Top 5 Blog Posts of 2014

If you are anything like me than you have 50 blogs you follow and try to keep up with.  Between all the things that happen in everyday life, I have been so far behind on reading other teacher's ideas recently.  With most of us teachers still on holiday vacation, now...

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Monday Math Literature: Place Value Story Problems with Snowmen at Night

Happy Monday!  Today's post isn't getting done until late because I have been enjoying my vacation a little to much!  If you are still on vacation, I hope you are enjoying your final days and if you are already back to school, I hope your return went smoothly.  ...

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Children's Mathematics Book Study: Part 4

Welcome to the second to last week of our book study on Children's Mathematics.   If you missed this week's Monday Math Literature post, you might want to check it out.  I took a suggestion from the book about using children's literature to inspire story problems...

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Monday Math Literature: Base Ten Story Problems with The Bear Snores On

Happy Monday!  If today is your first day of winter break or summer vacation, I hope you are enjoying it!  If you are in school for a few more days, remember that the end is in sight.  I have some fun holiday plans coming up in the next two weeks so expect to...

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Children's Mathematics Book Study: Part 3

Welcome to week 3 of our book study on Children's Mathematics.  I was so excited to dig into the chapter on base 10 concepts after last week's reading.  I also really liked all the strategies shared in chapter 7 and I love watching videos of kids solving problems....

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Monday Math Literature: The Mitten Story Problems

Happy Monday!  Yesterday, in my post about our book study on Children's Mathematics, I mentioned that I loved one of the review questions from Chapter 4 that suggested looking at a book or a unit of study you are working on and writing some story problems based on that...

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Children's Mathematics Book Study: Part 2

We are on to week 2 of our book study on Children's Mathematics.  I am so enjoying this book and this week's chapters really made me think about how I teach kids and what kind of problems I expose them to.  It also helped me see how far I have come in my teaching...

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