Today in our summer book study we’re talking about fluency! In the past, I taught at a Reading First school where the reading focus was on speed. Reading First wanted…
I admit it. Until recently I didn’t use anchor charts. True story. You see, I didn’t believe I was talented enough to to create anchor charts and I didn’t fully…
Chapter 4 or our summer book study is all about comprehension. So , let’s jump right into comprehension and how to make it work in small groups. Takeaway 1: …
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,…