Thanksgiving Math Activities That Reinforce Skills (and Keep Students Focused)
The week before Thanksgiving break can make it feel like an extra challenge to keep students focused. Your students are thinking about turkey, pumpkin pie, family gatherings, and a few days away from school. Meanwhile, you’re trying to squeeze in meaningful instruction before everyone heads out the door. You still have math skills to practice. […]
3rd Grade Measurement Word Problems That Don’t Bore Your Students (or You)
A surprising part of teaching 3rd grade measurement is realizing your students understand the math when the skills are isolated, but everything changes once it shows up inside a word problem. I remember watching my students confidently measure objects, compare liquid volume, and solve elapsed time problems. But when those same skills were in a […]