I never thought I had a jealous streak until I started seeing all of these amazing anchor charts pop up online. Oh my goodness! There are some seriously amazing artists out there, and I am not one of them! I've always tried to make nice looking charts, but I found that it was
Teaching Math Workshop Procedures
For your math workshop or guided math class to run smoothly, it is essential to explicitly teach your students the procedures you will use within your math instruction. However, before you begin teaching content area procedures, I recommend teaching general classroom procedures
Hands On Perimeter Activities
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
Hands-On Place Value
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
Error Analysis
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
Measuring Liquid Volume
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
Organizing Math Manipulatives
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
Math Work Stations
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
Spring Math Centers 3rd Grade
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
Diagnostic Math Assessments
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