Student learning is no accident!
“The ones that are doing the talking are doing the learning.” I know that. But, no matter how many times I say it, the impact on student learning in front of me is profound and somehow surprising. There is no example stronger than that of talking about fractions in math class. I’ve spent most of my career spending part of… Read More
If teaching fifth and sixth graders has taught me anything, it’s that fractions and decimals can be ABSTRACT and TRICKY… and that kids have to be developmentally ready to perform operations on them. The good news is- the standards aren’t encouraging us to get kids to add, subtract, multiply and divide 5/32 and 16/71! We make equivalent fractions as a… Read More
You know that buzz of collaboration and learning that you hope for everyday? It happens when we play this game. Every. Single. Time. If you like Boggle, you’ll love this game. Word Wrangle is a fun classroom word game inspired by my love of Boggle and also my love of quiet. Once upon a time, I bought SIX Boggle games… Read More
Class Discussion Norms (In my class, these become our Community Norms and replace any “rules”) Equity of Voice: Monitor your airtime. As a group member you are responsible to be a speaker AND a listener. You are also responsible to invite others to speak. Equal(ish) airtime is the goal. Our community values all voices. Active Listening : Eye contact, nodding, being… Read More
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 students in small groups…. Read More
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… Read More
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Everything in my management arsenal goes out the window. I’m on high alert and I switch hats more often. My teacher glare takes a hiatus and I worry first.
Lots of kids are “different” at school. Sometimes I don’t want to see their “at home” selves. I miss the BEST that they bring to in person school.
We’re tracking them down and making the calls and being as positive as possible... all while building this plane we are flying.
Maybe, we could all just prioritize health and safety and lay off the gatherings for a minute so we don’t need to do this again? 🤷🏼♀️
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Teaching multi-digit multiplication can be DICEY!!! Especially during a pandemic, with some kids on Zoom and others in your room🤷🏼♀️
I’m so happy to provide my students with the opportunity to move and learn at their own PACE.
🙄There’s always someone rolling their eyes because they don’t need to see that problem ONE MORE TIME.
😬And there are 5 other kids grimacing at the thought of “independent practice.”
🦄🌈That’s why I created Guide Me Math. Each pack includes a clickable link for each problem. This way, students can determine the accuracy of their answer- before doing more problems the wrong way 😬😬
🥸ANDDDD they can watch and listen to me walk them through the problem as many times as they want!!! (Without the kids in the first row knowing they are confused!!!) They can rewatch that tricky part 10 times if they want 🤷🏼♀️
❤️❤️Dear Math Students,
Have it YOUR way!!! 😘😘
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Each *Guide Me* pack includes a student sheet with 6 bare number problems focused on a skill. As students solve each problem, they click on a link to watch a video solution.
🌟No more solving 3 problems wrong in a row!!!
A self-grading Google Form is also included to use as a Quick Check formative assessment.
Self-paced differentiation for in-person distance learning. Two new topics added today- 50% for the first 24 hours.
