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The Best Math Playground Games

The BEST Math Playground Games

October 24, 2021 by Ashleigh | Leave a Comment

Have you ever stumbled upon a website and wondered why you've never used it before? That's how I was with Math Playground. It was love at first click. I am very picky when it comes to websites and math games. I am not looking for more skills practice with low level computation

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Increase Engagement With Task Cards

May 2, 2021 by Ashleigh | Leave a Comment

One way to increase student engagement is to incorporate task cards into your instruction. You can use task cards with centers, playing Scoot, or even use them digitally. While I love using my more traditional task cards, I'm always on the lookout for out of the box ideas to keep

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Place Value Extras

July 5, 2020 by Ashleigh | Leave a Comment

There are so many fun and engaging resources and lessons that I really want to use, but there just isn't time to squeeze it all in. That's one of the reasons I love adding a "buffer week" at the end of my math units. Whenever I finish a unit, including our unit assessment, I

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Fraction Escape Activity

March 8, 2020 by Ashleigh | Leave a Comment

Last week when my students walked in the classroom and saw the escape boxes set-up, they started bubbling with excitement. I was asked no less than 100 times, "Are we going to do an escape today?".  I let the suspense build until they just about couldn't take it anymore, and then

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Division Escape Room Lesson

September 8, 2019 by Ashleigh | 2 Comments

This Division Escape Room Lesson is one of my favorite culminating activities to my 4th grade division unit. It incorporates so many skills and concepts into a fun and exciting format for students. I consider any lesson where students are so engaged and motivated that they don't

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Christmas Escape Room

December 10, 2018 by Ashleigh | 9 Comments

I love any and all Christmas related activities. I also love escape lessons in the classroom, so I decided to combine two of my favorite things to create a Christmas Escape activity that is perfect for upper elementary students. Like my End of the Year and Back to School escape

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Upper Elementary Math Escape Rooms

Upper Elementary Math Escape Rooms

September 22, 2018 by Ashleigh | 5 Comments

I cannot tell you how much my students and I LOVE completing math escape rooms. These escape lessons are some of my favorite activities of the entire school year. Now that I have a little experience and practice, it's a cinch for me to prep and set-up, even when using the

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Back to School Breakout

July 26, 2018 by Ashleigh | 16 Comments

I absolutely LOVE using escape lessons or breakout activities to make my instruction fun and engaging for my students. Earlier, I shared a blog post on how I’ve started using escape rooms in my fourth grade classroom. The post gives step-by-step directions in how to implement and

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Favorite Back To School Game

My Favorite Back to School Game

July 8, 2018 by Ashleigh | 75 Comments

I want to share with you my new, absolute favorite, back to school game. However, before I share the game, I need to give a little background... My husband and I went on a cruise where there was a game showed called The Quest. We had no clue what we were getting into, but

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End of the Year Escape

May 6, 2018 by Ashleigh | Leave a Comment

As the end of the school year draws closer, I'm constantly looking for new ways to keep my students motivated and engaged. Last week I shared a blog post on how I've started using escape rooms in my fourth grade classroom. The post gives step-by-step directions in how to

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