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Back to School Math Activities
It’s Back to School time and I want to share how you can use your favorite children’s books with math activities! Yes, that’s right! Books are fun to read but they can also help your students practice counting, number recognition, sorting, and more! Math activities based on the stories you read will be meaningful to your students while they help tie your lesson plans together. Books You Can Count On for Back to School There are plenty of great Back to School books to pick from and you’ll probably have a hard time fitting them all in during the first few weeks of school. I actually keep my School themed…
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Five for Friday – Counting Cookies
I’m coming to you today from beautiful downtown Tampa, Florida! Even when I’m out of town, I link up with Doodlebugs Teaching! Why am I in Tampa? I presented my Books You Can Count On workshop at the annual One Goal summer conference! Decided it shouldn’t be all work and no play…so the hubby is meeting me this weekend and then we’ll vacation on Treasure Island for a few days! I blogged about my workshop earlier this week. Click HERE to read how I use classic children’s books to teach math standards. I shared activities based on cookie themed books. These ideas will be perfect for back to…
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Books You Can Count On
I’m excited to tell you a little about my Books You Can Count On workshop! I hope you find ideas and inspiration for your classroom! Books aren’t just for reading! In the workshop, I prompt you to see how your favorite classroom books are much more than just language & literacy. Books You Can Count On was created to help you discover ways to integrate children’s literature to achieve your Mathematics standards, too. Today, I’m going to share activities based on several of my favorite books that are most likely in your reading area when school begins. As you can see, the theme of these books is all about cookies! These books have wonderful lessons about sharing, learning names, and more. …