tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11033439460619570252024-03-21T05:18:26.774-07:00the Inspired InterventionistBetsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12873769001297314789noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103343946061957025.post-17596106728261978112020-03-20T15:40:00.002-07:002020-04-13T08:44:22.586-07:00Ever Growing List of Online Learning Resources for Teachers!<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Everyone is scrambling to find free resources to use to facilitate teaching students remotely. Here are a few that I've come across on Facebook and Twitter:</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.weareteachers.com/resources-learning-home/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Resources for Learning at Home by We Are Teachers</span></a></h2>
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Activities:</h3>
<a href="https://www.allkidsnetwork.com/" target="_blank">All Kids Network</a><br />
<a href="https://www.highlightskids.com/" target="_blank">Highlights Kids</a><br />
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Brain Breaks:</h3>
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<a href="https://fluencyandfitness.com/" target="_blank">Fluency and Fitness - Ages 4-8</a></div>
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Learning Games:</h3>
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<a href="https://www.abcya.com/" target="_blank">ABCya PreK through Grade 6+ Learning Games</a></div>
<a href="https://www.arcademics.com/" target="_blank">Arcademics - Grades 1-6</a><br />
<a href="https://www.breakoutedu.com/funathome" target="_blank">Breakout EDU</a><br />
<a href="https://www.dreambox.com/" target="_blank">DreamBox Learning</a><br />
<a href="https://www.funbrain.com/" target="_blank">FunBrain</a><br />
<a href="https://www.mathplayground.com/" target="_blank">Math Playground</a><br />
<a href="https://pbskids.org/" target="_blank">PBS Kids</a><br />
<a href="https://www.starfall.com/h/" target="_blank">StarFall</a><br />
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Standards-Aligned Lessons</h3>
<a href="https://www.khanacademy.org/" target="_blank">Khan Academy</a><br />
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Printable Math & Reading Activity Packs</h3>
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<a href="https://www.curriculumassociates.com/" target="_blank">Curriculum Associates</a></div>
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Reading</h3>
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<a href="https://www.commonlit.org/" target="_blank">CommonLit Organization</a><br />
<a href="https://www.squigglepark.com/dreamscape/" target="_blank">Dreamscape - Squiqqle Park</a></div>
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<a href="https://reading.ecb.org/index.html" target="_blank">Into the Book</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.seussville.com/" target="_blank">Seussville!</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.storylineonline.net/" target="_blank">Storyline Online</a></div>
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Science</h3>
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<a href="https://www.biologysimulations.com/" target="_blank">Biology Simulations</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.everyday-earth.com/" target="_blank">Everyday Earth</a></div>
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<a href="https://mysteryscience.com/" target="_blank">Mystery Science</a></div>
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<a href="https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/" target="_blank">National Geographic Kids</a></div>
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<a href="https://switchzoo.com/default.htm" target="_blank">Switch Zoo</a></div>
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Virtual Field Trips</h3>
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<a href="https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/" target="_blank">British Museum - London</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.farmfood360.ca/" target="_blank">Farm Food 360 - Canada</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.thechinaguide.com/destination/great-wall-of-china" target="_blank">Great Wall of China</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne" target="_blank">Louvre Museum in Paris, France</a></div>
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<a href="https://accessmars.withgoogle.com/" target="_blank">Mars</a></div>
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<a href="https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/" target="_blank">San Diego Zoo</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtours.htm" target="_blank">Yellowstone National Park</a></div>
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<br />Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12873769001297314789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103343946061957025.post-44483952857699080642019-06-19T13:12:00.001-07:002019-06-19T13:14:03.256-07:00Powerful PD--- Mathematical Discourse for the Small Group<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I’ve been engaging in small group discourse with my Math
students for 6 years. I figured I “knew
a thing or two because I’d seen a thing or two,” to quote Farmers Insurance
commercials. So when I recently attended
a professional development course on Engaging in Discourse in Small Group
Instruction, I figured I’d learn little but be able to share a lot. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The PD I went to was taught at Region 17 Education Service
Center by Carol Julian (she’s awesome and if I ever get the chance to attend anything else she
teaches, I will be first in line). One
of the resources she based her instruction on is called, “Making Sense of
Mathematics for Teaching the Small Group” by Juli K. Dixon, Lisa A. Brooks, and
Melissa R. Carli. Here is a picture of
the cover:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I loved the book. It
will be a resource I will use again and again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A feature I love! Is that there are video examples sprinkled
throughout the text that show Juli Dixon with students demonstrating the ideas
she discusses. The video examples are
accessible by QR code so are easy to access with any device with a QR code
reader. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of the most PROFOUND things I noticed when accessing the
video is the use of wait time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I know, I know.
