Interactive Notebooks and Young Learners
Today I am joining in on a blog hop about interactive notebooks! In the beginning I was a reluctant convert to interactive notebooks, but have come full circle! I adore…
Teaching Tidbits
Math
Math ideas and resources for K-5 classrooms: games, math journals, warm-ups, number sense, and hands-on activities that help students make sense of math and talk about their thinking.
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Daily Data Ideas!
This year I am excited to have some fresh ideas that will bump up the engagement and relevancy of daily data! Over the years I have used magnetic student numbers…
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The Math Journal Component
I have blogged about math journals before, but I hope to share a few new tips in this post today! {Previous Math Journal Posts Here and Here and Here}…
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My Coin Crew!
For the last two weeks, we have been mixing it up with mixed coins! I first introduced coins back in December, but I spiraled back to it now that my…
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Workshop Talk!
This year my entire morning is workshop style. My class goes 3 full hours in workshop mode every day. We do our reader’s workshop (loosely based on The Daily Five)…
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All About Math Journaling
This year I transitioned into the guided math model for my math block. The change happened in October and has been going strong ever since. It was spurred on by…
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Mastering Measurement!
We are coming up to measurement in our curriculum and I have always felt that we needed more hands on experience in this area. This year our objectives include not…
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Take off One Shoe…For Fractions!
Today in small group, we explored writing fractions! Shoe fractions! Students answered questions such as, “What fraction of the shoes lace up?” They were 100 percent engaged and delighted to…
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Guided Reading and Guided Math Essentials
This year I have put a lot of time and effort into orchestrating guided reading and guided math. I have 24 kids {moment of silence for me please} so it…
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CENTER of Attention!
I came back from vacation with determination to hit our standards from every angle for every minute of the day! I just adore these eager fresh 6 and 7 year…
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A Little Motivation Never Hurts…
I decided to knock out the December to January change over today in my classroom. To treat myself, I headed to the dollar store before heading to school. Everyone needs…
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Oh Good Graph!
Thank you Cara for the opportunity to share some oldies but goodies! It’s my first time linking up! Here’s a post that shares one of the activities that I use…
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