
Math Manipulative Organization
It’s time to talk math organization! I am a firm believer that students must be able to access manipulatives–whether they

It’s time to talk math organization! I am a firm believer that students must be able to access manipulatives–whether they

It’s been a busy week…birthday excitement, finishing reading assessments, meetings. In honor of Friday, I am simply going to reflect

Today in math we started to step up our problem solving and, especially, our EXPLAINING about our thinking…something I know

Some things just need repeating, and I am starting to see a few of my fourth graders slipping in their

If you are like me, you are constantly stressing out about making sure your students are learning and growing. If

We are finishing our “Feature Article” unit today, and I thought I’d share FIVE things we learned while writing them.

Well, my fourth graders and I are NEARLY finished with our feature articles unit…and, boy, have we had a blast!

Problem solving is a such a critical part of math instruction in elementary grades. Have you considered how much time

That quote came out of “math” last Friday as I presented my students with a chance to practice some of

The first week of school, I read a book called “The Dot” by Peter Reynolds to my students. If you