Teaching 5th Grade Math two years ago, I learned quickly the importance of memorizing multiplication facts. How can I teach children to find the Least Common Multiple if they don’t know their multiples? When I began teaching K-6 Intervention this year, I asked each of the upper grade teams to create an intervention group for […]
Archives for June 2014


Sunday Smorgasbord
I’m linking up with Michelle from Fabulous in First for my first Sunday Smorgasbord. This is a perfect time for this. My mind is racing. Camping and Kayaking My husband and I just spent three wonderful days camping. We had a wonderful time kayaking on Lake Almanor in Northern California. We stopped at our […]


Magical Memorization: Add to 10
Magical Memorization Add to 10 Flash Cards, Quizes, Games, and More Bite size, manageable pieces As an intervention teacher this year, I was given groups of kids that were struggling with a skill. Before I’d start, I’d know that that I needed to break the skill down into bite size manageable pieces. That was the […]


Magic E
I love teaching kids to read. One of the fun moments is when they learn to start reading some long vowel words. It always starts with “Magic E”, aka Silent E, aka Vowel Consonant E( CVC-e )… Why do we have so many names for one letter?? “The Magic E tells the vowel to say […]


Flash Freebie #3, Order of Operations Update, and New Division Task Cards
Flash Freebie #3: Willy Nilly Backgrounds Today Only! One of the first things I made for TPT was my Order of Operations Packet. I decided to say thank you to all the people that have bought it by adding more worksheets. I listened to the feedback and add more exponent practice. There is also now […]

