Making Connections with Pumpkin Seed Multiplication
…and the multiplication facts are two ways of representing the number of seeds on the pumpkins. After you model the activity with the whole class, you can use it in…
…and the multiplication facts are two ways of representing the number of seeds on the pumpkins. After you model the activity with the whole class, you can use it in…
…structuring math assignments so that students are motivated to think, and they are rewarded for unique approaches to problem solving. The second key is giving kids time to talk over…
…some numbers are luckier than others! For example, you can’t get a sum of 1 from rolling two dice, so placing a game marker on 1 makes it impossible to…
…if they are correct, and if they are not correct, they receive a prompt to try again. Since I was teaching a small group, each student had a chance to…
…to form a makeshift table. If you’re not sure how to group them, check out my seating arrangement suggestions after reading this post. Team Tubs Team Tubs are plastic containers…
Seating students in cooperative learning teams simplifies many aspects of classroom management. Here are a few of my favorite team management strategies. Team Tubs Team Tubs are plastic containers (about…
…have the opportunity to share these strategies (and more) in my next live webinar! More about the webinar in a moment, but first let me share a little about each…
…are so clear you could easily pick it up 3 minutes before class and be ready to teach the lesson. I love how she has written Day 1 number 1,…
Keeping kids motivated and on task at the end of the year is challenging at best, especially after state tests are over. Yet keeping kids motivated at this time of…
…together as a part of a team. These social skills are important in everyday life, too. People who embrace diversity and who treat others with kindness are far more likely…
…that there are 37 steps to assemble the shoe cabinet that you are about to buy. Seriously. Thirty-seven. I was still trying to wrap my mind around the $129 we…
…students ask why the pencil holder is called a “recharger,” explain that when the pencils are in the holder, your students are recharging their mathematical thinking by discussing how to…
