Build Number Sense and Fact Fluency
I am a bit behind and meant to post this LAST week...that is so the story of my life right now. A-to-the-MEN, right? Today I want to catch you guys up with a review of [...]
Teaching with the Hundreds Chart
Ya'll. This is such an easy thing to use to build number sense. I taught fourth grade ELA for several years. Then, I moved down to second grade and had to teach all subject areas. [...]
4 Tips to Keep the Math Mini Lesson Mini
Yesterday I touched on this in my blog post. Today I am going to explore it a bit more. Math is a subject where things build upon each other like a precarious stack of blocks. [...]
Why You Should NOT Use Math Manipulatives
I know you are looking at the title and thinking, "Whhaaa?!!! Has this chick gone off her rocker? Math manipulatives are one of the best practices when moving from conceptual to abstract understanding!" Yes. I [...]