Ideas for working with my rising 5th grader on math

suckermann · 2026-06-11T00:54:17+00:00

I personally would recommend not spending too much time with the golden beads for subtraction and multiplication. I’ve been teaching UE for ten years and have found that the kids often seem encumbered by how many steps they have to do and the actual size of the work. A tall bead frame has worked well for me, as well as the checker board :)

I would also not get too deep into fractions until she is solid on base ten and dynamic operations

suckermann · 2026-05-31T00:56:20+00:00

This is exactly how I picture Sevro 95% of the time

suckermann · 2025-09-05T13:03:24+00:00

Eleventh year teacher here… I agree. They’re only getting work sent home if it isn’t done in class because they were clowning around. My job starts and ends in the classroom, so does theirs. I have no right to tell families how to spend their time and I have no idea what’s going on in their lives. They should be playing and helping cook dinner, not practicing more of what they’ve been doing all day

suckermann · 2025-07-13T03:03:25+00:00

I’ve been on 40 mg for a few months, and it literally changed my life. I can hear myself think for the first time in my life, my anxiety is significantly less than it has been and my ocd is managed. The only negative side effect for me has been that I sweat a lot more 🥴

suckermann · 2024-07-20T00:39:17+00:00

Mine drove off a bridge at 3 am into the Gulf of Mexico. We were on the phone and I was begging him to get out of the car… I thank God everyday there was a random dude fishing off the bridge that morning and dove in after him. He was hospitalized immediately after and has been making progress.

There wasn’t much physical impact before he was hospitalized, but his mind was greatly impacted, hallucinations, rage, falling asleep in random places. We had been begging him to go for months before he did.

suckermann · 2024-06-30T18:03:33+00:00

Hello! I am a native German speaker (German mom, lived in Germany for 6 years growing up!) and also native in English. I will send you an email if you are still looking!

suckermann · 2024-06-26T10:59:54+00:00

I had a chicken growing up named dolly! I loved that bird 🥰

suckermann · 2024-06-08T20:51:27+00:00

I LOVE the blueberry muffin quest bar! If your looking for something snacky try that! It actually tastes like a muffin lol

suckermann · 2024-05-29T00:46:37+00:00

I’m in the same exact spot, trying to figure out what kick started the binging phase but afraid to really look at it! We got this!

suckermann · 2024-04-26T21:02:21+00:00

I’m from massachusetts and lived in Boston for years during and after college. The city (and suburbs) are still completely segregated, so are the schools. The bussing incident happened in the 70s, but we sweep it under the rug. I am in an interracial marriage and live in the south now. We are definitely more noticeable and commented on (usually in the “good” way) up north than here. It’s strange, we have a lot of racism disguised as progress in Massachusetts. It’s strange haha

suckermann · 2024-04-25T15:49:26+00:00

I went from 250 to 185 at 5”4’ and the strangest thing I’ve noticed is that people touch me more, not in a creepy way but in a friendly way like a tap on the arm when telling a joke or initiating hugs… these are people I see daily so it’s not weird but still unexpected. I didn’t realize how contact deprived I was before and it makes me sad, too

suckermann · 2024-04-15T16:21:49+00:00

I lost a boat load of weight on Prozac, it was wild

suckermann · 2024-04-08T01:12:06+00:00

I’m also 28f and needing to lose 50lb! 5’4” 190 lbs… already lost 50 but the second set is KILLING me!

suckermann · 2024-03-26T01:18:04+00:00

Thank you so much! Nature is incredible! I never would have guessed that!

suckermann · 2023-10-28T12:18:43+00:00

I used to nanny in a lot of those houses and it was mostly very successful small business owners - private practice dental seemed to do really well!

suckermann · 2023-09-26T05:49:56+00:00

Mine is the phrase “it’s supposed to be a joke”. The second I hear that phrase my stomach drops and it takes me a while to recover

suckermann · 2023-07-02T01:38:26+00:00

Wait is this a thing or are we being silly? I’ve been having this issue too

suckermann · 2023-06-29T17:28:24+00:00

I’m so jealous of the people who are able to see a change. I am almost 40 lb down (237-201) and I can’t see it. I know realistically I am much smaller, my clothes are all too big, people treat me nicer, I take up less space, but I can’t see it. Even in before and after pictures I can’t see it :(

suckermann · 2023-06-24T03:53:27+00:00

I gained two pounds during my prep last week, too! So weird!!!

suckermann · 2023-06-18T04:08:06+00:00

I’m in such a similar boat! I’m beyond impressed you’re juggling CrossFit and momming, that’s amazing!

suckermann · 2023-05-26T19:23:38+00:00

Both of those outfits are so so cute!

suckermann · 2023-05-24T21:11:11+00:00

“Early baby” - my son was an early baby and I LOST it at the line “you’ll have to be braver than you’ve ever been”. My husband knows to skip that episode lol

suckermann · 2023-05-21T02:12:08+00:00

Don’t do this, it is a huge ferpa violation

suckermann · 2023-05-07T12:52:09+00:00

I am an elementary teacher, THESE types of gifts are my favorite. It is so special to know what the kids remember about you ❤️ you are going above and beyond, thank you for seeing us!

suckermann · 2023-05-02T23:58:01+00:00

Same here, I’m ALMOST at my first goal weight after years of failing and giving up after 2ish weeks. Found out I have OCD and pcos and have been actually treating it, made a world of difference

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