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Just a quick “photojournalistic” post today to show you what fun we had with a class warm up today! Our

So often, I get questions like, “What does math workshop look like in your classroom?” and it’s always such a

Teaching math is a complicated venture–to say the least. Between figuring out how to meet the needs of all our

For years I have used the phrase “problem solving does not equal word problems”, but I love it when I

One thing that I think is super important for students to understand is that math is REAL. Math isn’t “fill

I think it would be hard to find someone who would argue with the following statement: All students need to

Open Ended Math Challenges As you know if you have followed me for any length of time, I love to

As we move into the upper grades, we sometimes make some assumptions about some of those “basic skills” such as

After a few weeks off from school, I noticed that we were missing a little “spark” in math class…students seemed

As you know, I am a huge believer in incorporating problem solving into math class whenever possible. Over the years,