Comments for Mona Math https://monamath.com/ Transform Math Class into a Community of Problem Solvers Thu, 06 Nov 2025 20:42:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Comment on 124: Word Problem Workshop- What it is & Why you need it this school year by Brenny Smith https://monamath.com/podcast/124/#comment-2003 Thu, 06 Nov 2025 20:42:26 +0000 https://monamath.com/?post_type=podcast&p=7458#comment-2003 This shift you describe is so powerful — moving from “delivering math” to creating space for kids to *experience* math. When students wrestle with a complex problem and talk through their thinking, the learning becomes theirs, not just a procedure to memorize. It’s amazing how changing the questions we ask ourselves as teachers can completely transform the way students view mathematics.

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]]> Comment on What is a Student Centered Math Classroom? by Debra McKechnie https://monamath.com/student-centered-math-classroom/#comment-511 Tue, 02 Jul 2024 20:56:31 +0000 https://monamath.com/?p=3567#comment-511 Hi Mona! I attended one of your presentations in the Build Math Minds seminar. I have taught Writer’s and Reader’s Workshop and would love to implement a student-centered math block. I currently teach 4th grade at a charter school that does not have workshop as part of the curriculum. The math curriculum I teach is Eureka Math. These are my questions:
1) When do norm you introduce Math? Do you start norm discussions on the first day or first week of school? I was thinking of introducing Math on Day 2.
2) Is the 10-minute Mini-Lesson, what is used to introduce new math topics?
3) What is the ideal number of minutes for a math block.
Thank you,
Debbi McKechnie

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