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Using Individual White Boards in the Classroom

Using Individual White Boards in the Classroom

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caption id=”attachment_1503″ align=”alignleft” width=”300″ caption=”First Graders practice writing equations”][/caption]Without a doubt, my absolute favorite teaching tool is the individual white board. Way back when the earth was still cooling and I had just started my teaching career, I laminated white poster board and cut them apart to make my own super cheap version. Today I have a little more money, so I have my own commercial set of 30. And they get used A LOT. Why do I like white…

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What is ‘Math’ Anyway?

What is ‘Math’ Anyway?

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Part of figuring out how to help kids grow up comfortable with math, is to understand what math is. If you ask a group of first graders to describe math, the responses are very similar. Math is adding and taking away. Older elementary students will add multiplying and dividing. When prodded to include more, there are often long pauses followed by kids giving the same answer but in a different way. Rarely does anyone describe math as shapes or patterns…

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Teachable Money Moment: Returns and Exchanges

Teachable Money Moment: Returns and Exchanges

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The best way to teach kids financial literacy is in the context of their everyday lives. Here’s this month’s teachable moment: The season for gift buying and giving is behind us and we’ve headed into the season of returns and exchanges. Admittedly, not as exciting as shopping for great deals on presents, the mundane tasks that are required in order to effectively manage money need to be addressed for a solid financial foundation to be built. Enter receipt management. The…

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Scams and the Education of Our Children

Scams and the Education of Our Children

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Ryan just sent me this text message: “Do you think the people I gave money to this morning scammed me?” Ryan went on an early 8-mile run with a group of people this morning. On his way home, he stopped for gas. While filling up, he was approached by two very distraught females saying they had run out of gas. They asked if he had any money they could use to buy some gas. Ryan gave him all the change…

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Kids and New Year’s Resolutions

Kids and New Year’s Resolutions

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Ah, New Year’s Resolutions. Most of us make them. But sticking to them… Here’s an idea. Get the kids involved. They love to know what’s going on in your life. They’re snoopy that way. Actually, they’re just curious about how adults work. So let’s use this opportunity to teach them about New Year’s Resolutions…which is simply a fancy beginning-of-the-year way to say ‘goals’. It’s usually not too difficult for adults to come up with goals. Most of them have been…

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