If you are one of the many upper elementary teachers who incorporate some type of book clubs or literature circles in your classroom, you'll want to grab a cup of coffee and check out today's post! See if you might find a new helpful hint or idea to shake things up for your next round of book clubs! Are you ready to think deeply about YOUR book clubs? Let's go! There are so many decisions ... Read the Post
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Teaching with “I Survived” Books: Encouraging Reluctant Readers
Why I love "I Survived" books There are so many reasons why using the "I Survived" series is such a great way to engage readers. I'm going to try to showcase a few of them here! Let me start with the obvious--there are SO MANY to choose from! Whether you are a history buff or prefer action stories from more recent times, there is something for everyone! Speaking of history, let's be ... Read the Post
Comparison Problems with Tape Diagrams/Strip Diagrams
Comparison Problems: Using Tape Diagrams to Represent Math Thinking Word problems are a key part of rigorous standards everywhere, but teachers and students alike often dread tackling them. Even textbooks sometimes save them for the bottom few problems on a page or a separate lesson toward the end of a chapter. The thing is--word problems (at least good ones!) are the "real world" part of ... Read the Post
Fraction Unit Update
It's getting to be "fraction season" for many of us, and having quality fraction lessons and activities is SO important as we try to teach this challenging topic! Teaching fractions is a passion of mine and led me to create an entire fraction unit that I've shared on my blog over the years. Over time, people were SO excited to try the lessons and wanted more and more detail about how to teach ... Read the Post
Teaching Area and Perimeter: 8 Tips to Deepen Understanding
So it's time to be teaching area and perimeter, and even though it SEEMS like such a simple concept, students struggle with it every single year. They start the process of learning these concepts in third grade where they build arrays and count squares to find both the perimeter and area, but every year they come in familiar with the terms but needing lots and lots of support. I've learned a ... Read the Post
Why Do We Use Number Lines?
One component of math instruction that is often overlooked is having teachers nurture creative thinking in students. By encouraging students to create their own meaning and solution strategies rather than just "fill in the blank", depth of understanding is cemented. This is true for many math concepts, but is often overlooked when teaching using number line activities. Check out this post for ... Read the Post
Graphing Lessons and Activities
One thing that I know to be true is that students need to learn to read, do math, and be critical thinkers. Quality graphing lessons combine all three! Unfortunately, what our textbooks often do is present students with a graph and ask them low-level, “right there” questions. There is a time and a place for that—but I think our students can do so much more. After all, we want students to learn ... Read the Post
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