In the past few weeks I have been asked no less than ten times by random teachers about when and why I left the classroom and how I knew that going full time with curriculum writing and posting my materials on Teachers Pay Teachers was right for me. I realized
As many of you know I have been going through a not so nice divorce since last summer which has caused changes along the road with my company. As of now I can tell you that I will be back to working FULL TIME and FULL FORCE! Changes that you might
In the newly adopted Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standard 1c for each grade level states, “The student is expected to select tools, including real objects, manipulatives, paper and pencil, and technology as appropriate, and techniques, including mental math, estimation, and number sense as appropriate, to solve problems.” And this standard
Within the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) new standards have arisen to promote the communication of math skills. Common Core Math Practice Standard 3 states, “Students should construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others,” and Standard 8 states, “Students should look for and
Within the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) new standards have arisen to promote the communication of math skills. Common Core Math Practice Standard 3 states, “Students should construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others,” while the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills Math
What a whirlwind of a weekend around here. Friday morning I left for Phoenix bright and early (seriously before the sun even thought of rising) and when I got there I had the whole day ahead of me, what was I to do? My room at the hotel wasn’t ready
Each school year we start with a new group of students and with that new crew we start fresh with working on problem solving in our math classes. I don’t know about you but over the summer it seems as if most of my students always forgot what they had
As a new year starts I am asked over and over how I keep things organized in my classroom while starting up interactive notebooks. I will tell you that creating my process took years to create and is still always a constant work in progress to remind the students of
Have you ever REALLY wanted to go to a workshop but with the commitments at school, especially as a new year starts, and the dreadful time it takes to write a plan for a substitute it’s just not in the cards? I get emails on a regular basis asking when I
As we start back to school and are getting our ducks in a row, it is important to prepare our students for success when they are using their Interactive Notebooks. Last year I created an editable Expectation Guide for you to use in your classroom to help get things started.
What makes you happy? Minions? Freebies? Well, how about Minion Freebies? I absolutely LOVED the Minion movie this last weekend, and I know our students did too! These free math activities on Educents offers 22 printable pages of math activities for Minion fans. It covers addition, subtraction, measurement, money, and more! Minion
Every year as we start back to school I begin to take time to reflect on some of the lessons that I have learned over the years. This year will mark my twelvth year in education and no matter what I still continue to learn new things about my own