Eight Ways to Spice Up April Fool's Day

April Fool's Day is coming up!  In some ways I'm glad. It's hard to pretend to be surprised e…

Area or Perimeter?

Ever notice how kids have a hard time keeping track of which meaning goes with the word "area" a…

St. Patrick's Day and Family Heritage

Believe it or not, this is my third post this week about St. Patrick's Day! I'm thinking I must reall…

Ten Ways I Have Grown as a Teacher from Blogging

This will be my tenth set of ten! If you haven't been following my blog, I decided to celebrate my 100t…

Ten Things to do With 1000 Numbers

Understanding the concept of 1,000 is a tough one for some children.   To help them out, I give…