by Kelly Hoffmann | Dec 26, 2020 | Lessons
Did you know? “Bingo” is nearly 500 years old. It began in Italy around 1530, and was originally called “Lo Giuoco del Lotto D’Italia”. In the 1770’s, “Le Lotto” was introduced in France, and was played by wealthy...
by Kelly Hoffmann | Dec 21, 2020 | Educator's Blog
You have entered a profession that takes time to master. Remember this first year, do not be too hard on yourself. Controlling a class of 30+ students takes some finesse. You will get better at this in time. I’ve struggled and made so many mistakes over the...
by Kelly Hoffmann | Dec 14, 2020 | Educator's Blog
Math Teachers – You need to see this website! Dan Finkel and Katherine Cook, a husband-wife team of mathematicians from Seattle, Washington, created this site to promote real exploration with math. Perusing this website reminded me of attending a Math Conference...
by Kelly Hoffmann | Dec 11, 2020 | Educator's Blog
Turning a Favorite Family Recipe into a Digital Math Lesson My grandparents had a small farm in Mansfield, IL, surrounded by cornfields. Grandma Bateman, her apron covered in flour, was often at work in her kitchen baking sugar cookies for her 20 + grandchildren. As a...
by Kelly Hoffmann | Dec 5, 2020 | Educator's Blog
Keeping their Attention! Teaching Students online brings an added challenge to teachers to keep students alert and engaged. How do we keep them from wandering off to the kitchen to get a snack, wrestle with their puppies, or return to that game they’re playing...
by Kelly Hoffmann | Nov 21, 2020 | Lessons
As a middle school math teacher, one of the most essential, but most disliked lessons in math is anything fractions! Students avoid fractions at all costs. Often they don’t understand the parts of a fraction and what they mean. They insist they’re just not...
by Kelly Hoffmann | Nov 20, 2020 | Educator's Blog
Google Slides One of the best things to come out of the move to online learning is the experience I’ve gained teaching with Google Slides. One of Google’s best platforms, Slides offers the greatest variety of digital tools you can use to create lessons for...
by Kelly Hoffmann | Nov 18, 2020 | Educator's Blog
How can parents, and the community at large, show their appreciation for teachers in this crazy school year of 2020? With just a few weeks to go before the much anticipated Winter Break, be sure to remember those teachers who have stepped up this year to one of the...
by Kelly Hoffmann | Nov 14, 2020 | Educator's Blog
“Amped Up Learning” I just discovered another website that sells teacher lessons! It’s called Amped Up Learning. Started by two history teachers, Mat Parker and Gregg Williams, 3 years ago in Mansfield, Texas, it began with their own search for more...
by Kelly Hoffmann | Nov 8, 2020 | Educator's Blog
My Personal Favorites Over the years I have accumulated lessons that I loved and couldn’t wait to teach to my new incoming 7th Graders. I looked forward to bringing out the yellow and red integer chips to let students have fun moving them around their desktop,...
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