Happy Tuesday!  But I must admit - all day I've had to stop and think, ''What day is it?!''  Today totally felt like a Wednesday. First up today - the teacher fun and shenanigans going on over at Instagram!   I am having a blast sharing/checking out all these pics! Here's one I posted last night when I should've been ...

My class is learning about the solar system and we recently went to the California Science Center to view the Space Shuttle Endeavour exhibit.What an amazing experience. Click picture for Panoramic viewing of exhibitSource: LA Times A great follow up to this field trip was courtesy of Lakeshore Learning.They sent me a box full of their ...

Friday math was pumped up with volume literally. I introduced the concept of volume with this song and lesson combo by Have Fun Teaching Click picture for link This game reinforces cube perspective and accounting for all hidden cubes Finally, this is a fun read aloud that covers area and perimeter as well And..are you ready for a good ...

Friends~I am so very excited!  Our class just ordered our classroom iPad.  My parents, friends, and family all pitched in to make it possible.  I have been having so much fun with the one I got for Christmas.   I know we are going to have some major fun in class. I have been searching the net to find apps for my classroom and I came across ...

I'm in the midst of my geometry unit and use these resources to introduce polygons. A very cute skit by students in Mrs. Yollis' class Brainpop Jr. video And my favorite..a catchy Polygon jingle

Here's a fun ''Build a Snowman'' computer game called Operation Snowman.A word problem is displayed on the screen and students need to determinethe correct operation: addition, subtraction, multiplication or division.If correct a part of the snowman is displayed on the screen.Happy Snowman building!

I can't keep it to myself any longer, I'm in love!  Scootpad is amazing and I want to share it with all of you. I've been using Scootpad in my classroom for math and reading practice which is focused on the Common Core Standards. Students have both school and home access which can be used as homework practice if you choose.  In addition to math ...

Student, teacher, and even parent attitude all are what students are affected by on a daily basis.  If your friend doesn't like Coldplay, neither will you.  But, if your parents feel like math isn't something you need then you wont excel at it either.  Students, teachers, and parents play a primary role in what students want to learn.  Everyday I ...

Wow, I think I've found my newest love for the classroom.Educational Insights sent me 2 sets to try out and they are amazing. I chose one for Reading Comprehension: Getting the Main Idea and one for math: Learn to Solve Word Problems All of the Hot Dot products use this pen that acts as a personal learning coach.When the pen is touched to the ...

Fill up on some fraction goodies!***Don't miss my Fraction Pie Puzzle Giveaway*** This game retails for $34.99 Here are some cute and creative math songs to teach about numerators and denominators. Also these are some of my older fraction related blog posts: Fraction Flip Book Equivalent Fraction Kites