that my students look forward to. That being said, I receive questions from other teachers nearly every day. This may be a long post, but I wanted to answer ALL of your questions in

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Math Center Struggles

4 of the Most Common Math Center Struggles

If you have been following my blog for a long you probably know that I geek out over math centers in the classroom. I think math centers are THE BEST way to differentiate and meet all of your students’ needs. However, there can definitely be math center struggles popping up

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Starting Math Centers

Starting Math Centers

Sharing my love for math centers has been so much fun! If you missed any of the posts in the series, you can click on the links below to get caught up. Part 1: Why You Need Math Centers Part 2: Math Center Activities Part 3: Math Center Schedules Today

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Math Center Schedules

Math Center Schedules

Math centers make me leap with joy, and so this blog series is a blast to write! If you missed any of the other posts in the series, you can click below to get caught up. Part 1: Why You Need Math Centers Part 2: Math Center Activities Making Time

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Math Center Activities

Math Center Activities

Today I want to talk all about the activities that students complete in centers and when they meet with the teacher for small group practice. Keep Math Center Activities Simple! I see so many teachers who make math center activities complicated and time-consuming to prepare.  You don’t need to have

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