Let’s take a look at different ways you can organize your math workshop block. The three versions below are just examples. You can always modify and come up with your own. Three Groups (start here) Four Groups (good for skill groups) Extra Choice (24+ students) THREE GROUPS Below I will write about two ways that
You want to start guided math next year, but don’t know where to start? Let me do my best to share with you some tips to get you started. What is guided math? To me, guided math is teaching students in small groups. The small groups are organized by ability, so I am able to
Many teachers have tried teaching using small groups. However, they think that math groups are too complicated and tend of quit before Thanksgiving comes around. Their math groups may not have been successful, because they really weren’t teaching guided math. Guided math is more than just putting up a cute rotations board and grouping students.
Telling time is a difficult skill for second and third graders. When students get to third grade, teachers will focus on telling time to the minute and solving elapsed time problems. To complete these challenging tasks, students need to have mastered the basics of time. Below is a list of ideas and resources you can use
It’s Friday and school starts next week! This means I have 3 ‘work days’ to get ready before my students come in all excited and ready to learn! 🙂 I’ve been thinking about my math block A LOT. I am SO thankful that I wrote this detailed blog post of how I ran my math
Today I’m going to share with you a notebook that I created to help keep all my notes together. This notebook is going to combine 3 notebooks into one. First, It will serve as a spot for me to check the status of my class (what book they are reading). Second, it will store anecdotal
Using interactive notebooks is a great way to review concepts during math workshop. Finding a way to keep everything organized can sometimes be a challenge. Using MATH MENUS is the answer! Each math menu lists 6 activities that the students can complete. Students keep track of the activities as they complete them. There is a short
I am sure many of you will agree that looking at the common core math standards can be confusing at times. I have decided to start a new blog series where I will do my best to look at each standard and explain what it means, what it looks like, and how to best teach
The school year is halfway through. If you’re like me, you are thankful for this winter break and are enjoying time with family. You are also using your break to review what is working in your classroom and what needs to be changed. Today I will share with you how you can set up and organize
