In the past few years, I have posted some of my favorite songs and videos about shapes, counting, multiplication, coins, time, fractions, teen numbers, area and perimeter and addition facts. I try to keep these posts...
Teaching Math With You Tube Videos: Halloween Fun
In the past few years, I have posted some of my favorite songs and videos about shapes, counting, multiplication, coins, time, fractions, teen numbers, area and perimeter and addition facts. I try to keep these posts up to date with the latest songs and...
Back To School Math Tips: Organizing Online Resources
It's time! Teachers all over the country are thinking about back to school. Whether you are going back to school this week, next week or not until the end of the month, I am sure your mind is on back to school. My math blogger friends and I have teamed up to...
Memorizing Facts Versus Knowing Facts From Memory
I used to think one of the most important things I did with my fourth graders was to make sure they were fluent with their multiplication and division facts. My definition of fluency was synonymous with fast. To me fast = fluent. To ensure my students all had...
Math Workshop:Sharing & Reflection
Welcome to the final week of our Minds on Mathematics book study. If you missed them you can go back and read Understanding Takes Time, Shallow Versus Deep Math, Starting Class and Mini Lessons & Work Time. This week are going to...
Math Workshop: Mini-Lessons and Worktime
Welcome to week 4 of our Minds on Mathematics book study. If you missed them you can go back and read Understanding Takes Time and Shallow Versus Deep Math or Starting Class. This week are going to take a deeper look at the mini-lesson...
Math Workshop: Starting Class
Welcome to week 3 of our Minds on Mathematics book study. If you missed them you can go back and read Understanding Takes Time and Shallow Versus Deep Math. This week are going to look at how to start a day of math workshop.The OpeningThe first part of math workshop...
Shallow Versus Deep Math
Welcome to our second week of looking closely at math workshop. Get more details about my math workshop book study here. Deep Versus Shallow MathIn this week's reading, I was struck by the difference between deep and shallow math. Here are some characteristics...
Understanding Takes Time
I know math workshop is for me! Why? Because I share these beliefs:1) Students Are Capable of Brilliance2) Understanding Takes Time3) There is More Than One WayWelcome to part 1 of our Minds-On Math Workshop bookstudy. Here are some of my thoughts from this...
Why Don't We Get Math?
We are less than a week away from the launch of our new book study of Minds on Mathematics. I had a few minutes today to dig into the book and wanted to share some of my thoughts about the introduction. Why Don't We Get Math?-Cultural: It's Okay...
Fluency with Comparing Fractions
I spend a lot of time in grades 3-5 working on developing strategies for comparing fractions. I have written before about the 5 strategies my students use to compare fractions. I also shared my favorite free computer game for kids who are working on...
Minds on Mathematics: Math Workshop Book Study
How is your professional reading coming? Mine has taken a big hit over the past few months. I find I am most inspired when I am reading a really good teaching book and have been putting it on the back burner for way to long. I have been keeping up with my monthly...
Jelly Bean Math
The countdown to Easter (and the spring testing season) has begun! Today, I planned a quick little project with a group of 10 second graders that was super engaging and a great way to practice estimating, counting, comparing numbers and early division concepts.It all started...
100th Day Fun!
Today was our 100th day of school! It was a busy day and I am exhausted! Here are few of the things we did:100th Day Bulletin BoardI saw this idea in my son's school and instantly loved it! Our 100th day is always around Valentines day so having kids think...
Hands on Fraction Fun
Coming into this school year, I knew that the thing my fourth graders struggled with most last year was fractions. I remember chatting with the teacher they had for third grade math about their strengths and needs and fractions came up over and over again. After...
