My students are now Jedi-Masters when it comes to long division, and here’s a fun activity we culminated with that is easy to prepare and fun to carry out. 🙂 What You Need: 1) Strips of butcher paper roughly 2 x 3 ft in size (Luckily, my husband owns a Hispanic newspaper and was able […]
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Spring Fraction Ideas
Hey, ya’ll! I love spring and it’s a great time to add in some fun activities to get students moving. Here is what my students are doing to review fractions before spring break. Fractions of Whole Numbers Easter Egg Hunt Of course, you can do this with any type of review questions, but for my […]
Ten More or Less Smart Board Game FREEBIE
Hey, ya’ll! I FINALLY finished my 1st Grade Math Smart Board Pack, so I wanted to share a fun, little resource from it. In this game, students will add and subtract multiples of 10 up until 90. They will also add ten more or less to numbers within 100. If they’re correct, the car will […]
Factor Rainbows FREEBIE & Bundle
Hey, guys! We’ve been having some major fun with factor rainbows this past week! I love using factor rainbows because they really help students not miss any of the factors for a number which often happens if they only try to list factor pairs for a number. Here’s a worksheet freebie in English and Spanish […]
Self-Checking Bottle Cap Centers
Hey, ya’ll! It’s Bright Ideas Blog Hop time! 🙂 I’m going to share with you a fun and easy-to-make center that your students will love. It all started with my obsession a few years back with “going green.” Unfortunately, I have lost a lot of steam with this issue, but for awhile there, I tried […]
Student-Created QR Code Math Posters Tutorial
Hey, ya’ll! We’ve been working on long division, so we decided to incorporate a little bit of technology and creativity with it. I actually did this last year with multiplication, and you can check that post out here. Rough Draft 1) To start off with, I placed students in groups of three. I then assigned […]
Having Fun with Poke Cards (Freebie Included!)
Poke cards are a tool my students have been using for awhile now in math centers, and if you haven’t tried them, you should! Their self-checking format kind of reminds me of Hot Dots cards if you’re familiar with those. It’s engaging, works great with partners, and students can be completely independent (while having fun!). […]
Holiday Cupcakes Long Division QR Code Task Card Freebie
Hey, ya’ll! It’s been a long time since I’ve done a forever freebie for QR code task cards, so here is a set that is and will always be free. It has a holiday cupcake theme, but I still think you can still pull these out anytime of the year. Hope you enjoy! P.S. If […]