From 1776 until the present day, July 4th has been celebrated as the birth of American independence, with typical festivities ranging from fireworks, parades and concerts to more casual family gatherings and barbecues. How do you celebrate? At Strategic Intervention...
It's been a while since I blogged about performance tasks, and I still get many questions about administering them in the classroom. So, what are performance tasks and why should we do them? Performance Tasks or Rich Math Tasks are the execution of the State...
Deck O' Dots is my new publication! It is a very versatile deck of cards featuring Sam and Sally the Subitizing Superheroes! The deck of cards is specifically designed without "digits" to help children to subitize (instantly recognize number quantity) in order to...
Incorporating Math and Literature can be lots of fun! I especially like to do this with rich math task/performance tasks that students can relate to. It helps for building metacognition and getting them to problem solve together. Be sure to use open-ended questions...
The residents of Mathville help 1-5 grade students build a solid foundation of problem solving strategies.