Social emotional learning activities are important. I certainly don’t need to stand up here on a soapbox and preach to the masses that kids these days need help and practice and encouragement on how to navigate day-to-day life. They do. Over the last 2 (3?) years, students' worlds have been turned upside down, as have our own lives as teachers. And there should be a focus on social emotional learning not only for students' benefit but also for ... Read the Post...
Best 5 Tips for Subtracting with Regrouping
When I first started teaching 3rd grade, I remembered my very least favorite part of math. Adding and subtracting. No, it’s not adding and subtracting decimals, nor is it adding and subtracting fractions. It’s actually not even the adding part. Drumroll…….. Subtracting with regrouping is the absolute worst part of teaching math. I hate it. So much. Rather than wallow in self-pity and try to speed through subtracting with regrouping as ... Read the Post...
5 Summer to Fall for Fashion Ideas
I don’t know about you but I don’t consider fall really starting until October. September is such a weird month weather-wise, like 90 degrees one day and then the next 58 and cloudy. Living in the midwest is never a dull weather moment! With that being said, I’m ready for some summer to fall outfit inspiration! It seems that the weather is starting to settle into cooler temperatures and as much as I miss summer, I prefer fall fashion to ... Read the Post...
Amazing 5th Grade Geometry Worksheets
Contrary to what I feel in all the other blog posts about worksheets for grade 5 maths, geometry isn’t my favorite math topic. I think as a kid, geometry didn’t make sense. It’s a lot of vocabulary, and it didn’t feel worth learning. Even in high school, geometry was my least favorite math class and I dreaded taking geometry courses in college. With geometry being my least favorite, I knew I had to find some amazing 5th grade geometry worksheets, ... Read the Post...
