Counting money is an essential life skill. It’s also tricky for our little ones because they need to know how to skip count and when to choose how many to skip counting by. It takes a lot of practice ...
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3 Brain Breaks for a Happier Classroom
As educators, we're told we must utilize every bit of time we have for instruction. It's easy to think the time wasted is a missed opportunity. We're already pressed for time. What if I told you that ...
Inexpensive Holiday Gift Ideas
For Students and Teachers This year gift buying is stressful because of inflation. Everything is super expensive. It's a challenge to go into the grocery store and get two days' worth of groceries ...
How to Differentiate Your Worksheets
There are benefits to having worksheets, but after a while, it gets boring doing the same thing over and over. Some students need more support than others, while others need more of a challenge. You ...
The Best Times to Play Each Simply STEAM Game
In the past, I’ve shared how to introduce Simply STEAM Math and Grammar Games and ways to play them, including game boards, STEM to Win, pickup sticks, and Race to 20, but now it’s time to talk about ...
5 Icebreaker Activities for the First Week of School
Before we talk about icebreaker activities, I want you to imagine this... It’s the first week of school. You’re standing at your door greeting your new students as they come in. You watch as they ...