No foolin'! April is Math Awareness Month.

When I was a math student, the last thing I wanted was to be more aware of math. Because of my own math struggles, however, I've ended up being a much better math teacher than I was a math student. I tend to be sympathetic with fellow math-phobiacs, and my difficulties motivate me to find clever ways to remember formulas and rules.

One great elementary website I recently discovered has great on-line and printable activities across the curriculum, math included. One of the great things about the math section is the printable manipulatives students can use to solve the math problems written in poetic form. To visit the site, copy and paste this address in your browser:

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/CLF/index.htm?grade=grdk2&subject=math

If you have a math question, or a great strategy or help you've discovered for your own math student, I'd love for you to share it in the comment section below.

Happy Problem Solving!
Mrs. Sherry