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Hey friend, Let’s be honest… Halloween in the classroom is bananas. The costumes. The candy. The nonstop questions about when the party starts. This year, my school is dedicating an entire day to Halloween. Costumes, parades, and all. And I already know… after that parade, nobody’s focusing on long division. So instead of fighting the chaos, I’m rolling with it. I plan on surviving with these six Halloween Games and Activities that keep little hands busy, brains kind of learning, and you from...

Hey Reader, Confession time: the first time I taught odd and even numbers, I reached for toilet paper… to count the squares. (Yes, really. 💀) Because no matter how “easy” it seemed, I had no idea how to explain it. It felt intuitive, but I couldn’t break it down. I thought TP would be a great way, but boy oh boy, in a matter of minutes all my students looked like toilet paper brides. So I built a better way—hands-on, visual, and rooted in number sense (not just lucky guesses). 🎥 In today’s...