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Math Games for 1st and 2nd grade
Addition and subtraction centers are a great way to engage 1st and 2nd graders in math. For example, while playing this game, kids use blocks to make the math problem correct. The game starts with the teacher giving an addition or subtraction problem. The students then take turns rolling two dice before moving the number…
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Minecraft in the Classroom
Yesterday, YouTube announced 1 trillion views of Minecraft videos. 1 trillion, with 12 zeros. This surpasses any other genre of videos on the site. For perspective, 1 million seconds of watch time would take about 10 days. 1 billion seconds is about 32 years. 1 trillion seconds is approximately 31,500 years of watch time if…
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Prefixes, Suffixes, and Idioms for Elementary Students
Prefixes are letters or groups of letters that are added to the beginning of a word. They often have a meaning all their own and can be either negative or positive. One example of a prefix is "dis," which usually means the opposite of something. For example, "disinterested" means not interested in anything. Another prefix…