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As a former Kindergarten teacher, I realize the importance of letter recognition and discrimination. Students need to know their letters before anything else can begin. I know many of you are fortunate enough to have Kinder kiddos who come in knowing their letters thanks to preschool and other early childhood programs. I, however, did not have that luxury – and…
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It seems exponents are a bit tough to teach. Students need to understand how they work. Ideally, they should even have the basic ones memorized – particularly if you’re working on order of operations! So it’s time to get a little practice in! Here’s a round-up of all the great exponent activities I could find! Create a Foldable This first…
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Many of you have heard it here on the blog before, but I was actually in administration last school year. After spending seven years in the classroom, I made the leap! I became a K-6 elementary principal of two schools, and I was also the K-12 special education director for our district. To say it was a different experience is…
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Rounding is one of those topics that some students instantly “get”, while others seem to be lost from the word go. As teachers, it’s obviously our job to make sure all our little lovelies understand how to round. It’s in the math standards, but it’s also just a great life skill to have! This is exactly why teaching rounding is so…
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Let’s talk about sarcasm – specifically sarcasm in the classroom. There’s been some online chat about whether sarcasm is appropriate in the classroom. I’d like to share my stance on it today. My Sarcasm Background I was raised in a family of smart alecks. Typically the comments we make to one another in my family are not meant to be…
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