When I was a kid I loved Legos.  I remember I had this giant box full of Legos and would spend hours and hours building things with my Legos.  And…

Subitizing is a very important math skill for our students.  But seriously ya’ll, do you say SUB (like a submarine) or SUBE (with a long vowel) when you say subitizing?…

Today we are talking all about grouping our students and forming small groups and chapter 3 of Making The Most Of Small Groups! Takeaway 1:   Use all of the…

Today I want to share a peek into our recent ELEVATE!  Chattanooga conference!   Picture it. Chattanooga.  2017.  245 teachers gathered in the ballroom of The Chattanoogan Hotel for a…

Last year I made a cup stacking activity for our math centers.  The cups were labeled 1-100 and the students had to stack them and count to 100.  They.  were.…

Today we are talking all about small group organization and chapter 2 of Making The Most Of Small Groups!   So, show of hands….who struggles with being organized?!  If you…

Shrinky Dinks are pretty amazing little inventions.  I mean, i’m 38 years old and I’m sitting in the floor watching these things shrink and curl and flatten.  AMAZING.  MAGIC PEOPLE,…

Ya’ll, I love centers/workstations!  I love creating them and making them!  And I love seeing my kids use centers.  Centers make differentiation easy.  Centers make engagement and fun easy.  …