by Shannon McCartney | Oct 29, 2015 | *Math Practices, *Word Problems, Audience - K-5
An anchor task is a problem given to students at the beginning of a math block that provides an opportunity to activate prior knowledge, requires students to collaborate and ask questions of each other, and promotes an environment for students to productively struggle...
by Shannon McCartney | Oct 16, 2015 | *Math Practices, *Number Talks, *Numeracy, Audience - Lower Elementary (K-2)
So you know you should be incorporating number talks into your classroom, but maybe you’re just not sure what they are all about and how to get started. Well today’s blog will help give you the information you need to understand what number talks are all...
by Shannon McCartney | Oct 9, 2015 | *Addition, *Math Workshop, *Numeracy, *Subtraction, *Technology
Are you looking for ways to incorporate more technology into your classroom? Check out these apps that go beyond traditional flash card games to show relationships between numbers and build fluency. You could use them as a station in math workshop, for free time, or...
by Shannon McCartney | Sep 29, 2015 | *Math Workshop, *Technology, *Word Problems
How many teachers out there use performance tasks in their classroom? Wouldn’t it be great if they were organized by grade level and by common core strand? Well, we have found a website from North Carolina Public Schools that has already done that! Public...
by Shannon McCartney | Sep 18, 2015 | *Math Games, *Math Mights, *Numeracy, *Parent Connection, Audience - Lower Elementary (K-2)
Do you have a set of Deck o’ Dots yet?? Meet Sally and Sam the Subitizing heroes in this fun, differentiated deck of cards. Today we are featuring a game that will be coming out on the Deck o’ Dots Activity Companion Update: This resource has been...
