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. ...
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Goals for the First 5 Days of Math Workshop
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 ...
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Organizing All Your Notes in One Place
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 ...
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Teaching Measurement & Data with Interactive Notebooks
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 ...
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Fractions: Area Models & Equal Sharing Problems – 3.NF.1 – Part 1
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 it ...
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How to Plan & Organize Your Guided Math Groups
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 ...
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