Making Number Sense Make Sense: A Math Podcast for Early Elementary Teachers Lara

Subtraction games can be tricker than addition because we don’t want students working with negative numbers in Kindergarten or First grade! This episode shares 5 print-and-play math games you can use in your classroom tomorrow!
Your students will practice math facts, writing equations, working independently and with partners, freeing you to circulate or work with small groups!
Have a topic you want me to discuss? Fill out the Google Form!

Timestamps
1:06 - Spin and Subtract
2:15 - Spin, Roll, and Color
3:14 - Build, Roll, and Break
4:00 - Spin, Roll, and Remove
4:32 - Jump Around

Helpful Links
Blog Post
Get the Games!
Addition and Subtraction Games Bundle
Let's Connect!
Instagram
Website
YouTube Channel

I love a good game to have kids learning and practicing math! The applause my students give when in math center time is music to my ears!
These addition games are pretty simple and don't include a lot of varied directions, perfect to free you up to circulate the room if you need to or pull students one one-on-one or in a small group because they're engaged in these fast-paced games that are accessible to them and easy to differentiate.
Have a topic you want me to discuss? Fill out the Google Form!
Timestamps
1:14 - Spin and Add
1:46 - Roll A Two-Color Tower
2:57 - Ladybug Addition
3:41 - Add Them Up
4:46 - Sevens
Helpful Links
Blog Post
Get the Games!
Addition and Subtraction Games Bundle
Spinners
Dice Stickers
Let's Connect!
Instagram
Website
YouTube Channel

Sometimes you have the perfect lesson and crickets. Or… most of your students get it, but there are a handful who don’t. What do you do for them?
In this episode, I’m sharing tips to help your struggling mathematicians!

Any podcast episodes you want me to make?
Let me know in this Google Form!

Helpful Links
Blog Post
YouTube Video
Let's Connect!
Instagram
Website
YouTube Channel

As teachers, it's our job to be the ones doing the “teaching” but there is a lot we can learn from our students too! Far beyond the most recent slang or trending dance on social media!
Today I shared 4 things my students remind me of all the time!
Any podcast episodes you want me to make?
Let me know in this Google Form!
Let's Connect!
Instagram
Website
YouTube Channel

We know that differentiation is good for kids…but who has the time? These differentiation methods are quick and easy to implement in the classroom! You can see all of these ideas and differentiated centers on the blog!

Are there any podcast episodes you want me to make?
Let me know in this Google Form!

Helpful Links
Dice Game Sampler Freebie
Pick Build and Cover 10 Frames
Number Rack, Rekenrek Differentiated Centers
Spin and Build
Pattern Block Roll, Count, and Cover
10 Frame Dice
D & D Dice
YouTube Video

Let's Connect!
Instagram
Website
YouTube Channel

In this episode, I share some hands-on array math centers and a Building Thinking Classrooms Math Task involving arrays and unknown factors!
Big kids love centers too!
Get a free repeated addition task! Escaping Ants!
Have a topic you want me to discuss? Fill out the Google Form!

Helpful Links
Blog Post
YouTube Video
Array Bundle!
Roll an Array
Pick and Build Arrays
Spin, Multipliy and Find the Array
Empty The Board Multiplication
Array Bake Sale Task
Let's Connect!
Instagram
Website
YouTube Channel