Many upper elementary teachers notice a severe lack of number sense in their students, and that makes high levels of math extremely difficult for students. Number sense refers to "a well organized conceptual framework of number information that enables a person to understand
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Teaching Geometry in Upper Elementary
Geometry is typically the one topic in math I run out of time to teach thoroughly. While I certainly believe it's an important topic, I do place my greatest emphasis on my standards that incorporate number sense and operations. With that shortened time frame, I have to make sure
Guided Reading Groups
Guided reading groups are one of the most complex areas of planning and instruction. I still remember when I first started teaching thinking, "Okay, I have my groups. Now what do I do?" Hopefully, this post will be helpful to anyone who has experienced that same thought or