Safety In Numbers Math Teaching

Guess what! I finished the 18th podcast episode finally. I had some editing problems that you will see in it. I could have started over, but since the episode was about working through failure, I did just that.

Podcast Ep 18 Failure is Critical I have heard many people discussing failure in really unproductive ways. No one is perfect nor will they ever be. How you frame failure will change it's effe...

As a "retired" teacher, I am way busier now that when I was teaching. I am nearly finished with my next video, yet I haven't had time to finish the editing. :D Patience....

I finished it! :D
Message me in code. haha

Pi code 527612442316881097 This is a fun activity you can do while celebrating Pi Day, Pi Week or other time when you wanna do something different. Teaching the kids how to make and us...

Today's work.... creating a video to teach you how to do this....it will be released soon as I finish it.

Pi code activity. #misshansen #piday Teach your students how to write a basic alpha-numeric code using the digits of pi.

The Big ONE Theory part 4

The Big 1 Theory Part 4: Solving Equations This video describes how the multiplicative property of one is used when solving multiplication and division equations. It encourages teachers with a method ...

I'm back to making vids after taking February off.

I’m baaack! Happy Pi Day (3/14) See my Pi Day activities playlist

Games!

Mental Math Challenge I describe a game to practice mental calculation specifically using the distributive property, but can be adjusted for any mental math. ...

Here's my latest Podcast. Why is it so important to have students memorize basic facts?

Ep 17 Why Memorize Basic Facts In this podcast I describe why it is so important to help kids memorize their basic facts.

Latest video giving some great activities to help students memorize facts! Hope this helps and inspires more ideas in you! Be creative in your classroom. Any break down those skills students need in order to accomplish a task, then make a game out of it!

p.s. the thumbnails they choose are hilarious!

Multiplication Memory Activities I describe several ways to help students learn multiplication facts. See Podcast Ep 17 for why it is so critical for students to memorize facts. ...