by Sherry McElhannon | Dec 5, 2022 | *Announcements, *Numeracy, Audience - Lower Elementary (K-2)
Ever feel like the years are flying by and standing still at the same time? Usually, it’s children that help us feel this odd sensation, but I also can’t believe it’s been TEN years since I first created my numeracy screeners! Ten years ago, I developed a set of...
by Sherry McElhannon | May 24, 2022 | *Early Intervention, *Intervention Strategies, *Numeracy, *Parent Connection, Audience - K-5
It’s hard to believe that we are nearing the end of the school year. Whether you get out in May or June, it has certainly been yet another school year “that was like no other.” Many of us were back to full days of in-person instruction with our students, and I...
by Sherry McElhannon | Feb 28, 2022 | *Addition, *Math Manipulatives, *Numeracy, *Parent Connection, *Subtraction
Do you have a rekenrek in your classroom?? You might have heard of a rekenrek in the early childhood world of math. You may even have them in your classroom! However, I know a lot of teachers that have rekenreks, but will sheepishly admit that they’re sitting on a...
by Sherry McElhannon | Jan 27, 2022 | *Addition, *Decimals, *Division, *Math Manipulatives, *Multiplication, *Numeracy, *Subtraction, Audience - K-5, Audience - Upper Elementary (3-5)
I have all these place value discs – How am I supposed to use them across different areas of my mathematical instruction?? This is a question that we get from a lot of teachers and we know that having a Math Salad Bar full of tools but not knowing how to...
by Sherry McElhannon | Oct 13, 2021 | *Addition, *Decimals, *Math Manipulatives, *Multiplication, *Place Value, *Subtraction, Audience - K-5
The Math Salad Bar is an excellent tool to use in your classroom! But do you ever feel like you have manipulatives in your Salad Bar or storage closet that you aren’t completely sure how to use with Concrete, Pictorial, Abstract (CPA) thinking? (ICYMI –...