You’re thinking the idea of wait time has been around for a long
time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">I give wait time when I ask a question. BUT, I suddenly realized I was using it
incorrectly. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Let me explain. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ms. Dixon reads a word problem (or a student does). Then she gives her students time to solve it
without saying a word. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">WHAT!? </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">If a student isn’t circling important
numbers, underlining the question and solving immediately, I swoop in with my
cape on and rescue them with scaffolding and guiding questions. Then, at the end of the year, in frustration,
I say, “These students wait for me to tell them what to do before they’ll even
try.” Why? Because that’s what I’ve taught them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">By giving students the opportunity to make
sense of the problem themselves, I am giving them the opportunity to decode the
problem, try their own solution that makes sense to them, and gain confidence
in their problem solving strategies. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A companion practice is to follow up answers with clarifying
questions but not to say “Yes, that’s right,” or “No, that’s wrong.” Those statements bring discussion to an
abrupt stop! If they are right, I can
guide the discourse into enrichment. If
wrong, I can guide with questions like, “How do you know…” or “Tell me what
you’re thinking…” to lead the student to make the discovery on their own (a
discovery that will most likely stay with them much longer than if I tell the
answer).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">All told, I can’t say enough great things about this
book. I’ve only shown you the tip of the
iceburg. In this book, Dixon discusses:</span><br />
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<li><div style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "symbol";"> </span>Purpose of small group learning</span></div>
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<li><div style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "symbol";"> </span>The correct use of guiding questions</span></div>
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<li><div style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "symbol";"> </span>All about TQE and how to use it to successfully plan and</span> <span style="font-size: large;">implement small-group tasks</span></div>
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<li><div style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "symbol";"> </span>All about how to engage students in productive
discourse</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She also gives best practices for small group discourse and
discusses the TQE process for delivering lessons. It’s a small book, 74 pages and it’s
published by Solution Tree. But it’s
SUPER Powerful. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">P.S. I bought mine
from Amazon. </span><br />
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<br />Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12873769001297314789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103343946061957025.post-75389421707088234032019-03-14T08:32:00.002-07:002019-03-14T08:43:15.823-07:00Texas Early Mathematics Intervention -- RTI for Kindergarten through 2nd Grade<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
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FREE RtI Math Intervention Program </h3>
<span style="font-size: large;">is available online for all Texas Teachers. The research and materials were funded by TEA. Everything is aligned to the TEKS.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This program comes with a universal screener, units with daily lessons, unit checks, aims checks, and progress monitoring forms. It's also available in Spanish.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />Here is the link to the site: </span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://3tiermathmodel.org/" target="_blank">http://3tiermathmodel.org/</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">sign in using the following login credentials:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Log In: Texas Teacher</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Password: mathematics</span><br />
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SAIL Into Math -- Booklet and Games</h3>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There's also a wonderful resource for games and activities that are ideal for math rotations. The resource is called Stategies and Activities for Indpendent Learning -- Mathematics <a href="http://3tiermathmodel.org/intervention/english2/sail.php" target="_blank">(SAIL Into Math) Booklet and Games. </a> </span></div>
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I hope you find this resource useful and that you share with other Texas teachers!</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
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<br />Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12873769001297314789noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103343946061957025.post-88710589072340274542019-03-03T08:40:00.003-08:002019-03-03T08:40:48.377-08:00Cool Online Fact Practice Games <br />
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Disclaimer: This is not my work. I found it on Donna Boucher's Math Coach's Corner blog. You can access the pdf and the original post <a href="https://www.mathcoachscorner.com/2016/12/online-multiplication-fact-practice/" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</h4>
