Hi, I’m Michele!
I’d like to make it easier for you to help your elementary school students enjoy math.
Here are some of the things you’ll find on my site:
- Ideas for teaching math concepts
- Ways to make practicing math skills more fun and engaging
- Links to FREEBIES for digital and print activities
From the Blog…
Hopping Off the Rounding Roller Coaster
Rhymes and the Rounding Roller Coaster The program my district uses starts third grade with lessons on rounding. This year I received inquiries from a few schools asking if it was ok to spend a few more days on rounding to the nearest ten...
Read-Alouds to Support the Counting Stages and a Google Slides Freebie!
Read-Alouds to Support the Counting Stages and a Google Slides Freebie! Do you use counting read-alouds to support your students as they are developing counting skills? Marilyn Burns (2015) says that "Children's books can spark students'...
Subitizing Practice and Play
The Value of GamesHow do children develop subitizing skills? When I was a child, before video games, cell phones, and an abundance of television options, we played board games. Candy Land, Hi-Ho Cherry-O, Trouble, and Life were some of...