I know exactly how you feel. You have a million things to do, and you can't imagine adding one more thing to your to-do list. You tell yourself that one day you'll make time to learn all about these digital resources. Just not today.
That was me ... for about 2 years.
What changed? There was one month of school left, and I ...
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Weekly Test Folders
I think it's very important to have a folder specifically for weekly tests and a behavior report. Having a test folder prevents important papers from getting mixed up with daily work or homework. Enjoy the free printables!
WEEKLY TESTS
As soon as I finished graded weekly tests, I would file them in the green hanging ...
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Time to Decide: Three or Four Math Groups
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 I ...
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What you need to know before you start Guided Math
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 provide remediation/enrichment as needed. Centers ...
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5 Reasons Why Math Groups Don’t Work
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 ...
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Teaching Time – Level 1: Resources for Beginners
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 in ...
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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 work block. I just reread it and printed the ...
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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 anecdotal notes that I take (reading/math). Third, ...
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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 of the activities as they complete them. There is ...
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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 to students so they will build a deep understanding. ...
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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 set up and organize a math workshop model that ...
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Math Sorts – A Math Workshop Station
I’m always on the lookout for math stations that will make math workshop run smoothly. Today I’m going to share with you one of my favorite math stations: Math Sorts! Why use math sorts?
There is no prep! Just print, place at a math station, and you're done!
They are organized by standard! You can easily pick what ...
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