If you sing it, they remember it. Right? I'm a big believer in songs in math class. My sister used to make fun of me and said I had a song for everything. Lining up, Cleaning up, Subtracting, Multiplying, Rounding, Verbs, Prepositions, You get the point...
"My kids don't have number sense!" I hear this all. of. the. time. John SanGiovanni says it well: "It's the perfect problem. It isn't a standard. It isn't a problem or a lesson in your textbook." Although it isn't those things, it is at the root of all the...
Recently, I viewed Simon Sinek’s video on intensity vs. consistency. He gives the analogy of teeth brushing and the importance of consistency vs. intensity. If you’re like my son, you prefer intensity. The night before the dentist he scrubs his teeth with a renewed sense...