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About the store
I have been a math coach for 10 years and I am fortunate to work with students and teachers at every elementary grade level. After 20 years in education, I still have fun teaching and learning every day. Not only do I get to learn from my students, but from other teachers too. We should all have more experience in the classrooms of our co-workers! :)
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Preview of Word Problem Activity Introduction Grade 1, 2 Write Your Own Math Story OA

Word Problem Activity Introduction Grade 1, 2 Write Your Own Math Story OA

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Math Viking
Word Problems done right! Problem solving for first and second graders is SO HARD! Help them become better problem solvers, by supporting them in telling their own math stories! What is more relevant and authentic for kids than problems written by kids? (With a little help of course) Designed for first and second grade, and third grade intervention. Learners will move from the Mad Libbing "Fill in the Blank" problems to creating their own stories. (And for those students who do not get there
Preview of Numberless Word Problems SORT & SOLVE Grade 2.OA.A1 Addition Subtraction

Numberless Word Problems SORT & SOLVE Grade 2.OA.A1 Addition Subtraction

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Grade 2 Problem Solving with Numberless Task Cards to Sort by Operation BEFORE solving: Students are challenged (forced) to consider the context BEFORE just adding the numbers! "We bought an ice cream and popcorn. How much change should we get?" Students must choose ADDITION or SUBTRACTION before they see the numbers. After sorting, students can insert their own numbers and solve! This is a self leveling activity. Let them choose the most appropriate numbers. (Hand them calculators and see what
Preview of Daily Number Sense & Fluency Routines K-2 Counting, Add, Subtract, Place Value

Daily Number Sense & Fluency Routines K-2 Counting, Add, Subtract, Place Value

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Google Slides Editable Templates and Printable Write & Wipe options for your kindergarten, first grade and second grade classroom. (Want to use in Grade 3? YES! You can use one, two, three, or four digit numbers!) Daily routines for the entire year! Use one slide per week with new numbers each day, and repeat the cycle once you finish with more challenging numbers. You can increase the challenge from Monday to Friday and from September to June. PDF includes a link to a Google Slide Deck where
Preview of Numberless Word Problems SORT & SOLVE Grade 1.OA.A1 Addition Subtraction

Numberless Word Problems SORT & SOLVE Grade 1.OA.A1 Addition Subtraction

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First Grade Numberless Word Problems to Sort... and then Solve. These are Math Coach created for use in Grades 1 and 2. “They just add all the numbers! It doesn’t matter what the problem says.” -said Every Teacher. Ever. These cards were designed to SUPPORT your Numberless Word Problem lessons where students are challenged (forced) to consider the context BEFORE just adding up the numbers! I do these with first graders midway through the year, second graders early in the year and
Preview of Part Part Whole! Addition & Subtraction Bundle Intro: Games, Story problems+

Part Part Whole! Addition & Subtraction Bundle Intro: Games, Story problems+

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1) Hiding games are ONE OF THE BEST ways to build solid number composition/decomposition skills!DIFFERENTIATED by the number of counters (or toys) each child plays with! DIFFERENTIATED by the recording sheet used! 20 different levels offered in this pack. And you can use them with ANY addition, subtraction, part/whole activities you like, including my shake and spill freebies. :) 3 kindergarten friendly... visual direction posters to display 20 different Recording Sheets...check out the scaffold
Preview of Word Problems First Grade Part Part Whole Mats with Interactive Slides & PDF

Word Problems First Grade Part Part Whole Mats with Interactive Slides & PDF

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Math Viking
Before asking students to solve word problems, build a deep understanding of the part–part–whole model and connect it to real situations. These bar model templates are wrapped in images to helps young learners make sense of math stories so they can confidently model and solve addition and subtraction word problems. Why this matters for word problems:Too often, students are given word problems and expected to “use a model” without truly understanding what the model represents. These part–part–wh
Preview of FREEBIE Magic Pot Double Cover and TENS Double Cover Differentiated Doubles Game

FREEBIE Magic Pot Double Cover and TENS Double Cover Differentiated Doubles Game

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Differentiated doubles games for your first and second graders! 1.OA.C6 These simple magic pot games require your little ones to keep the dice landing in the pot (and not on the floor:) to double their number. Level up to 2 Dice and double the sum! Level up again and play TENS DOUBLE COVER where you add your base ten blocks to the pot and double them! Build understanding of place value patterns while reinforcing basic double facts. Teaching tips included. This is a sample from my highly diffe
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Experience

I have been a math coach for 10 years and I am fortunate to work with students and teachers at every elementary grade level. After 20 years in education, I still have fun teaching and learning every day. Not only do I get to learn from my students, but from other teachers too. We should all have more experience in the classrooms of our co-workers! :)

Teaching style

I try to give as little information as necessary, and lead students to make their own connections through questioning. Ideally, I want to FIND or CREATE a reason for them to want or need to solve a problem, and then figure out how to solve it with as little interference from me as possible. I focus on the relationships in math. I want my students to develop number sense and reasoning and I believe we will get there if we focus on the BIG IDEAS... the most useful ways to take numbers apart and put them back together in different ways to suit our purposes at the time. And hopefully have a little fun doing it!

Awards & shining teacher moments

The honor of teaching future generations?? I finished third in a race once? And I estimated the number of jellybeans in the jar in sixth grade!

My own education history

B.S. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Master of Arts in Teaching, Elementary K-8, Monmouth University Mathematical Mindsets Course; Stanford University

Additional biographical information

I am ALL ABOUT THE MATH, but I still love writing and vocabulary! I am an avid Scrabble player and I have written a YA fiction novel. I have created all of my own teaching resources over the years and I can't seem to stop! Together, my husband and I have five children (and five jobs). Occasionally we eat and sleep. But not tonight.