Games, Activities and Resources for fractions, place value, problem solving, multiplication and division, addition and subtraction!
To become problem solvers and not just answer-getters, our young mathematicians need to SLOW DOWN and consider “the whole picture” and the underlying structure. Let’s inspire REASONING instead of RUSHING! With: ENGAGING Numberless story problems RELEVANT Student created word problems
Time. The stand alone vocabulary lesson is a waste of precious time that your students need to explore new ideas. Why have students reading and writing -or listening and writing- or cutting and glueing and writing about new ideas not
The most important question to consider when choosing a structure for your math block, is: While I personally use rotations sometimes, I find that a math playlist (a posted or shared agenda with some choices) is much more forgiving! It
I am asked SO MANY questions about lesson planning… that I spent two years evaluating hundreds of outstanding lessons across all elementary grades and came up with 6 different structures that I believe set teachers up for success with best
Don’t get me wrong. We all know students benefit from some spiraling of grade level skills. But if you aren’t using NOTD time to present your students with gradually scaffolded skill practice that is embedded with reasoning and concept development then you
Math Viking helps K-8 teachers set the stage for exploration in math class! Using NCTM best practices and the CGI Launch, Explore, Discuss model, learn to cultivate problem solvers instead of answer getters!