One of the hardest things that students (and teachers) struggle within the classroom is writing. Students find it difficult to get their thoughts down on paper and teachers find difficult to give their students insightful and timely feedback to help them improve the writing. The writing process in my classroom changed drastically when I began […]
I have fallen in love with digital interactive notebooks! I know that in 4th grade I’ll probably never have a truly paperless classroom, I am trying to simplify my life a little by going digital with some of the things in my classroom. One of the things that I have absolutely loved in my classroom […]
Whether you just need to fill a few extra minutes, or whether you just can’t bring yourself to laminate, cut and sort another review game, there is always a need for no-prep review games. These games are perfect for any classroom, any subject. All you have to do is have questions (which we always do […]
Welcome to week 6! This week we are talking about staying organized for math workshop. I just wanted to share what I do in my class to keep things running smoothly. It doesn’t really matter how you organize the materials for math workshop, as long as you have a plan and you train your kids to […]
Welcome back to Week 5 of 7 Habits of Highly Effective Math Workshops: Know Where to Find Inspiration! Now that you have a handle on the basic structure of math workshop, and you know how you will track your students’ progress, you actually have to start planning the activities for the different centers. This is […]
Welcome back! We are on week 4 of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Math Workshops Series. So far we have discussed having a plan that meets the needs of your class, having high expectations, and having a board to show schedules and assignments. So, what is the 4th habit? Know your kids. I know, […]
Welcome back! If you are joining us in the middle of this series, we have been discussing 7 “habits” or procedures that are necessary to have effective math workshop or guided math time. The first week we talked about having a plan for how many groups you will have and what centers they will be […]
Welcome back! In this blog series, I am discussing how to run a successful math workshop in your classroom. Hopefully, this series will not only be able to help teachers who have never run math workshop before, but also help those veteran math workshop wizards with a few new ideas and an occasional freebie! Week 1 […]
