Making Number Sense Make Sense: A Math Podcast for Early Elementary Teachers

Are you looking for Building Thinking Classrooms Style Math Tasks that are perfect for 2nd garde? In this episode, I talk about the best of the best, most popular second grade low-floor, high-ceiling math tasks! Have a topic you want me to discuss? Fill out the Google Form ! Helpful Links 2nd Grade Math Task Blog 2nd Grade Bestselling Bundle 2nd Grade Year-Long Bundle Try a FREE Math Task Let's Co...

Are you looking for Building Thinking Classrooms Style Math Tasks that are perfect for first grade? In this episode, I talk about the best of the best, most popular 1st grade low-floor, high-ceiling math tasks! Have a topic you want me to discuss? Fill out the Google Form ! Helpful Links 1st Grade Math Task Blog 1st Grade Bestselling Bundle 1st Grade Year Long Bundle Try a FREE Math Task Let's Con...

Are you looking for Building Thinking Classrooms Style Math Tasks that are perfect for Kindergarten? In this episode, I talk about the best of the best, most popular Kindergarten low floor, high ceiling math tasks! Have a topic you want me to discuss? Fill out the Google Form ! Helpful Links Kindergarten Math Task Blog K Bestselling Bundle K Year Long Bundle Try a FREE Math Task Let's Connect! Ins...

Let’s discuss three easy warm-ups to develop number sense in early elementary math! Have a topic you want me to discuss? Fill out the Google Form ! Helpful Links Blog Post Quick Images Blog Post Which One Doesn’t Belong Blog Post Choral Counting Blog Post Let's Connect! Instagram Website YouTube Channel

So you want to set up your math time to maximize success, but you don't have a curriculum. In this episode, we discuss components you can add to your math block that will last you all year! Have a topic you want me to discuss? Fill out the Google Form ! Helpful Links Get a FREE Math Task Blog Post Decomposing Numbers Lessons Setting Up A Thinking Classroom Let's Connect! Instagram Website YouTube...

In this episode, we'll talk about how to set up your math class for success starting from the first week! Have a topic you want me to discuss? Fill out the Google Form ! Helpful Links Blog Post Decomposing Numbers Lessons Setting Up A Thinking Classroom Let's Connect! Instagram Website YouTube Channel

Parents and teachers! Are you looking for ideas to help with math at home? Sometimes all it takes is 5 minutes daily to have a huge impact on your child’s learning and math skills! These 5 games require no materials only your time with your child and your helping your kids with math in the process! You can get these game ideas and more in this Math Game Activity Book ! This post contains affiliate...

The summer slide is real! If you are a parent, caregiver, or teacher looking for games to play or suggest to your families, this episode is for you! This episode contains 7+ game ideas to help your little ones with math over the summer! No worksheets are required! Have a topic you want me to discuss? Fill out the Google Form ! Helpful Links Blog Activity Book Dice Playing Cards Free Games and Prac...

In today’s episode, we’re diving into simple, hands-on ways to help your child practice writing numbers — without the boredom or frustration! Whether you're a parent, teacher, or caregiver, these playful activities will keep young learners engaged while building fine motor skills and number sense. First up, we talk about Water Painting , the perfect activity for hot summer days. Grab a paintbrush...

In this episode, we explore how simple materials—like beads—can transform your math centers. Beads aren’t just colorful and fun; they’re powerful tools for counting collections, building fine motor skills, and creating patterns. We’ll dive into hands-on activities like Spin and Thread, DIY number racks, and engaging rekenrek games that help students strengthen their number sense and counting strat...

In this quick episode, we are diving into 3 unconventional ways to increase engagement in math class! Have a topic you want me to discuss? Fill out the Google Form ! Helpful Links Spin and Thread Graphing Project Addition and Subtraction Lessons Let's Connect! Instagram Website YouTube Channel

Today's episode comes from a listener email about getting buy-in from other teachers to give BTC a try! Have a topic you want me to discuss? Fill out the Google Form ! Helpful Links K Task Bundle 1st Grade Task Bundle 2nd Grade Task Bundle Let's Connect! Email me! lara@makingnumbersensemakesense.com Instagram Website YouTube Channel

Transforming your classroom into a Building Thinking Classroom is an exciting journey—but when it comes to consolidating learning and reflecting on problem-solving tasks, it can feel tricky with younger students. Between stamina struggles, time constraints, and building those metacognitive skills, what’s a teacher to do? In this episode, we’re tackling those challenges with fun and effective strat...

