Tag Archives: Common Core State Standards

Active Math Learners

How do teachers help their students become active math learners? During large groups lessons, students are passive learners, even if they are learning by listening, and viewing an example.  Yet they are not active math…

Guided Math Small Group Lesson

Let’s create a guided math small group lesson based on state standards. I am going to specifically discuss creating a hands-on activity for small group lessons. When each group comes back to my table, I…

Differentiated Guided Math Lessons

Many teachers ask me about differentiated guided math lessons to meet the needs of individual students. This discussion is an integral part of my teacher professional development workshop because this is one of the biggest…

Adding Unlike Fractions in Guided Math

As I was searching for hands on activities for adding unlike fractions in Guided Math small groups, I found this activity . Try using this lesson on adding unlike fractions in guided math small groups. …

Guided Math in Middle Schools

A new phenomena is occurring…Guided Math in Middle Schools. This teaching format is reaching more students because it is aimed at their learning levels.  With some professional development training, Guided Math in middle schools is…

Shorten math lessons into guided math mini-lessons

Shorten math lessons into guided math mini-lessons???  How is that possible? Teachers ask me this question. We have a hard time shortening large group lessons from 20 minutes to 10 or less.  Here are some ideas.…

Guided Math and Guided Reading

Guided Math and Guided Reading…many teachers ask me how these two are alike.  They both lead to comprehension! Guided Math and Guided Reading are similar since they both improve comprehension.  I have used Daily 5…