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Here is an amazing multiplication game reference sheet to send home to parents. If you send it electronically, students or parents can access the hyperlinks to go straight to the games. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Simplifying fractions is challenging for students, requiring a process where errors are easy to make. The process is also difficult conceptually causing students lots of questions. Here are the questions I hear:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">It's easier to work with smallest equivalent fractions. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I created a <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Simplifying-Fractions-Mat-4268093" target="_blank">Simplifying Fractions Mat</a>. The Mat gives students a place to complete T-charts on the numerator and denominator then identify the Greatest Common Factor "GCF". Once identified, students divide by the GCF to find a simplified fraction. </span><br />
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<i>How do I know when I'm done?</i></h2>
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Simplification is complete when the simplified fraction follows at least one of these 4 rules:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">1. Prime is Slime: When the numerator and denominator are both prime numbers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">2. Back to Back Jack: When the numerator and denominator are back to back on a number line.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">3. One and Done: The numerator of the simplified fraction is 1.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">4. The "No-Rule" Rule: Sometimes the simplified fraction doesn't follow a rule (i.e. 2/15). If this is the rule that the simplified fraction follows, make sure all factor pairs have been recorded in the T-charts and the numerator and denominator have been divided by the GCF.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Simplifying fractions, though very necessary, can be challenging. I hope the <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Simplifying-Fractions-Mat-4268093" target="_blank">FREE Simplifying Fractions Mat</a> simplifies the process for you and your students.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">"Every time you send a credit card number over the Internet, it gets encrypted by your browser, and the encryption algorithm is based on the theory of prime numbers. At some point, electronic money will become as common as paper money, and -that- will also be based on the theory of prime numbers. And, what's used more in the real world than money?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Donna Boucher, Math Coach at Math Coach's Corner, asks her students to identify all arrays of a specific number (i.e. 24). They are then tasked with creating a poster showing the array, t-chart and organized factor list for each factor pair the class identified. She hangs the posters around the room and students reflect. What do you notice? They may notice some numbers have more factors than others. Cue vocabulary! </span><br />
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<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Prime-and-Composite-Numbers-Activities-NO-PREP-Packet-1135594" target="_blank"><span style="color: #351c75;">Prime and Composite Numbers Activities</span></a></h4>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>What is a Prime Number?</b> (Definitions and Explanations)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Cross It Out!</b> 100 Number Grid Activity</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Factor It and Label It!</b> List the factors and label numbers as prime or composite</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Prime Puzzle:</b> Prime/Composite Number Coloring Puzzle</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>What Number Am I?</b> Use the process of elimination and number sense to solve number riddles</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Prime Number Path </b> Identify prime and composite numbers and color a path.</span><br />
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<br />Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12873769001297314789noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103343946061957025.post-83306276691125532022018-10-14T09:27:00.002-07:002018-12-09T14:08:09.834-08:00Announcement: Eduphoria's 2019 Annual Bumper Sticker Contest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12873769001297314789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103343946061957025.post-66495384680667140632018-10-06T14:06:00.010-07:002018-10-07T09:30:45.839-07:00A Teacher’s Guide to Teacher Appreciation – Awesome Ways to Honor Fellow Teachers<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "segoe print"; font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Building
Morale at Your School <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "segoe print"; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">How do you contribute to a positive morale at your school? This year our teachers are participating in a
voluntary "Sunshine Buddy" program. Interested
teachers put their name in a hat and they are matched with a secret Buddy to have
a Buddy and to be a Buddy. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="font-family: "segoe print"; font-size: 16pt;">There are many ways to appreciate your fellow teachers. There are literally thousands of candy gifts
with clever gift tags. (Who doesn’t love
chocolate or candy?) A big </span><b style="font-family: "Segoe Print"; font-size: 16pt;">fave</b><span style="font-family: "segoe print"; font-size: 16pt;"> where I live is to treat our buddy to
a Sonic (drive-in restaurant) drink. Here
are some other less obvious choices for ways to honor your Sunshine Buddy. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "segoe print"; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">It’s Fall; time for
everything pumpkin – pumpkin DQ blizzards, pumpkin creamer, even pumpkin ice
cream! As I was browsing in Pinterest,
looking forward to Halloween and Thanksgiving, I came across an awesome idea
for an activity for a new Thanksgiving pumpkin tradition. It only requires a pumpkin, permanent marker,
and gratitude</span><span style="color: #a64d79;">.</span></span></span><br />
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this be a fun activity for a classroom?
