Adding and subtracting with regrouping are important concepts for third graders. Even though students have been learning about addition and subtraction since kindergarten, adding and subtracting with regrouping often gives students trouble. Part of students’ difficulty is the fact that they don’t understand the concepts of addition and subtraction. They memorize key words and algorithms

Enrichment is a crucial component to math workshop and guided math. Almost every year I have a handful of students who are beyond grade level standards or students who master the standards quickly, and I need to find ways to challenge and enrich those students. Of course I also have students who need remediation, and

Types of word problems are always a challenge for students. There are so many processes involved in solving word problems that it can be challenging to pinpoint concerns. Is it reading comprehension? Is it computation? Are students overly relying on key words? And the list goes on. One of my favorite strategies is to make

Writing about math is an important part of math instruction. When I was in elementary school reading was reading, writing was writing, and math was math. Each subject area was defined and limited to one thing. Now it seems like one subject blurs into another. We have students writing about what they’re reading and reading

It can be quite challenging to find high quality standards based math assessments. Many times the assessments include more than what I need for authentic standards based assessments, or they’re not a just right match to the standards. Plus, there are multiple types of math assessments that I like to incorporate into the classroom. Short