by Sherry McElhannon | Nov 29, 2018 | *Math Practices, *Number Talks, Audience - K-5
My daughter Emma (7th grade) has done pretty well in math so far. She’s an average student, gives decent effort, and gets really great grades (she’s actually in the National Junior Honor Society!). As Emma moved through elementary school, many of the things I talk...
by Sherry McElhannon | Mar 8, 2018 | *Early Intervention, *Intervention Strategies, *Math Manipulatives, *Motor Skills (Fine and Gross), *Parent Connection, Audience - Lower Elementary (K-2), Audience - PreK
I go into hundreds of classrooms a year, and I find the kindergarten classrooms to be the most interesting. At one time, we thought kindergarten was going to be a great, developmentally appropriate idea for our youngest students. I was part of the planning...
by Sherry McElhannon | Apr 14, 2017 | *Fractions, *Number Talks, Audience - Upper Elementary (3-5)
Whole numbers are a familiar concept, one we can wrap our brains around. Consequently, whole number number talks seem to be pretty simple. However, when it comes to fractions, most of us have an anxiety about them, even in our everyday life. Think about the last time...