elementary math

  • Teacher Gift Ideas for Christmas for YOUR own Kids

    teacher gift ideas for Christmas

    Teacher gift ideas for Christmas for YOUR kids, your kid’s classroom, and more! Below you’ll find my favorite math books, gifts for the classroom and math related gifts for your own kids! Below you’ll find Gift ideas for… Math Teacher Gift Ideas for Christmas 1 Base Ten Block Magnets These are perfect for modeling addition […]

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  • Real Life Math: 2 Simple Strategies for Joyful Math Talk

    Today we have the pleasure of hearing from expert in real life math, Alice Aspinall of @EveryoneCanLearnMath. If you follow Alice on social media you will see her beautiful pictures of real life math and practical tips on how to use opportunities in our everyday life to incorporate math! I knew having a guest blog […]

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  • Increase Engagement with Problem of the Day for Math

    What is Problem of the Day? In my classroom Problem of the Day for math is an instructional routine that helps students achieve deeper learning through inquiry and exploration of mathematical ideas. Okay, so real talk– it’s a routine we use everyday so kids can THINK deeply about math. The routine is simple, but the […]

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  • How Problem Solving Changed my Math Teaching

    What can you honestly say has changed your teaching? I don’t say that lightly. Honestly, I will claim just 2 things have changed my teaching career– character education and problem solving. Problem Solving Definition Let’s form a common definition. My training and research comes from a book called Children’s Mathematics: Cognitively Guided Instruction. This training […]

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