Current Events. It’s been done to death. And I get that. What I’m going to share with you is not really about current events. The context just happens to be Current Events- but it could be anything... (so insert your own context!) It’s about academic discussions- conversation. Do kids really know what that is these days? Chances are they ... read more
3 Classroom Discussion Musts
Using Sentence Stems and Explicit Instruction for Classroom Discussions Teaching discussion skills can be daunting! You know you want productive, positive discussions... but how do you get there? Here's some of what works for me! Body Language & Politeness Matter Eye Contact: looking directly at the speaker lets them know ... read more
DIY Projector Screen
You finally have your own classroom!!! No more shuffling around on a cart, lugging your whole life with you every period of the day... no more “borrowing” other teachers’ classrooms and hoping you left them as neat as you found them. Now What Now, you’re ready to make this new space work for you. One of the biggest challenges to classroom ... read more
Getting Students to Use that Feedback
I used to cringe watching students stuff papers into their folders to be lost in the locker abyss… after I had spent so much time thoughtfully providing feedback on their work!! I spend so much time writing thoughtful questions about their math thinking and comments aimed at pushing their scientific curiosity... It was killing me to know ... read more
Subtraction with Renaming
We have moved on to subtraction with renaming (2.NBT.7). You might call this regrouping... but really- if we think literally about what's happening- we're also giving the values new names! 50+10 is a different name for 60. So, renaming, regrouping... you know what we're doing! What's Working I've been doing a lot of this work with ... read more
Concerns About Counting
In my second grade classroom, I've recently identified a troubling gap in my students' learning... Counting. I know how important counting is... and we have been counting all year. We count while we wait in line, we count backwards and forwards, by 2s, 3s, 5s, 10s and more. We start in the hundreds, we start in the teens... So, why (I've ... read more
Classroom Teacher: Reality Check
The view from down here. "It all falls on the classroom teacher, it always does" she reminded me. This was my mother. A retired elementary school teacher, who had made it the long haul. In the classroom for her entire career, advocating for kids, mentoring new teachers- reminding me when I express frustration in the system that, I ... read more
Using Google Presentations for What??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrfzFP78w3c ... read more
Using Google Draw
http://youtu.be/xhoud-SoCUg ... read more
Place Value in Second Grade
Here's how we're getting our senses involved as we determine the value of base ten blocks in second grade! Get the cards we use here! Try out this Place Value FREEBIE with your kids today! Happy Tapping! ... read more
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