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Donna Boucher has been an educator for more than thirty years, with classroom experience in grades 2-5. As a campus-based K-5 math instructional coach, she found a passion for early numeracy and worked with K-2 teachers to take the mystery out of teaching math. As a K-5 math interventionist, Donna put theory into practice on a daily basis. Now she works with schools and districts to provide high-quality professional development. She has spoken at numerous state and national conferences, and through her blog, Math Coach’s Corner, she is able to share her love for math with a worldwide audience. Donna is also the coauthor of Guided Math Workshop Math By the Book, Grade 4.
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Number Bonds | Number Combinations to 10 Playing Cards FREEBIE
⭐ Number Combinations to 10 Playing Cards Freebie gives students hands-on practice composing and decomposing numbers while building number sense and fluency to 10. These visual activities make math engaging for students and provide teachers with meaningful small-group instruction opportunities that promote math talk, partner interaction, and targeted skill practice in math centers. ✨ Why it mattersUnderstanding number combinations to 10 helps kindergarten and 1st grade students develop t
PreK - 1st
Basic Operations, Mental Math, Numbers
CCSS, TEKS
K.OA.A.3
, K.OA.A.4
, MA.K.2.I
Make 10 (Addition) and Make 24 (Multiplication) Capture 4 Math Games
⭐ Make 10 Addition and Make 24 Multiplication Capture 4 Math Games give students a fun way to practice fact fluency while building number sense and strategy. Using a tic-tac-toe style “Capture 4” format, students work with partners to practice addition and multiplication facts, explore number combinations, and engage in meaningful math talk. These math games are perfect for math centers, small groups, and partner practice—and because they’re free, they’re a great way to try out Capture 4 in
K - 5th
Basic Operations, Math, Numbers
CCSS, TEKS
K.OA.A.3
, K.OA.A.4
, 3.OA.A.1
+3
FREE The Meaning of the Equal Sign | Balancing Equations | 1st Grade
⭐ Free Equal Sign Equivalence Mat and Cards for First Grade give students hands-on practice exploring equivalence and balancing equations in fun, interactive math centers. Perfect for partner work and encouraging math talk, these activities help students see that both sides of the equal sign must be the same while building combinations for 5 and 10. ✨ Why it mattersYoung learners often think the equal sign means “the answer comes next,” but true understanding comes from seeing both sides of
1st - 2nd
Basic Operations, Math, Numbers
CCSS, TEKS
1.OA.D.7
, MA.1.5.E
FREE Place Value Game | Decomposing in More than One Way | 2nd Grade
⭐ Give students the chance to decompose two-digit numbers in more than one way while working with a partner in this engaging place value game! In Closest to 200, students roll dice, decide how to arrange the digits to create a two-digit number, and strategically try to get as close to 200 as possible after five rounds. They model each number with base-10 blocks in more than one way, encouraging hands-on learning and math talk. This partner game is perfect for math centers and helps students co
1st - 3rd
Basic Operations, Math, Numbers
CCSS, TEKS
2.NBT.A.1
, 2.NBT.B.6
, MA.2.2.A
+1
FREE Telling Time to the Hour Including Elapsed Time Math Centers | First Grade
⭐ Telling Time to the Hour with Elapsed Time Math Centers give students meaningful practice reading analog and digital clocks to the hour while engaging in partner work that encourages math talk and reasoning. These math center activities provide focused practice with telling time while informally introducing elapsed time in a simple, accessible way. With both analog and digital clocks included, students build confidence through hands-on activities that are easy to implement in math centers, sm
1st - 2nd
Basic Operations, Math, Telling Time
CCSS, TEKS
1.MD.B.3
, MA.1.7.E
FREE Earth Day Making Ten Capture 4 Math Game | Combinations for 10 | 1st Grade
⭐ FREE Earth Day Making Ten Capture 4 Math Game gives first graders engaging practice with combinations for 10 through a strategy-based partner game. Students roll a die, solve a making ten problem, and strategically choose where to mark the game board to capture four in a row or block an opponent. This Earth Day Capture 4 math game is ideal for first grade math centers, partner work, and small-group instruction while promoting math talk, problem solving, and critical thinking. ✨ Why it matte
K - 2nd
Basic Operations, Mental Math, Numbers
CCSS, TEKS
K.OA.A.3
, K.OA.A.4
, MA.K.2.I
+1
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About the store
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Donna Boucher has been an educator for more than thirty years, with classroom experience in grades 2-5. As a campus-based K-5 math instructional coach, she found a passion for early numeracy and worked with K-2 teachers to take the mystery out of teaching math. As a K-5 math interventionist, Donna put theory into practice on a daily basis. Now she works with schools and districts to provide high-quality professional development. She has spoken at numerous state and national conferences, and through her blog, Math Coach’s Corner, she is able to share her love for math with a worldwide audience. Donna is also the coauthor of Guided Math Workshop Math By the Book, Grade 4.
Teaching style
Having taught grades 3-5 for most of my career, primary (K-2) math is now a passion. I look for ways to prevent the gaps I saw in my 3-5 students. I try to create activities and resources that are engaging, but contain sound math. Multiple representations and activities that follow the CRA sequence of instruction are my specialty. I also try to make products that are easy for teachers to put together and implement in their classrooms.
Awards & shining teacher moments
I keep busy presenting at both the state and national level: NCTM Regional, Seattle, 2024; NCTM Annual Meeting and Exposition, 2019; CMC South Conference, 2019; ASCD Empower19, 2019; Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching (CAMT), 2013-2018; Missouri Early Learning Conference, 2016
My own education history
With an accounting information systems background, teaching is my second career, so I look at math through a real-world lens. I am a life-long learner and continue my education through online book studies, blogging, and reading.
Additional biographical information
Visit my website, mathcoachscorner.com, for K-5 math tips and freebies you can use tomorrow in your classroom.
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