Specific values of coins is sometimes hard for kids to conceptualize because the size of coins doesn’t quite match the value. You can use unifix cubes
Month: February 2015
OKMath Quotables: Perplexity
Capture Perplexity Share Perplexity Resolve Perplexity While Dan Meyer’s presentation starts with a focus on technology, he explores tools that help him create great learning opportunities for
ARCHIVE: Need Money?
Are you wanting to attend a professional development but your school doesn’t have the funds to send you? Do you want to implement a new
ARCHIVE: Seeking advice on number lines vs number paths…
Seeking advice from my early elementary teachers… I recently shared this article because, well, it is great stuff. However, one part has been popping up
ARCHIVE: SE OK-Math Consortium: February 19 at 4:30 p.m.
Do you live near the Ada area? Would you love to collaborate with other math educators about topics that are of a concern to you?
ARCHIVE: Professional Development Opportunity: Saturday, February 21st
One of the first professional developments I experienced my first year of teaching was an OERB workshop. I gain an authentic way to teach math
The Game of Salute: Monday Math Minute (Feb. 16, 2015)
Games are a great way to keeps engaged during math. The key is to find games that are rigorous, include tons of opportunity for learning/reinforcement, and
OKMath Quotables: Existence and Usage
It is not by knowing the Pythagorean theorem that free exercise of personal reasoning power is assured; it is in having rediscovered its existence and
What Are You Testing?
[This post originally appeared on Random Teacher Thoughts. Anthony Purcell currently teaches 6th grade mathematics in Enid, OK.] Ok, I’m jumping on my soap box .
Balancing Act
Opening Activity Tiffany shared an opening activity called Apple on a Desk where the teacher describes a scenario in which she asks what forces are
Plastic Eggs as Manipulatives: Monday Math Minute (Feb. 9, 2015)
I know it is a little early to start thinking about Easter but we all have some of those plastic eggs laying around our house,
OKMath Quotables: Here and Now
The mind is never passive; it is a perpetual activity, delicate, receptive, responsive to stimulus. You cannot postpone its life until you have sharpened it.
Hilldale Elementary School
Hilldale Elementary is quite an inspirational school. Kayla Hindman, the Early Education Director, went to see what they were doing in the reading areas and
Math Teaching Practice 2
[This post is a part of series on the Eight Mathematics Teaching Practices. If you haven’t had a chance to get to know the Eight
Legos as Manipulatives: Monday Math Minute (Feb. 2, 2015)
Ever find yourself without just the right manipulatives for math centers? Legos can create perfect learning opportunities along with fun at the same time! http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/top-teaching/2013/12/using-lego-build-math-concepts