A math tool that I have used for the past six years has been one of the most impactful things I’ve brought into my classroom is counting collections! Have you heard of them? I first learned of counting collections during …
There’s usually a point in the school year when we need to slow down and check in with how students are managing their reading strategies. After explicit teaching and modeling of strategies, I sometimes have a habit of pushing ahead …
After the pandemic forced most of us to completely shift the way we teach, we had to be very intentional with the tools our students used and the supplies we could make available to them. If you were able to …
One of the best parts of our day is when we get out play centers. I get so many questions about how we organize this time of our day, what types of materials we use, and what my students actually …
Even in the beginning of the year, I practice word problems with my kindergarten students. We haven’t begun “officially” learning about addition or subtraction yet, but the process of reading through a problem, acting out the steps, and figuring out …
