Whether homeschooling or social distancing within the classroom, it will be imperative that students have some form of manipulative kit...

Developing number sense in Grades PreK-1 can seem like a pretty quick task. Students learn the numbers zero-ten in word form, digit form and usually by a pictorial representation. This standard often goes quickly for any student who has had some exposure to number sense. However, I'm finding that I want to take my time during this standard. I want to make sure that my students really understand numbers and can show true understanding before moving on. Some questions I li

Math journals help students to take notes and can begin in Kindergarten. Explore how to implement them in a way that makes sense.

Thank you for joining me this month to discuss the three different types of math lessons. I'm so excited to share with you another...

I've spent the past two weeks discussing the three different types of math lessons. (You can check out the introduction here and the...

Last week, I mentioned that there were three different types of math lessons. Considering which type of math lesson can help you...

When planning a math lesson, considering the 3 types of lessons can help build your expected outcomes. Whether planning a conceptual,...

Throughout the school year, we are constantly working on comprehension and phonics. During the summer, I wanted to push my students to...

I'm going to ask you to take a deep breath and consider your mindset before reading this blog post. I want to ask you to consider why you learn math. What's your goal? Why should you learn math at all? Remember when your teacher told you that you couldn't walk around with a calculator when you are a grown up and that's why you needed to do all the paper and pencil work? Well..that's not exactly true anymore. So, what's the point for learning all this stuff when I can ju

I often get asked about math manipulatives from educators. Do you really need all those math manipulatives? Where do you put them? How do you keep the students from just playing with them? I always answer with a resounding yes! to needing math manipulatives. If you have read my other blog posts, you know the research from Jerome Bruner on concrete-pictorial-abstract. He found that students need that concrete experience to make sense of new concepts. Their hands are movin