by Sherry McElhannon | Jan 26, 2018 | *Curriculum, *Intervention Strategies, *Math Manipulatives, *Math Workshop, *Parent Connection
The concept of Math Workshop changes the way math has looked in schools for the past 30 years. When we talk about Math Workshop in classrooms, we are advocating to move away from teachers directing instruction and move towards students directing their own...
by Sherry McElhannon | Jun 23, 2017 | *Math Workshop
After kids understand how to do Math with a Teacher and Math by Myself, Math with Someone is the next thing we introduce as we set up the Math Workshop. While you are introducing Math Workshop, the students will be divided evenly between the two stations, but during...
by Sherry McElhannon | Jun 2, 2017 | *Curriculum, *Math Workshop, Audience - Teachers
You’ve prepared, copied, pulled manipulatives and packed the dish-tubs for your math centers, and the result is Pinterest-worthy (nobody has to know how long it actually took!!). You know what is going to happen now, don’t you? As soon as you sit down with your guided...
by Sherry McElhannon | May 26, 2017 | *Fractions, *Math Games, Audience - Upper Elementary (3-5)
One set of materials – three games – happy students and happy teacher!A few weeks ago, we featured a fraction game in our Math Mania Monday Facebook Live broadcast: Uncover/Cover. Using a fraction tile kit and a fraction die, there are three different...