About the store
I've been a high school math educator since 2008, teaching all grades 9 through 12, and all levels from university and college bound to essentials/workplace to special needs learners. My products and ideas have been gilded by the frontlines of my own classroom experience. I'm always looking for an innovative way to teach the subject I love!
Read more
Store categories
All resources
Filters
Subject
Resource type
Standard
Collaborative Basic Math Mosaic, St. Patricks Day (Add & Subtract up to 20)
I usually stick to high school topics, since this is what I teach, but I created a basic math mosaic for my own 5-year-old, and after seeing how motivated and engaged he was, I decided to make a collaborative colouring task for beginners too! I think this falls under the grade 1 curriculum (add and subtract numbers up to 20). 3 VERSIONS INCLUDED! (.pdf and .docx) All versions consist of 25 unique worksheets: ◾ Just Addition ◾ Just Subtraction ◾ Mixed Addition and Subtraction CHECK OUT THE PR
K - 1st
Arithmetic, Math
CCSS
1.OA.B.3
, 1.OA.C.5
Collaborative Basic Math Mosaic, Horse (2 versions, 20 Sheets Each)
2 VERSIONS INCLUDED! (both come in .pdf and editable .docx format) Each mosaic consists of 20 unique worksheets: ◾ Version 1: Just Addition & Subtraction of positive values under 20 ◾ Version 2: Some multiplication problems in the mix, all of which involve 2, 5 or 10 multiplied by a single digit number. CHECK OUT THE PRODUCT PREVIEW to see a sample of each version! Students solve the problems inside the squares, then colour the square according to the answer. Their sheets combine to create
K - 3rd
Arithmetic, Math
CCSS
1.OA.B.3
, 1.OA.C.5
Showing 1-2 of 2 results
About the store
Experience
I've been a high school math educator since 2008, teaching all grades 9 through 12, and all levels from university and college bound to essentials/workplace to special needs learners. My products and ideas have been gilded by the frontlines of my own classroom experience. I'm always looking for an innovative way to teach the subject I love!
Teaching style
Whenever possible, math should be driven by engaging problems that pull students into the concepts and skills I seek to teach. 'Fruitfully frustrated' is a good place to be :)
I enjoy writing and performing math raps (youtube CalfordMath), integrating Geometer's Sketchpad to bring dynamic understanding, gamifying learning (see my product 'Algebra Tile Factris'), and generally pushing creative limits to make math concepts accessible to my students.
I am aware of students' math stigmas and horror stories. I try to build on their natural math intuitions, sidestepping their perceived inability to 'do math' because they never won a class game of around-the-world with multiplication flash cards in grade 4.
My own education history
Concurrent BSc (honours mathematics) / BEd (intermediate/senior) from Brock University, 2008
Honour Specialist in Mathematics from Queen's University, 2012
Additional Qualification in Computer Studies, 2023
Additional biographical information
I'm an avid recreational chess player. I enjoy music, skateboarding, longboarding, rapping, programming (see my product 'Algebra Tile Factirs' for a computer game example, or my 'Colouring by...' products for an automated worksheet product), and doing math for fun (total geek).
TPT is the largest marketplace for PreK-12 resources, powered by a community of educators.
IXL family of brands