I know what you are thinking, but don't panic. Recognizing, describing, and expanding patterns are crucial for developing math skills, so I always start the school with patterns (K-4). In the younger … [Read more...]
New Years Resolution #1 – Don’t stay longer than an hour after school
Awe, the freshness of a new year! I enjoy setting goals to become a better teacher and I take advantage of the new year to assess how I am doing and ways I can improve. Like most teachers, I want to … [Read more...]
Mathematical Mindsets: A Collaborative Book Study 8
This chapter was "preaching to the choir" for me. I know that current testing culture is ruining children's math perceptions and love. Overtesting in the United States has lead to states, districts, … [Read more...]
Start the Math School Year with some Fun!
Math needs to be fun! And it should be also be engaging and challenging and rewarding and inspiring and motivating and _______ . But unfortunately too many adults and students don't think so and … [Read more...]
End of Year Class Traditions
I teach a 4/5th grade combo class. My 5th graders are moving on to middle school, so we do a couple of traditions to mark the transition. We don't do to much, as our middle school is right across the … [Read more...]
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