by Shannon | Feb 16, 2018 | *Fractions, *Math Manipulatives, Audience - Lower Elementary (K-2), Audience - Upper Elementary (3-5), Series - Fraction February
There are a variety of manipulatives that can be used for fractions. When we create our flip book during our 21st Century Math Initiative training for grades 3-5, we look at the main manipulatives that might be used to help students see equivalence and we focus...
by Shannon | Feb 9, 2018 | *Fractions, *Math Manipulatives, *Math Practices, *Number Talks, Audience - Lower Elementary (K-2), Audience - Upper Elementary (3-5), Series - Fraction February
The popular topic for PD sessions this spring? Fractions! When we look at what kids have to know about fractions now, it’s very different from when you and I were growing up! We heard things like, “Don’t ask why, just invert and multiply,” and so we obediently...
by Shannon | Feb 2, 2018 | *Curriculum, *Math Practices, Audience - Teachers
My Math, Go Math, EveryDay Math, Eureka Math, Math in Focus, Math Expressions, Ready Common Core, the list goes on of math books that are published for schools to adopt! Most teachers will point to whatever book they have as their math curriculum. However, I’ve...
by Shannon | 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 Shannon | Jan 18, 2018 | *Math Games, *Math Workshop, *Motor Skills (Fine and Gross), *Numeracy, Audience - Teachers
Last week I was in New Orleans working with Lafourche Parish preschool teachers. The goal of the day was numeracy, and one of the highlights was the afternoon make-and-take session, where we had five stations for teachers to visit. In addition to working on numeracy,...
