A Primary Teaching Blog
It’s been a while since I’ve linked up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for Five for Friday! I always get too tired or realize it’s Saturday and feel awkward about it or sometimes I just feel like I don’t have anything exciting to share! grrr. But I’m doing it because I’m sitting here on a Thursday night preparing {& watching Scandal… Read More
My little firsties have been ROCKIN’ number bonds these past few weeks & we’re still not done! Our first math unit is all about making numbers in different ways and adding fluently. I created this pack to give my students more practice with number bonds, decomposing numbers, and making numbers in a fun way! Click any of the pictures to… Read More
Happy Friday! {20 days left…okay 19 if you don’t count Memorial Day!} I’m linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for her wonderful “Five for Friday” linky party! Here’s a sneak peek at my {incredibly busy} week! Monday was Cinco de Mayo! How did you all celebrate!?!? We crafted away! We made some simple sombreros with paper plates & cups! We… Read More
Sarah here from A Rocky Top Teacher. One of my blogging besties, Jen from Sparkling in Second, is embarking on her new journey as a Mrs. That’s right! Our Ms. Cullen is getting married! BIG congrats to you girlie! While Jen is away enjoying marriage bliss, some of her blogger peeps are taking over her blog for a special event! My… Read More
A blog post on math centers. I wanted to share a switch I made during my math time. I started the year off with rotations, where I’d teach a small group of students a lesson and rotate them through until I’d taught the lesson {5 times through} to all 25 kids. I had seen so many teachers do such a… Read More
We’ve been working on telling time to the minute. I had a formal observation on the day I had to exclusively teach time to the minute, so I had to pull out all the stops! The kids ended up loving it, getting it, and begging for it every day! Now that’s a success 🙂 First I printed out a big… Read More
Each year it gets harder and harder to teach the students to count coins! I blame it on technology {as much as I love it}! Parents don’t carry around cash and change as much as they used to. I haven’t quite perfected the craft of teaching counting coins, but I think exposure is the most important. Here is how I… Read More
