Unlock the Benefits of a Spiral Review in Your Elementary Classroom
Wouldn’t it be amazing if we could teach a math concept once, and our kiddos just held on to that information forever? We’d either be out of a job or surrounded by little geniuses! One of the main reasons I started using a spiral review in my math classes was because I wanted my students […]
How Summer Math Review Benefits Students and Stops the Summer Slide
It’s that time of the year again, the end-of-year whirlwind where we’re all on the go and it feels like a sprint to the finish line. As we inch closer to the last day, my mind starts racing about getting my students ready for their summer break. We start to fret over what they’ll remember […]
Math Toolkits: Why You Need Them and How They Make a Difference
Starting out the year means loads of stress. You need your math instructional roadmap for the year, but who has the time to plan it all out? Math toolkits can make a HUGE difference. They have all of the tools you need for small group, partner activities, warm up activities, spiral review activities, and more. […]
Why You Need Daily Spiral Review to Support Math Instruction
Daily spiral review is so important for our students in order for them to retain information we’ve taught earlier in the year. In this post, I’m going to share about my 4th grade math spiral review. However, if you need other grade levels, I have you covered! HOW DAILY SPIRAL REVIEW WORKS: It’s a simple, […]
Differentiated Fun: Math Color-by-Number Activities to Meet the Needs of All Your Math Learners
We’ve all had moments – or years! – where teaching math is a huge challenge because our students all need something different from us. More practice. Different types of practice. More challenging practice. Simpler practice. One of my favorite tools for giving students the practice they need is math color-by-number activities. They’re not the same […]