Tag Archives: best practices in math

Guided Math Resource Books

Guided Math Resource books details teacher resource books that contain math activities. These resources will provide teachers with ideas to use in Guided Math stations.  I personally use them in my Engaged Math Activity Station. My favorite Guided…

Guided Math Resources Online

Here is a list of some Guided Math Resources Online.  Teachers often ask me for resources that will help them plan for Guided Math Large Group mini-lessons, prepare for differentiated teacher-led Guided Math groups, and…

Setting up guided math groups

Setting up guided math groups…How do you get started? I choose a short 10-15 question pretest that covers only one skill. Administer and grade the pretest.  When setting up guided math groups, I organize the…

Middle School Guided Math

I have found many ideas and resources for middle school teachers.  These ideas would be helpful for teachers of advanced or gifted and talented upper elementary students.  My middle school teacher friends from North Shore…

Test Taking Tips

Every classroom needs to practice test taking tips.  This time of year as teachers are preparing their students for complex math test questions, let’s prepare our students’ perseverance and problem solving skills! Test Taking Tips # 1:…

More Geometry

Today I am spotlighting more geometry ideas, but this time the activities are for Preschool through 2nd grade.  Many more geometry ideas can be found on my two Pinterest boards: Geometry and Geometry for Pre-K…

Geometry

Geometry is a great unit that lends itself to hands-on explorations by students.  I have collected several ideas from Pinterest that I will be showcasing here.  Be sure to follow to my Pinterest Business page for…

Circumference and Radius

Even though middle school geometry can be tough, there’s no reason to fear the friendly circle. Big words like “circumference,” “radius,” and “diameter” may sound intimidating, but they’re just fancy words for different measurements of…

Piggy Shape Graph

  Here is a great activity called Piggy Shape Graph.  This activity was created to help students in Preschool, Kindergarten, First, and Second grade count and graph data on shapes.  What a great way to…