Monthly Archives: January 2012

First Graders and Tape Measures

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Karyn

Okay, that was fun! I handed my group of kindergartners and first graders tape measures and told them they could measure whatever they wanted. What a hit! On so many levels. First, I showed them how they could measure how … Continue reading →

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Using Individual White Boards in the Classroom

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Karyn

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 … Continue reading →

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What is ‘Math’ Anyway?

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Karyn

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 … Continue reading →

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Teachable Money Moment: Returns and Exchanges

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Karyn

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 … Continue reading →

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Scams and the Education of Our Children

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Karyn

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 … Continue reading →

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