by Sherry McElhannon | Jul 7, 2018 | *Math Games, *Math Practices, *Math Workshop, *Number Talks, Audience - K-5
Summer is a perfect time to start thinking ahead! Last summer, we ran a series of blog posts about the math workshop, and we wanted to collect those posts here, in one convenient location for whenever you need it! Whether you’re brand new to math workshop and...
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 | Oct 20, 2017 | *Early Intervention, *Math Workshop, *Word Problems, Audience - Lower Elementary (K-2), Audience - PreK, Series - Problem Solving
In the Kindergarten or 1st grade classroom, especially within the Math Workshop, it’s almost impossible to have a Math with Writing station where kids are actually reading and solving story problems without needing any kind of help to decode what the problem is asking...
by Sherry McElhannon | Jun 16, 2017 | *Math Workshop, Audience - K-5
After spending time with you in Math with a Teacher, students need time to practice what they’ve learned while the lesson is fresh, and so The Math by Myself station is a logical next step. As we mentioned in our previous post on Math with a Teacher, you will start...
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...