Safety In Numbers Math Teaching

04/10/2026

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.

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...

04/09/2026

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....

03/23/2026

my morning laugh!!!

03/10/2026

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

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...

03/09/2026

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

Teach your students how to write a basic alpha-numeric code using the digits of pi.

03/05/2026

03/03/2026

The Big ONE Theory part 4

This video describes how the multiplicative property of one is used when solving multiplication and division equations. It encourages teachers with a method ...

03/03/2026

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

See my Pi Day activities playlist

01/29/2026

Games!

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

01/23/2026

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

In this podcast I describe why it is so important to help kids memorize their basic facts.

01/17/2026

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!

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. ...