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Geometry Sort

Teachers can use this activity called Geometry Sort.  It allows students to take ownerships and use logical reasoning skills by letting students choose the shape they want to analyze.  They write the name of the…

Can Guided Math Work in Middle Schools??

Can Guided Math work in Middle Schools?  My answer is why wouldn’t it?  Students of all ages have individual needs.  These needs can be met in small math groups.  I trained the sixth and seventh…

Guided Math lessons

Guided math lessons are easy to plan once you understand how. The best idea about guided math lessons is that they don’t have to be about doing a worksheet.  The students can model equations with…

Guided Math Research

  Guided Math Research Eric Jensen and Brain Based Learning He details some of strategies that put learners into the optimal learning states. Balanced Guided Math Groups incorporate activities that utilize these strategies.  During guided…

Guided Math and Guided Reading

Guided Math and Guided Reading Guided Math is different from Guided Reading. That is one of the hardest components for teachers to figure out.  In guided reading like Daily 5 students can read to self when…