Pocket Chart Concentration – A Game for K-1 Students

Pocket Chart Concentration – A Game for K-1 Students

I used a bunch of left-over stickers I had to make the cards. The first time I played it w/ them, I had only 4 rows and 6 columns. They need to say the letter first followed by the number (getting ready to read the X axis and the Y axis). If students win a pair, they hold on to it and we move on to the next student. Super FUN! .

Common Core State Standards Grade 4: Factors

Common Core State Standards Grade 4: Factors

Here’s a fun, super easy way to get students to find the factors of a given number. All you need is inch graph paper and stickers. If you like, you can have students create all the rectangular arrays for a given number using tiles then transfer the arrays onto the graph paper using the stickers. CCSS: 4.OA.4

Working with Equal Groups: CCSS Grade 2

Working with Equal Groups: CCSS Grade 2

Here’s a super fun, super easy way to address one of the Grade 2 content standards: Work with equal groups to understand multiplication. This can also be done with stickers! CCSS: 2.OA.4 (although not done using rectangular arrays)

Teaching Kids Persistence

Teaching Kids Persistence

What is one of the most common traits of successful people? According to a 2007 study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, it’s the ability to persist at challenging tasks. And it makes sense. Those who don’t allow obstacles to get in their way have a better chance of accomplishing what they set out to do. But being persistent is not always easy. Here are 7 tips to help develop persistence in our kids: 1. Break the task…

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