Here is a little peek at our Spring-a-licious week! Missing addends are usually painful for my little nuggets. They love when they have center activities! Does the cuteness help them? I'd say so! In ten years I have NEVER had math stations.... just call me ineffective. I wouldn't change this for the world! I feel like I have helped my students with these challenging CCSS concepts with all the hands on review. We have struggled with greater than/less than this year. The more exposure they get, the better! Once upon a time when our standard was to 20 or even 50 it wasn't as difficult but now that it is 120+ it's difficult. Double digits in first grade?????? Thanks Common Core! It is overwhelming but they do understand with lots of practice! How about some Spring-a-licious fraction action? The cutesy chevron doesn't hurt the eyes either! I wish they had this rug still :o( Mental math=kicking and screaming! When you … [Read more...] about Spring-a-licious Fun!
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Winter-licious Fun!
I was honestly so excited to see my little nuggets when we returned from winter break! They had the biggest hugs & smiles for me as they arrived. The morning went beautifully...I guess since they were all half asleep & half of them were at the nurse....LOL. I was a little afraid to see what was going to happen after lunch. I kept thinking.....either they were seriously just exhausted or they were just behaving to please me....you know remember all the hugs I got??? After lunch.......I was convinced they were intravenously given straight sugar or their parents all gave them pixie sticks for dessert. Let's just say.....HOLY MAMA! Even though they were exhausting they were eager little learners during Daily 5. I was super stoked to have them try out the new centers I made. I just love the look on their faces when I tell them I made it! They always say it was their favorite...little brown-nosers! Here is a preview of my … [Read more...] about Winter-licious Fun!