Today is my day to blog over at Upper Elementary Snapshots, and I hope you'll stop by to check out today's post about classroom library organization and more! Just click the image above to visit! ... Read the Post
Increasing Independence with Book Clubs!
Check out my post over at Upper Elementary Snapshots today! Check out some of my best ideas for planning and implementing book clubs with your intermediate students. I'd love to hear what you think--and to hear YOUR ideas about using book clubs! Just click the picture above and check out today's post! ... Read the Post
5 Great Ways to Deepen Place Value Understanding
Check out today's blog post over on Upper Elementary Snapshots! Also...be watching here for more information about Close Reading--including a guest post by the author of (in my opinion!) the BEST book about Close Reading coming Sunday! Also coming soon...area and perimeter ideas that you won't want to miss! Thanks for stopping by... ... Read the Post
Writing Assessment “Plus”!
Today is my day to post over at Upper Elementary Snapshots...so stop by to check it out and see exactly how powerful a simple writing prompt can be! Just click either image to take you there! Want to watch a Periscope video where I explain it a little more? Just CLICK HERE for the replay. Since Periscope is still new to me, you might get more out of the blog post! ... Read the Post
Problem Solving Discussion Groups
Today is my day to post over on Upper Elementary Snapshots, and I'd love for you to stop by and check out a super easy strategy you could try to work more mathematical discourse and accountable talk into your math class. Just click the image to take you there! Have a great rest of your weekend...and I can't help but note that today is my--GET THIS--599th post! I can't even believe ... Read the Post
“Out of the Box” Math Assessment!
Today is my day to blog over at "Upper Elementary Snapshots", and I'm sharing a little bit about an alternative assessment method that really helped me see the depth of student understanding--and allowed for some creativity along the way! Just click the logo below to check it out! Here's a little "teaser" for you... Ready to see more? Just click below. Have a great week! ... Read the Post
Math Behaviors and More!
Today is my day to post over on "Upper Elementary Snapshots", and I would love it if you would hop on over to check out my post about culturing good math "behaviors"! Here's a sneak peek! Stop by and see what else I have to show you...and stop back later this week for more classroom happenings! Click HERE or on the image below to check out the full post! ... Read the Post