My daughter came home one day with a rounding worksheet... she struggled through it. Creating number lines did not help, because she wasn't sure how to plot the numbers. So, I created these number charts to give her some extra help. We practiced for about 10 minutes, and she responded well to the activity. She said the activity was fun (dry erase markers always help) and feels like she's finally understanding how to round numbers. Yay!  You can download this free resource at the end of this blog post. An editable page is included! Here's how to use this free resource.  EXAMPLE 1:   Round 47 to the nearest 10. Discuss why we round numbers. (We don't need the exact number, and rounding helps us create friendly numbers which are easier to work with.) Review counting by 10s to 100. Those will be our benchmark numbers. Find 47 on the chart. Underline the tens digit (4). The value of 4 tens is 40. So we need to decide which benchmark numbe......

Math centers are a large component of guided math, but in order to differentiate and meet the needs of our students on a daily basis, creating and keeping up with math centers can be so time consuming.   So, how can you simplify math centers in order to make them realistically manageable?   Here’s my solution:   GO DIGITAL! Technically, what constitutes a math center?   Math centers provide opportunities for student to practice skills that have been previously taught.   That's it!   There are an abundance of printable math center available.   I love them, because I just love making things cute.   What I have noticed though, is that I can’t keep up with the demands of putting them together.   I have to print them, cut them out, laminate them (I don’t want to have to start the process over again), and then store them.   It’s all so time consuming, and I always feel that I’m behind.   I’ve discovered ......

About a year and a half ago, my district went 1:1 with technology.  It's definitely exciting, but for those who aren't technology savy, it can be overwhelming! Google Classroom is a great place to share links, post announcements, assign assignments, and much more.  It the past, the use of Google Classroom was limited to those who were known as a Google School.  That is no longer the case!  What does that mean for you?  If you have a Google account, you can now set up your own Google Classroom.  The only thing that you need to do beforehand is to check into your district's pooicy on creating Google user names for your students (my own recommendation). I use Google Classroom on a daily basis.  I can't lie, I still do a lot of paper/pencil activities, but I provide about as much technology activities as paper/pencil. If you are just getting started, or if you are like me and have been using Google Classroom for awhile, there is always some......