There’s nothing that says Thanksgiving more than a turkey teaching fractions (just kidding). Come meet this Tom Turkey that accidentally baked too much pie and doesn’t quite know how to get rid of it all. Turkey Fraction Set Fractions are one topic I love to approach from multiple angles. They can be very confusing. Especially…
Word problems can be a great way to help kids understand the context in which we use math. So often we teach math in an abstract way that it can be hard for kids (and adults) to understand how to use the concepts. Word problems aren’t the only way to illustrate the usefulness of math…
I love making learning fun. And the more repetition a skill needs, the more I work at making it fun. Not many people enjoying practicing a skill over and over again until they have it memorized. And the people who do enjoy it don’t usually need special things to make it fun. Multiplication is definitely…
Multiplication facts are not the most fun in terms of things to practice and learn. Well, at least that’s what many kids think. As a kid, I was the one who put forth all her effort and energy to learn my multiplication facts I thought it was fun. And if I’m being honest – I…
We’ve played Shut the Box for years at my parents house and it’s such a fun and simple game. I love that it has a bit of strategy to it but can really be played by anyone who can read dice. I love having this DIY version at home so we can play whenever we…
My kids are suckers for puns. Which is great, because I am as well. There’s nothing quite like a well-placed pun. So I know when I combine school work and puns, it’s going to go over well. These addition snowman riddles with puns are so much fun. It’s great practice for addition facts under 20…
We’re always looking for something to get my kids engaged in learning – that’s basically my entire site! Sometimes it just means having a visually appealing mat to work through addition problems. Winter Addition Mats These winter addition mats are perfect for kids who: need addition practice want to play with their math need a…
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays to use in themes – mostly because of the turkeys. I love the turkeys. So when I have the opportunity to do a Thanksgiving theme, I almost always take it. I knew a skip counting dot to dot was needed in a Thanksgiving theme! So here it is….
Graphs are an important part of math and a great way to visually show information. However, it’s not always easy to learn how to use a graph or a grid. And it’s not always fun to practice that knowledge. This is why I’ve created these coordinate grid mystery pictures which are a super fun way…
Skip counting is such a great math skill. It comes in handy in so many ways later – counting groups, addition, multiplication, when you have multiple kids and you need to get everything in multiples of 3… Let’s just say, I can skip count by 3s to a pretty high number at this point. Watch…
Does anyone else have a love-hate relationship with multiplication fact practice? I was always the math kid in school. Math tended to come easily for me. I still remember the multiplication charts and adding stickers for each multiplication fact you memorized. I rocked that. My kids didn’t. I’m not going to lie – I was…
Unicorns are magical and the best way to learn about shapes! Rainbow unicorns are even better. And hands-on shape practice cannot be beat. Unicorn Shape Practice for Preschool and Kindergarten Shapes are one of the earliest topics we introduce to kids and for good reason! They’re not only a precursor to math skills but…