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Guided Math-Reflecting on the Journey

My journey with guided math has been an 8 year process. Let me be the first to say this does not make me an expert, but rather a willing participant…

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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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Math

Primary Geometry: Making the Grade with Shapes

If you say the word Geometry it can muster up some bad nightmares for a LOT of people. What can we do in the primary grades to set students up…

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Math

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 For The Love of Math!

I have been working on a new packet for February! It has 10 math centers with 8 corresponding journal activities. I plan to use the centers for both small group…

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Meet Reagan

This website began back in the good old Blogspot days as a little space for the parents of my students. I had no idea it would grow into such an incredible community of teachers.

Once I realized I was reaching other teachers, I began sharing teaching ideas, classroom inspiration, and resources. Soon after and much to my surprise, education companies, conferences, schools, and districts began inviting me to share my passion for teaching in person, too. After 18 years in the classroom, I will always see teaching as one of the greatest privileges of my life, and getting to support other teachers now is something I never take lightly.

After 15 years on this URL, it still means the world every time you visit, read, comment, and use something from this space. I love creating resources and sharing ideas that bring joy, clarity, and confidence to teaching and learning.

I hope you find something here today that inspires you, supports your students, and brings a little more joy to your classroom.

I’m so glad you’re here.

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