Teens vs Decades

A high-energy, fast-paced review game targeting 2nd-grade place value, time, and geometric shape attributes. Includes a colorful slide deck, a comprehensive facilitation guide, and student recording sheets to keep the whole class engaged.

A hands-on, high-contrast lesson focusing on representing three-digit numbers. Students use dice to generate digits and practice writing numbers in standard, expanded, and word forms.

A foundational lesson introducing early elementary students to calendar concepts, including days of the week, weekdays versus weekends, and the twelve months of the year, contextualized with real-world school, home, and seasonal scenarios.

A fun, puzzle-packed math lesson where students become Grid Detectives, using place value clues (tens and ones, plus-one, minus-one) to solve 100-chart mystery pictures and unlock hidden pixel art drawings.

An introductory lesson on division as equal sharing. Students help two friendly woodland creatures share forest treasures equally between them.

An introductory lesson on multiplication using equal groups and pairs, themed around magical elves making toys, foraging in the forest, and packing items. Students transition from concrete counting to skip counting and basic multiplication concepts.

An introductory lesson to multiplication using equal groups and visual representations. Students learn to connect repeated addition to multiplication using starry-themed groups.

A lesson focused on solving one-step word problems involving addition and subtraction. Students practice recognizing active language cues, modeling their thinking, and writing equations.

A single-digit multiplication lesson centered around animal counts and habitat scenarios. Students solve word problems using visual representations like arrays, equal groups, and tape diagrams.

A targeted 2nd-grade intervention lesson focused on adding 2-digit numbers with regrouping. Students use place value block drawings, color-coded numbers, and T-charts to build conceptual understanding and solid arithmetic habits.

Students apply their measurement skills to the metric system, learning about centimeters and practicing precise measurement starting at the zero mark.

Students learn to measure to the nearest inch using custom visual rulers. The lesson emphasizes locating the true starting zero mark instead of starting at the physical edge of the ruler.

A comprehensive math lesson focused on 3-digit addition with regrouping, utilizing visual base-ten block models and place value charts to guide students from conceptual understanding to standard algorithm mastery.

A highly visual, hands-on lesson that introduces double-digit addition with regrouping using base-ten blocks. Students learn to draw ones blocks, group ten of them together to trade for a tens rod, and record the regrouping process in the standard algorithm.

A targeted subtraction without regrouping intervention lesson using base-ten block pictorial representations. Designed for RTI small groups to build conceptual understanding by physically crossing out represented tens and ones before moving to abstract vertical subtraction.

A comprehensive lesson containing high-yield, retro-themed multiplication flashcards for rapid mental recall. Features a fold-and-cut design that guarantees perfect double-sided alignment on any printer.

A review lesson that connects the standard subtraction algorithm with concrete base-ten blocks and expanded form subtraction, helping students understand the 'why' behind regrouping.

Week 4 of the ESY Wildlife Detective curriculum. Focuses on a comprehensive mixed spiral math review (NJSLS operations, place value, and measurement) through a culminating multi-day outdoor expedition challenge.

Week 3 of the ESY Wildlife Detective curriculum. Focuses on the foundations of multiplication (NJSLS 2.OA, 3.OA) through repeated addition, skip-counting animal clusters, and creating grid-based habitat arrays.

Week 2 of the ESY Wildlife Detective curriculum. Focuses on place value, estimation, and measurement (NJSLS 1.MD, 2.MD, 3.MD) by measuring nest diameters, estimating burrow lengths, and understanding animal sizes.

Week 1 of the ESY Wildlife Detective curriculum. Focuses on addition and subtraction mastery within 20 and 100 by tracking animal footprints, counting steps, and analyzing forest trail data. Scaffolded for grades 1-4.

A collection of three clean, distraction-free 3-digit addition worksheets and answer keys, each containing a mixed set of 5 regrouping and 5 non-regrouping vertical calculations formatted for print.

A collection of mixed 3-digit addition and subtraction worksheets and answer keys, featuring mixed operations with and without regrouping. Excellent for cumulative review and operational fluency.

A collection of 3-digit subtraction worksheets and answer keys, featuring mixed regrouping and non-regrouping problems. Formatted for clean, distraction-free printouts.

A collection of 3-digit addition worksheets and answer keys, featuring mixed regrouping and non-regrouping problems. Ideal for building computation speed and accuracy with clean, distraction-free printouts.

A 2nd-grade math mystery adventure where students act as detective deputies to solve addition, subtraction, place value, time, money, and geometry clues to locate the missing school mascot.

A lesson focused on solving addition and subtraction word problems within 100 without regrouping, featuring join to, take from, and comparison scenarios.

A structured 2-digit addition and subtraction lesson featuring highly supportive blueprint-style grids. Color-coded columns and visual step indicators help students master math alignment without regrouping.

A double-header math homework sequence containing a Coordinate Graphing worksheet and a Making Change worksheet, along with their respective answer keys.

A skip-counting bingo game lesson designed to build fluency in patterns from 2 through 12. Includes standard, clean, high-contrast student bingo boards, a caller card kit with teacher tracking master, and an instructional pacing guide.

A gamified retro-arcade approach to mastering the 1-12 multiplication tables. Includes a 4-day daily drill booklet, a high-intensity 100-fact speed run mixed list, a master 12x12 speed grid, and a quick-grading teacher guide with an error-analysis rubric.

Investigates student recognition of shape attributes, partitioning rectangles into grids, and counting vertices prior to 3rd-grade geometry and area.

Evaluates prerequisite skills for time, measurement, and bar/picture graphs to ensure readiness for complex measurement topics.

Assesses understanding of equal shares, partitioning shapes into halves, thirds, and fourths, and naming fraction parts prior to 3rd-grade fraction units.

Diagnoses readiness for 3rd-grade place value, multi-digit addition, subtraction, and estimation, based on 2nd-grade standards.

Focuses on prerequisite skills for multiplication and division, including equal groups, skip counting, arrays, and repeated addition.

A diagnostic pretest and intervention package designed to assess and remediate 2nd-grade prerequisite math skills (equal groups, repeated addition, and basic arrays) before starting 3rd-grade Unit 1 Multiplication and Division. Includes a student quiz, targeted intervention worksheets, and a comprehensive teacher guide with rubrics and answer keys.

A structured progress monitoring kit for division and multiplication, designed with retro-game aesthetics. Includes two highly-scaffolded visual probes, an interactive student tracker, and a comprehensive teacher guide with IEP goals.

A lesson introducing subtraction without borrowing using color-coded grids and place value alignment. Students practice aligning digits in tens and ones columns before expanding to hundreds.

A highly visual, structured lesson teaching the standard U.S. addition algorithm within 1,000 with regrouping. It features color-coded grid worksheets, place-value scaffolding, and step-by-step slides designed with dedicated carryover/regrouping boxes for student support.

A math mastery lesson featuring leveled printable worksheets for addition within 1000. It includes custom grid layouts, visual cues, and dedicated regrouping boxes above the tens and hundreds columns to support students as they master single- and double-regrouping strategies.

An assessment and supporting resources for students who struggle with multi-step word problems. It features simplified language, rebus-style icon clues, and a step-by-step graphic organizer workspace embedded in every problem.

A scaffolded math toolkit designed to help students break down multi-step word problems using visual graphic organizers, reading accommodations, and a detailed teacher error-tracking framework.