Meet the Teacher Night Ideas for Elementary Teachers
Every year it feels like one minute I am labeling bins and setting up supplies, and the next minute families are walking through the door, students are looking for their…
Teaching Tidbits
Third Grade
3rd grade teaching ideas and resources for math, Guided Math, literacy, writing, and more.
-
-
Better Math Warm-Ups: Build Sense-Making and Deeper Understanding
Math Warm-Ups: Building Foundations for Deeper Learning Math warm-ups provide a powerful way to strengthen sense-making and conceptual understanding. They also promote collaboration and critical thinking. This post explores routines,…
-
Math Centers and Stations for K–5
Math centers are one of the easiest ways to give students meaningful hands-on practice while keeping your math block organized and engaging. Whether you call them math centers, math stations,…
-
What Students Do During Math Workshop
One of the biggest questions teachers have when setting up math workshop is what students do during math workshop while the teacher meets with a small group. Frustration begins with…
-
Small Group Math Instruction: Best Practices for K–5 Classrooms
Small group math instruction gives teachers the opportunity to listen closely to student thinking, respond to misconceptions, and provide targeted support based on what students need next. The strongest small…
-
Brain Train Math Dominoes: Hands-On Elementary Math Centers
Finding elementary math centers that are both engaging and purposeful can feel like an endless search. That’s where Brain Train Math Dominoes come in—centers that run themselves, build confidence, and…
-
Free Math Workstations
Math workstations are a fan favorite for both students and teachers, but the challenge lies in resources. In this post, I am sharing free math workstations for Kinder to 5th…
-
Making Guided Math Work: A Practical Guide to Math Workshop
What is Guided Math? Guided Math is a flexible framework or structure that allows teachers to deliver targeted, differentiated instruction through small groups while the rest of the class engages…
-
Daily Math and Daily Language Spiral Review For K-3 Morning Work
Daily math and daily language spiral review is one of the most effective ways to strengthen skill retention in Kindergarten, First, Second, and Third Grade. Instead of isolated worksheets or…
-
Independent Literacy Stations: Simple K–5 Routines
Independent Literacy Stations: Simple K–5 Routines That Work It can be a challenge to find meaningful work students can manage independently while you meet with a small group. The activities…
-
Third Grade Math Centers for Multiplication and Division: Guided Math STACK
Teaching students to multiply and divide involves more than practicing equations. Students need to recognize equal groups, decide what a problem is asking, and explain how their model connects to…
-
Math Journals in Grades 3-5
Math Journals in Grades 3–5 Grades K-2 math journals post and freebies HERE. A math journal station gives upper-elementary students a meaningful way to record their thinking, justify reasoning, and…
Never miss a tidbit
Teach More. Plan Less.
Get FREE research-based K-5 resources and fresh classroom and teaching ideas that help you make learning engaging and meaningful for your students!
Free to join. Unsubscribe anytime.
