by Lucy R | Jan 21, 2015 | CCSS, common core, guest blogger, The Pancake Menu
I was so excited to be highlighted by a couple blogs last week. I’ve been so busy, I finally get to write a bit about it!The Pen & Ink blog is mainly followed by writers. I am happy to know most of the authors of that group blog and they are...
by Lucy R | Oct 31, 2014 | 3rd grade math, CCSS, common core, Fractions, freebie
Hi! It’s Thursday and it is the last week of the month doing a 3rd grade math activity! Today I’m focusing on CCSS 3.NF.A.1, 3.NF.A.2, and 3.NF.A.3 which is all about identifying fractions and plotting them on a number line (halves, thirds,...
by Lucy R | Oct 9, 2014 | 3rd grade, arithmetic practice, common core, dice, hands-on activities, math activity Thursday
Hello teachers and parents!Today is Thursday again! Time for another math activity!I went to Dollar Tree yesterday and they had these! So easy and fun. You can make your own dice, but I really loved these because they are foam and they don’t make a...
by Lucy R | Mar 13, 2014 | 2nd grade math, CCSS, common core, math activity Thursday, place value
Hey, it’s that time again…MaTh timeI’m really looking forward to later on today because I am going into my son’s second grade class to read my story Trouble with Monkeys: A place value story and do an activity with CCSS.2.NBT.A.1Just in case...
by Lucy R | Nov 23, 2013 | Book review, common core
I was happy that Compass Publishing asked me to do another math resource book review. Last time I was able to review Laura Candler’s book, and now there is a new book (just released on 11/15/13) called: The Crawfords’ Big Book of Math-tivities!...
by Lucy R | Nov 7, 2013 | 4th grade math activity, CCSS, common core, measurement
For today’s MaTh I’m working with CCSS 4.MD.A.1! It states…Know relative sizes of measurement units within one system of units including km, m, cm; kg, g; lb, oz.; l, ml; hr, min, sec. Within a single system of measurement, express measurements...