Day 34 Teacher Blog Spot

Yesterday I posted about my thoughts on Common Core.  When searching for Common Core blogs to link up, I found this blogger.  Teacher Blog Spot is a teacher who has a position most recently as a math coach.  Although she doesn't have an actual classroom right now, she has taught from primary through middle school.  So she has a rich background from which to draw from.

She has a lot of math help on her blog (makes sense when you are a math coach) but she also has a category she titled Seasonal Ideas.  <--Click here to go straight to the category. They have had some great math day themes at her school.  There are some VERY clever ideas for 100th day as well.  It got me thinking!

I also think it would be fun to do the estimation jars at our upcoming Art, Auction and Ice Cream night!!  This would be something fun for the students since they don't have money to spend!

Like I said she is a math coach, but she has other cute and clever ideas that she has found and shared.  I love this Name in Lights bulletin board idea for showcasing star work!   It would also be a fun way to highlight your student of the week as well!



Thanks for hopping by...come back tomorrow to see who else I find in my journey through the internet!

Math Coach's Corner Blog

So I am always on the lookout for someone else who has already created what I am looking for...saves time that way.  I don't know about you, but I have to admit I purchase more on TpT than I have ever made in actual sales.

So when I find cool things that are free...I am in teacher heaven!  And my husband is happier too :)

As I swim, barely keeping afloat, through my school year,  I am trying hard to make Saxon fit in with our math standards with the Common Core.  I feel like I am doing more filling in with materials I make or find, than actually doing the lesson they include each day.

Our district is on a shoe string again this year, but if you had the money, then this is what every school needs...a Math Coach...and I just found an awesome one this morning.  Her name is +Donna Boucher and she has lots of amazing fun stuff on her blog:

I found a post on her blog that lists all her free stuff on TpT!  I have already downloaded three of them to use with my 1st graders!  Visit and see what you can find for your class :)