Children </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "segoe print"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">tell what they are thankful for and it goes on the</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="font-family: "segoe print"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;">Thanksgiving
pumpkin. </span><span style="font-family: "segoe print"; font-size: 16pt;">To share it with my sunshine
buddy, I just buy a pumpkin (we can get this size for $4) and add a permanent
market and cute gift tag describing the activity. Or to make a gift tag, just print this
picture and attach it. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-family: "segoe print"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;">It’s pretty
self-explanatory. If desired, you can direct
your Sunshine Buddy </span><span style="font-family: "segoe print"; font-size: 16pt;">to
<a href="http://www.oneartsymama.com/2012/11/thankful-pumpkin-tradition.html">One Artsy Mama</a> </span><span style="font-family: "segoe print"; font-size: 16pt;">where
your buddy can read all about this Thanksgiving tradition.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "segoe print"; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">What supplies are already in short supply? Post-it notes? </span></span></div>
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Expo markers? </span><span style="font-family: "segoe print"; font-size: 16pt;">Look for volume
sales and when you find a good price, while you’re picking up something for
yourself, get a few extra for your sunshine buddy. Looking for a cute way to package them? If they are small enough, put them in a mason
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<span style="font-family: "segoe print"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><a href="https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/free-canning-labels-for-your-canning-jars-1357031">21 sets of Free Canning Labels for your Jars!</a> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "segoe print"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Check out this Glue
Stick Teacher Gift Idea with a free printable gift tag: </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "segoe print"; font-size: 16pt;">There are literally
thousands of ideas on Pinterest for making Teacher Appreciation gifts for your
Sunshine Buddy. Sometimes just by viewing
the ideas, you may come up with one of your own. It can be as easy as this:</span></div>
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by zip code or </span><span style="font-family: "segoe print"; font-size: 16pt;">by school to see if your buddy has a project for
which funding is requested.</span><span style="font-family: "segoe print"; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "segoe print"; font-size: 16pt;">Another way
is to contribute to a classroom library.</span><span style="font-family: "segoe print"; font-size: 16pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: "segoe print"; font-size: 16pt;">Have a book fair coming up?</span><span style="font-family: "segoe print"; font-size: 16pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: "segoe print"; font-size: 16pt;">Teachers often fill out a “wish list” during the book fair.</span><span style="font-family: "segoe print"; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "segoe print"; font-size: 16pt;">Sunshine buddies can access the wish list and
treat their Sunshine Buddy for a classroom book that students will enjoy now
and for years to come.</span><span style="font-family: "segoe print"; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "segoe print"; font-size: 16pt;">A third way is to
purchase item(s) from a teacher’s Amazon Wish List (if they have one) or give
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duty. Sometimes filling in for your
Sunshine buddy can be more valuable than any kind of gift. Have a Fall Carnival coming up? Donate candy or other requested supplies on behalf
of your Sunshine Buddy – Check! Our
school has a monthly potluck luncheon.
