As you all know, time for teaching the content areas keeps getting squeezed more and more as the push for deeper literacy and math instruction intensifies. I don't think any of us will argue as to how important reading, writing, and math are--but I truly believe that we must not lose sight of the tremendous importance of the content areas as well. Students LOVE to learn about the world ... Read the Post
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Fractions Day 8: Have Your Cake and Eat it Too? Fraction Misconceptions
Well. . . another day in the fraction trenches for the fourth graders in the Studio--that's for sure! We had a late start today for icy roads, so I thought to myself, "Let's do a quick warm up discussion then get back into those fractions of sets that we struggled with on Friday." Mmmmhmmmm . . . quick. Riiiiiight. Math Misconceptions Here's how today's discussion unfolded. ... Read the Post
Deep Thinking with Historical Fiction Book Discussions
I thought I would update today with a little update on our historical fiction book clubs! If you remember, the other day I posted about needing a little "911" for our discussions (Click HERE to read that post). . . well, let me tell you--it WORKED! Here's what I did . . . We started off class on Friday by reviewing the anchor charts we had made the other day (the models for what we ... Read the Post
Fractions Day 7: When a “whole” isn’t a “whole”!
I promised another entry in FractionFest 2013 (though a Twitter follower renamed it "Fractionpalooza" which I L-O-V-E!) so here goes . . . It is super important to remember that fractions come in all shapes and sizes, so I keep bringing my students back to the idea that--like decimals--fractions are numbers that let us talk about pieces of numbers! Next week we will be really digging into ... Read the Post
Five on Friday: Valentine Ideas!
I promise a math update tomorrow, but today's "Five on Friday" is simply ideas for Valentine's Day! I think sometimes we intermediate teachers forget with the hustle and bustle of the Common Core that our students are still kids!Here are 5 ways to celebrate Valentine's Day without too big of a time investment! Valentine's Day Craft Activity "Plus" 1. Find and print off a set of quotations that ... Read the Post
Book Discussion Groups 911: Helping Book Clubs Stay on Track
Hello folks . . . taking a break from the fraction posts for a little update on our life in literacy. To be honest, in math today we did some review, practiced using cubes to do some fractions of "sets" . . . it was pretty low key--so . . . Instead, I wanted to chat a little about the historical fiction book groups I am trying this year. We read Sarah, Plain and Tall as a ... Read the Post
Fractions Day 6: Logic, Pizza, and Critiquing Reasoning
Seriously, we are starting to get into some pretty heavy duty thinking in the Teacher Studio! I wish I had a video camera to capture some of the amazing moments! I'm going to try to paint of picture of how things unfolded today. Sit back--I am still in awe over one of my mathematician's understandings. Like--jaw dropping awe. . . and it takes a lot to impress ... Read the Post
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