One of the questions I’m most frequently asked is about planning for the school year. That’s a big question without a quick or easy answer. It depends on the situation you’re in at the moment. Planning For New Teachers Don’t rush out and try to do all the things. It’s not feasible, and you’ll likely […]
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I love teaching with hands-on perimeter activities! It is one of my tip, top favorite things to teach because the possibilities are endless, and it’s so easy to make hands-on and engaging for students. It’s one of those concepts that I have to force myself to limit the amount of time I spend teaching, because
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I love the end of year countdown, and the lower the number gets, the more excited I am about summer vacation! I wanted to make something that would incorporate that end of year countdown into our daily routine. Since I already do a Number of the Day, I thought that it would be fun to
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I like to start the year off with hands-on place value activities, because place value is the foundation for number sense. My students usually come to me with a pretty good foundation, but I still like to focus on it for a bit to ensure their understanding for more challenging concepts. Hands-On Place Value Activities
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I don’t know about spring weather, but test prep season is here! Despite all of my good intentions to stay relaxed about testing, I can feel my shoulders tensing and the pressure building as the dates of our high stakes test get closer and closer. I KNOW that my students understand the content, but they
Measuring liquid volume can be a lot of fun for students! It’s easy to make this a hands-on learning opportunity. We know students need concrete experiences to develop conceptual understanding. Sometimes it’s hard to find the time. I know that I have a tendency to want to skip over the lessons that require a lot
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I’ve always tried to use my time with my students as efficiently as possible. Any random moment of down time is usually when I see student misbehavior, and I feel like I’m losing out on valuable instruction time. I’m always looking for ways to streamline procedures to keep my day running as smoothly as possible.
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Several years ago, I would have considered myself to be an anti-centers teacher. I liked the idea of them, but I could not make them work in my classroom. I tried really hard my first couple of years teaching, but they added so much work for me, and I wasn’t confident that my students were
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Now that spring is in the air, it is harder than ever to keep students on task and motivated. I have dreams of summer vacation and Spring Break in mind, so I’m sure my students do too! Recently, I created a new activity for spring math centers that is full of engaging spring-related activities that
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It’s no secret that I love teaching math. As much as I enjoy teaching math, I’ve always had trouble seeing the “big picture” as far as where my students have been and where they are going. Unlike in reading (DRA, DIBELS, STAR, etc), whenever I get a new group of students, I don’t know anything
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