Bring a dish for your Sunshine Buddy and let your Sunshine Buddy know
they can put their feet up and rest the night before the Potluck and then come
the next day and enjoy the delicious food! </span></div>
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me,” consider if your Sunshine Buddy might be saying the same thing. </span></div>
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Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12873769001297314789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103343946061957025.post-39103149576680217412018-09-16T12:13:00.001-07:002018-09-16T12:13:26.269-07:00BUCKS - A Successful Problem-Solving Strategy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">In Mrs. Curry's 5th grade Math class, the emphasis is on strategies. Every solution starts with a strategy and every word problem is solved using a problem-solving strategy called BUCKS.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">There are a lot of problem-solving strategies out there - so I asked Mrs. Curry, the </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">5th grade Math Teacher at our Elementary school: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Why BUCKS? </span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Mrs. Curry, said, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">"<span style="background-color: white; color: #212121;">I love BUCKS because for my 5th graders, it helps them understand exactly what the question is asking and how to find their answers. We have adapted it as we need, such as adding a strategy box under the “S” so that they know exactly what they’re planning to use to solve. This way, if they have to revisit the problem, they know what they did & why."</span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><u>BUCKS in Action</u></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Here is a word problem, solved using the problem-solving graphic organizer, "BUCKS":</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">What Makes BUCKS Successful?</span></h2>
<span style="font-size: large;">Having a strong Problem-Solving Strategy is key to problem-solving success <b>IF</b> students use it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mrs. Curry introduced </span><b style="font-size: x-large;">BUCKS</b><span style="font-size: large;"> early and students already know and understand the acronym and use it for their problem-solving. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Mrs. Curry explained to students early on that using <b>BUCKS</b> is her <b>minimum expectation</b> in their problem solving and she enforces it. She tells her students that she will provide to them the strategies that work and will help them to be successful. The students' part in the success equation is to use them. </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Mrs. Curry has students write the initials, BUCKS on their papers and cross off each initial as they do it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bottom line, with a strong problem-solving strategy, consistency will produce successful results. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Does your school use BUCKS or something else? If you use a different problem-solving strategy, and it produces successful results, please share it and tell why it's successful so this blog's readership can learn more about problem-solving strategies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you for reading this blog. I love to offer helpful ideas to teachers. Do you have a question or concern you would like to have researched and addressed? Comment on this blog with your question or concern and if chosen, it will be the subject of a future blogpost! </span><br />
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<br />Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12873769001297314789noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103343946061957025.post-17596308749283104522018-08-26T07:31:00.003-07:002018-08-26T07:45:04.023-07:00Math in Picture Books: Featured Author Danica McKellar<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 16pt;">She played Elsie Snuffin in </span><i style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">The
West Wing</i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 16pt;">. She’s the voice of Miss Martian in </span><i style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">Young Justice</i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 16pt;">.
