After spending the past few years teaching math with Montessori methodology, I was fascinated at how the materials made even the most complicated of math concepts accessible to all learners. In math, more than any other subject, materials need to be concrete and FUN. Skip counting in traditional primary grades is usually confined to 2s, […]
Dollar Store Teacher Hack: Numeracy Cups
Classroom and homeschool budgets call for Dollar Store Teacher Hacks! We all know hands-on materials work best, so here at The Classroom Creative, we are thrilled to introduce a new series of ideas to help you refresh your classroom materials on a dime! I know I have spent bundles on fancy materials at teacher stores […]
5 Free Thanksgiving Math, Literacy, and Art Activities for K-2
Need some great freebies for your Thanksgiving math and literacy blocks this November? Check out these FREE Thanksgiving math and literacy center resources below! We’ve rounded up some of our greatest freebies for your primary grades. We hope these help out your classrooms and homeschools in preparation for Thanksgiving this week and next week! Free […]
10 Math Center Ideas
Regardless of the grade you teach or the age of your children, math centers can easily be differentiated to meet varying levels of needs. Math centers are a great place to review facts and work on spatial reasoning with puzzles. Here’s some great mix of preschool through third grade math center ideas. {Parents…these are great alternatives […]