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These resources will help you to teach money to 2nd graders, utilizing great on-line interactive websites, lesson plans, and a variety of books. Money is an essential concept for children to learn and for them to be able to recognize … Continue reading →

This post is intended to be helpful in teaching addition facts up to 18 and the corresponding subtraction facts to first graders.  The books and websites selected offer resources on different levels for those students who may be struggling, and for … Continue reading →

The following resources were chosen to be used in a kindergarten classroom.  As these youngsters begin to familiarize themselves with numbers and counting, books and websites are a great tools to facilitate their learning. BOOKS: Anno’s Counting Book,  written and illustrated by Matsumasa Anno … Continue reading →

The most important part of mathematics teaching at all grade levels is the development of problem solving skills.  In fifth grade, students build on information they learned in third and fourth grade about the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and … Continue reading →

This post will focus on resources to help teach 1st grade money. More specifically the skills of identifying denomination of coins and how groupings of different coins can have the same value. Also using addition to determine the value of a collection of coins and subtraction to determine the correct change. I have selected … Continue reading →

Introduction: Addition and Subtraction are necessary skills for children to practice and develop so that they may continue to be successful throughout their journey in understanding and using mathematical concepts.  As they grow and develop, students will use addition, subtraction, … Continue reading →

Students need opportunities to identify, describe, and trace the 4 basic shapes in kindergarten.  They should also explore and manipulate the shapes. Some Cute Books to Read to Students: Brown Rabbit’s Shape Book, written and illustrated by Alan Baker – Brown … Continue reading →

The resources described here are designed to help 5th grade students and their teachers explore some topics related to measurement and geometry, namely: finding and differentiating among perimeter, area, and volume, and measurement of right, acute, obtuse, and straight angles. … Continue reading →

  Introduction – SOL 4.2 a. & b. focuses on the comparing, ordering, and representation of equivalent fractions and mixed numbers.  For the student to be successful with these concepts, a clear understanding of SOL 2.3 (identifying parts of a … Continue reading →