Enjoying the Journey
If you have been following me for a while, you will know that I LOVE teaching young ones how to read. Truly one of the best experiences for a teacher is when he/she finally sees that lightbulb turn on, when the child has that "aha" moment. On the other hand, teaching reading can be an extremely stressful process for both the teacher and the student. Therefore, it's crucial for students to ...
In Unit 2 of the 2nd Grade Math Made Fun Curriculum, we focus on place value to 1,000. Teaching place value (the value of where the digit is in the number, based on the location of the digit) plays a ...
Teaching a child to learn how to read is exciting! Once a child has worked on phonemic awareness and letter names, they can move onto segmenting and blending 3 letter CVC words. This is a skill that ...
In Unit 1 of the 2nd Grade Math Curriculum, we begin by building number sense for numbers up t0 1,000. Laying a strong foundation at the beginning will help make other math concepts more concrete. ...
Teaching graphs and data to first grade students combines previously learned math concepts with making sense of and organizing the information of everyday statistics. Furthermore, it allows them to ...
Telling time is a skill that students should learn early on and master quickly, since they will use it their entire lives. Furthermore, we live in a very digital age where many kids struggle to tell ...
I love to see how excited 1st Grade students get over working with money. This unit is loaded with hands-on and engaging math centers that help students build a strong foundation for counting coins, ...
