“They can’t do anything!” I vividly remember shouting this as I stormed into the teacher’s lounge during lunch on the first day of school. “I know, I forget every year how much they don’t know, “ exclaimed my teammate. It was frustrating. They were so little, they were...
It's my birthday month! So, I'm going to celebrate all month long and share with you a few of my favorite things. This week, I'm sharing a few of my favorite math tools for the classroom. So, if you are restocking for next year, building manipulative...
One of the statements I'm hearing from teachers over and over again is how distance learning and teaching doesn't 'feel' right because so much of teaching is listening to students, watching them complete tasks, interacting and asking questions, etc. Recorded lessons don't have the same...
Building mathematical understanding through concrete and representational activities has long been known to create deep learning. According to Stein and Bovalino (2001), "Manipulatives can be important tools in helping students to think and reason in more meaningful ways. By giving students concrete ways to compare...