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Welcome! I'm Sandra Riddle, M.Ed., author and designer of The Brighter Rewriter resources. My upper elementary specialties include learning games, reading passages, test pep & prep, and more. I taught 3rd grade for 22 years and have an additional 10 years of experience as an interventionist and ESL specialist in PK-5th. Now retired, I LOVE designing resources for TPT!
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Easy Way to Teach Multiplication Facts FREE
Do your students struggle with memorizing their multiplication facts? Use these charts to show your students in a concrete way that there are really only 21 new (or hard) multiplication facts to learn. These 21 facts are the ones left over after removing the facts for 2, 5, and 10 (because of the skip counting they already know), explaining the rules for 0 and 1, then applying the commutative property of multiplication. Concentrating on these 21 multiplication facts makes memorization seem manag
3rd - 5th
Basic Operations, Mental Math
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Welcome! I'm Sandra Riddle, M.Ed., author and designer of The Brighter Rewriter resources. My upper elementary specialties include learning games, reading passages, test pep & prep, and more. I taught 3rd grade for 22 years and have an additional 10 years of experience as an interventionist and ESL specialist in PK-5th. Now retired, I LOVE designing resources for TPT!
Teaching style
I love wordplay, vocabulary enrichment, and instructional games. My ideal classroom is organized and uncluttered. I vary my instructional strategies to reach all learners and infuse everything with a great sense of humor.
Awards & shining teacher moments
I have been a Teacher of the Week, Teacher of the Month, Teacher of the Quarter, Educator of the Year, and less officially...A Favorite Teacher of All Time.
My own education history
I hold a B.S. in Elementary Education from the University of Mary-Hardin Baylor and an M.Ed. in Instructional Leadership from Sam Houston State University. I also have English as a Second Language and Special Education certifications, with extensive experience in Gifted Education.
Additional biographical information
I've been an avid equestrian most of my life and now keep in shape with yoga and strength training. For all Harry Potter fans, I'm married to Lord Voldemort! We have one daughter who is a graphic designer and professional photographer.
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