In this episode, we dive into how AI tools like ChatGPT can support teachers in crafting creative and engaging math tasks for Kindergarten, 1st-grade, and 2nd-grade students. While AI can’t replace the human magic you bring to your classroom, it can be a great brainstorming partner to help spark ideas, refine tasks, and create meaningful learning experiences. 🔑 Key Takeaways : The Power of Specif...

Looking for ways to make 2nd-grade math engaging and fun? In this episode, we’re sharing creative, story-based tasks that get your students excited about skip counting, place value, addition, subtraction, and more—all while building critical math skills! Here’s what we’re covering: 🍊 Skip Counting at the Orange You Sweet Orange Factory—help your students count baskets of oranges in multiples of 5...

Today, we’re diving into something that every early elementary teacher has faced: coming up with the perfect math task—especially for those curious First Graders. Sometimes, it feels like the hardest part, right? Well, no worries, because we’ve got some exciting, hands-on ideas to spark engagement and build math confidence in your students! We’ll talk about: Blog Post 📖 Story-Based Problems that...

Sometimes coming up with a task for Kindergarten is the hardest part! In this episode, I share 7 tasks perfect for your kindergarten classroom in a building-thinking classrooms style! Dive into the world of playful, hands-on math tasks in this episode of Making Number Sense Make Sense ! From counting and number writing with the mischievous dogs at Paw-some Pups Playhouse to solving addition proble...

The hardest part about Building Thinking Classrooms is finding the tasks when you want to spice it up a bit! In this episode, I'm walking you through how I approach coming up with ideas for tasks! Want the task I talked about? You can get the 2nd Grade Cash Out Task here ! K and 1st Grade versions are below. Any podcast episodes you want me to make? Let me know in this Google Form ! Helpful Links...

Since you seemed to enjoy Math Games for Morning Meeting, this is a companion episode, not a math specific episode but helpful to create a respectful community so that all our academic work and be more successful! I'm going over packing up routines, closing circle routines, and how kids leave the classroom during dismissal. Any podcast episodes you want me to make? Let me know in this Google Form...

Truth. Kids don't need addition and subtraction symbols to do addition and subtraction symbols. But when they do, give them a little…spice. Today we’re talking about how to give those squiggles meaning! Any podcast episodes you want me to make? Let me know in this Google Form ! Helpful Links Blog Post Addition and Subtraction Lessons Let's Connect! Instagram Website YouTube Channel

Subtraction games can be tricker than addition because we don’t want students working with negative numbers in Kindergarten or First grade! This episode shares 5 print-and-play math games you can use in your classroom tomorrow! Your students will practice math facts, writing equations, working independently and with partners, freeing you to circulate or work with small groups! Have a topic you wan...

I love a good game to have kids learning and practicing math! The applause my students give when in math center time is music to my ears! These addition games are pretty simple and don't include a lot of varied directions , perfect to free you up to circulate the room if you need to or pull students one one-on-one or in a small group because they're engaged in these fast-paced games that are acces...

Sometimes you have the perfect lesson and crickets. Or… most of your students get it, but there are a handful who don’t. What do you do for them? In this episode, I’m sharing tips to help your struggling mathematicians! Any podcast episodes you want me to make? Let me know in this Google Form ! Helpful Links Blog Post YouTube Video Let's Connect! Instagram Website YouTube Channel

As teachers, it's our job to be the ones doing the “teaching” but there is a lot we can learn from our students too! Far beyond the most recent slang or trending dance on social media! Today I shared 4 things my students remind me of all the time! Any podcast episodes you want me to make? Let me know in this Google Form ! Let's Connect! Instagram Website YouTube Channel

We know that differentiation is good for kids…but who has the time? These differentiation methods are quick and easy to implement in the classroom! You can see all of these ideas and differentiated centers on the blog ! Are there any podcast episodes you want me to make? Let me know in this Google Form ! Helpful Links Dice Game Sampler Freebie Pick Build and Cover 10 Frames Number Rack, Rekenrek D...