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 …
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 …
One thing I’ve learned since moving away from whole group math instruction is that I need to make sure I have plenty of differentiated activities for my students. In math specifically, I’ve found that my students need plenty of opportunities …
It’s been a few years since I first learned about counting collections during a summer training. We were talking about math in such deep and meaningful ways, trying new strategies, discovering new tools…so much background information about mathematical learning. We …
If you told me you wanted to come in and watch me teach, I’d probably invite you in during our number talk. Not because I feel like I’m a rockstar math teacher, but because you’ll be floored at the level …
