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drnickinewton.bsky.social @drnickinewton.bsky.social · 1d

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drnickinewton.bsky.social @drnickinewton.bsky.social · 1d

Leafman! A great read! #prekteachersoftiktok #KindergartenMath #kindergartenclassroom #prek #picturebook #ChildrensBooks #ReadAloud #KidsLit

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drnickinewton.bsky.social @drnickinewton.bsky.social · 2d

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Loose Pumpkins #mathshorts #homeschoolingfun

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drnickinewton.bsky.social @drnickinewton.bsky.social · 2d

Kindergarten math made FUN!
Spin, build, and compare with this Compare That! game — the perfect scaffold for moving from concrete ➡ pictorial ➡ abstract thinking.
Kids spin, count with cubes, and discuss:
👉 Who has more?
👉 How many more/fewer?
Hands-on number sense in action!
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drnickinewton.bsky.social @drnickinewton.bsky.social · 3d

UNO + number lines = instant math gold! ✨
Kids line up the cards, predict what’s next, and chat about before, after, and in between. Then grab colorful dominos to show the same number in new ways 🎲🎨 Boom—number sense in action! So fun, so fast, so smart! 💡 #EarlyMath #NumberSense #MathPlay

drnickinewton.bsky.social @drnickinewton.bsky.social · 4d

The Only Pumpkin Poem You Need for Math and Literacy This Fall
🎃 Bring your pumpkin poem to life! 🍂 Let your kiddos act it out—placing pumpkins on a fence, counting them, and moving them as you sing along! It’s rhyme, rhythm, math, and movement all rolled into one adorable fall lesson. 🍁✨

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drnickinewton.bsky.social @drnickinewton.bsky.social · 4d

K teachers can make number writing irresistibly fun by turning their math time into a “Shape Detective Challenge”! Provide colorful pattern blocks—triangles, squares, and hexagons—and have students work in pairs or small groups to build each numeral out of shapes.

drnickinewton.bsky.social @drnickinewton.bsky.social · 5d

Different dice = different math adventures! 🎲✨ They keep students engaged while building fact fluency. Perfect for workstations, small groups, and math play. #MathFactFluency #MathCenters #ElementaryMath

drnickinewton.bsky.social @drnickinewton.bsky.social · 5d

Engage your kids with this fun division activity! 🦇 Kids use "bat eyes" to create their own spooky math problems, write the equation, and find the solution. It's an easy and effective way to boost critical thinking and problem-solving skills. #thirdgrade #thirdgraders #division #mathintervention

drnickinewton.bsky.social @drnickinewton.bsky.social · 6d

Pumpkins, spiders, bats… and counting! 🎃🕷🦇 Our October-themed books make early number sense feel like play. The perfect mix of spooky + smart. 📚✨ #EarlyMath #NumberSense #kindergartenteachers #kindergarten #kinders #prekinders #prekindergarten

drnickinewton.bsky.social @drnickinewton.bsky.social · 7d

Learning math facts in kindergarten follows the Concrete → Pictorial → Abstract cycle — starting with hands-on objects, moving to pictures, then symbols. Using fingers? Totally fine, in fact, it’s encouraged for building strong number sense in kinder! bit.ly/4nvjpr1 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynkW...

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drnickinewton.bsky.social @drnickinewton.bsky.social · 8d

Dive into cave-dwelling fun with bat math! Perfect for teaching counting, cardinality, and one-to-one correspondence through storytelling. Watch little learners soar as they match bats to caves, count wings, and discover number relationships in this engaging math adventure!
Ready to make math fly?

drnickinewton.bsky.social @drnickinewton.bsky.social · 9d

This collection of 17 different power tower math mats helps to build number sense. Cup by cup, through active work and conversation, students come to understand counting, cardinality, sequencing, ordering, place value, number recognition and identification and more! Get started today!

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drnickinewton.bsky.social @drnickinewton.bsky.social · 9d

📚🦇 October favorite: There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat! A perfect read-aloud for retelling, sequencing, counting, & more. Kids giggle + build literacy and math skills at the same time. Spooky fun learning! 🎃 youtu.be/tHlAWybi6Og

There was an old lady bat who swallowed a bat! #mathshorts #kindergartenmath #homeschoolingfun

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drnickinewton.bsky.social @drnickinewton.bsky.social · 11d

Fall math small group and math workstations just got an upgrade! 🎃 Grab mini pumpkins, picture cards, and a toy pickup truck. Have kids "load the truck" to act out problems—perfect for building number sense, practicing one-to-one counting, and comparing quantities. bit.ly/4nSefFm

drnickinewton.bsky.social @drnickinewton.bsky.social · 11d

Ready to become the math teacher every student remembers? Our fall courses are designed to empower you with the confidence and creative tools to teach math like never before.
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drnickinewton.bsky.social @drnickinewton.bsky.social · 13d

Just what you need to get your fact fluency workstations going! #primaryschool #primaryteacher #firstgrade #secondegrade #thirdgrade
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drnickinewton.bsky.social @drnickinewton.bsky.social · 13d

Great book! Fun read for October! Lot's of possibilities for literacy and math activities. #elementaryschool #primaryschool #primaryschoolteacher #kindergarten #kindergartenteacher #prek #prekinder #firstgrade #firstgrader

drnickinewton.bsky.social @drnickinewton.bsky.social · 16d

Make Math Fun All Year Long!
Yearly Ten & Twenty Frame Set!
Great for teaching:
Subitizing
Counting, one-to-one correspondence
Cardinality
Number identification & recognition
Making 10 and 20
Addition, Subtraction, Comparing & More!
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drnickinewton.bsky.social @drnickinewton.bsky.social · 16d

Join us today at 3:30 Pt for a free webinar on our new book Math Workshop Plus!

drnickinewton.bsky.social @drnickinewton.bsky.social · 17d

Join us tomorrow for a free webinar on our new book Math Workshop Plus! See you there!#tutoring #mathintervention #elementaryteacher #elementaryteachers #primaryschoolteacher #elementaryschool #elementaryprincipal #guidedmath #mathworkshop

drnickinewton.bsky.social @drnickinewton.bsky.social · 17d

👀🎃 Who says division can’t be spooky + silly? Hand out googly eyes and let kids *share them equally* among monsters, pumpkins, or ghosts. Suddenly, division = hands-on, giggly, SPOOK-tacular fun! #MathFactFluency #HalloweenMath #HandsOnLearning #thirdgrade #thirdgradeteachers #teachingdivision=

drnickinewton.bsky.social @drnickinewton.bsky.social · 17d

absolutely!

Kirsten Dyck @kirstdy.bsky.social · 17d

This might make a fun / seasonal #SlowRevealGraph @jennalaib.bsky.social

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drnickinewton.bsky.social @drnickinewton.bsky.social · 17d

Where America's pumpkins are grown axios.com/2025/09/20/p... So many math possibilities

Where America's pumpkins are grown

Illinois produced 485.1 million pounds of pumpkins in 2024, per USDA data.

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drnickinewton.bsky.social @drnickinewton.bsky.social · 17d

It's here! 🎉 Our new book, High Impact Tutoring, is officially out!
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High-Impact Tutoring in Math and ELA: An Evidence-Based Approach to Help All Students Succeed

High-impact tutoring programs are ramping up across the country to address learning recovery post-COVID. But how do you make the most of them? This invaluable book has the answers! You’ll find out the...

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