She has starred in several Hallmark Channel movies, including </span><i style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 16pt;">Crown for
Christmas, My Christmas Dream, and Campfire Kiss. </i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 16pt;">But, these are
only a few of the many film and television roles, played by Actress, Danica
McKellar. (For more on Danica's acting credits, click </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 16pt;"><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005211/">Danica McKellar Filmography</a>)</span>
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<span style="font-family: "calisto mt" , serif; font-size: 16pt;">GOODNIGHT,
NUMBERS is a math picture book that features beautiful watercolor illustrations
of different families saying Goodnight to Numbers </span><span style="background: rgb(246 , 246 , 246); color: #676767; font-family: "supernettcnlight" , serif; font-size: 16.5pt;">as they exist in the real world – four legs on a cat, five
points on a star, six sides on a block, etc. </span><span style="font-family: "calisto mt" , serif; font-size: 16pt;"> Reading this
book to children shows them how numbers are an integral part of their world.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calisto mt" , serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">This
page was modeled after Danica and her son, Draco. Their dog,
Sparticus, is on the couch. Draco is playing with his favorite trash
toys: <span style="background: #f6f6f6; color: #444444;">trash, recycling, and
green waste</span>. There are several groups of 3 (three buttons on
the couch pillow, 3 couch pillows, 3 flowers embroidered on the couch scarf,
three stripes on the lamp, 3 wheels on the tricycle, three stars on the toy
box, even three buttons on Draco’s shirt, etc.) Each page features a
10-frame illustrating the featured number. In this case, it’s a
picture on the wall of 3 groups of 3. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 9.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 16pt;">I love this picture book </span></b></div>
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<span style="background: #f6f6f6; color: #444444; font-family: "calisto mt" , serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">As a math interventionist, one of my biggest
goals/hopes/desires is for students to see the world as a mathematical world
and not to fear math. Danica McKellar is an author that shares this
goal. Danica’s blog entry entitled, <a href="http://www.danicamckellar.com/blog/read-more.php?id=105&Category=Math-More" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">“Why Math?”</span></a> tells why
Danica was attracted to math.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 9.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calisto mt" , serif; font-size: 16.0pt;">Danica
is the author of several picture books and middle-school books about Math. Her middle school books focus on making math accessible, particularly to girls. To find her books, go to <a href="http://mckellarmath.com/">McKellar Math</a>. Once there you can navigate her list of books by pressing your finger along an interactive slider starting at the lowest point (infants) to the highest point (adults) to select books by intended audience age. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Who's your favorite math author? I'd love to know! Thank you for reading my post. If you have any thoughts or questions, please comment.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<br />Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12873769001297314789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103343946061957025.post-51246824652708274292018-07-29T19:05:00.001-07:002018-07-29T19:10:36.684-07:00Don't Break the Bank on your Back-to-School Shopping<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Back-to-School is upon us. Our school starts back on August 20. There's still a month to buy those Back-to-School Supplies but if saving money is part of the plan, it's not too early to start now. Here are 5 ways you can save money on your 2018-19 Back to School shopping!</span><br />
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the Sunday paper, in stores and in weekly ads and online. To find the best online coupons, click on the Krazy Koupon Lady logo to learn about opportunities for Back to School Savings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I hope these 5 ideas help you to save money during this Back-to-School season! Where do you like to go to shop for school supplies? How do you save school supply dollars? Feel free to comment. I'd love to hear your ideas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I used these 5 ideas when shopping for my granddaughter's school supplies and achieved 50% savings over what I would've have spent! But that fact didn't surprise as much as the following: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">When my granddaughter dropped by my house later, I suggested we inventory the purchased supplies to make sure nothing was forgotten. So, armed with the list, my "soon-to-be a big 4th grader" granddaughter began checking off what I purchased against her school supply list.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Soon she said, "we need more glue sticks BB." </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"How many do we have?" I asked.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"None," </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"Show me," I said. The list required 4 2-ct packs of glue sticks. After looking through the sacks, I found the package of glue sticks - normally a pack of 6 glue sticks but this package awarded 2 free glue sticks for a total of 8. We had a lively discussion about how 4 2-ct packs of glue sticks is the same as 1 8-ct pack of glue sticks. (For some reason, my granddaughter doesn't just take my word for it, insisting on understanding in order to agree but I wouldn't have it any other way).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The most exciting part of our inventory was when we got to the pencils. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The list required 96 pencils. I had purchased 7 packs of 15. My granddaughter calculated how many groups of 15 we would need to make a total of 96 When she had counted 6 packs, she reported that she had 90 pencils. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"Is 90 enough?" I asked her.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"No, I need 96," she said. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"What should we do?"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"If I add another 15, it will be more than 96".</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"How much will it be?'</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"105."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"So do we add another package? or do we take 6 packages that make a total of 90?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">She thought about this for awhile, and finally decided she would take the additional package of 15 and as a result will be taking more than she needs but if it was a question of taking more or not enough, she wanted to take more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Inventorying her school supplies was an authentic experience for my granddaughter and gave her the opportunity to experience performing the math that you need to live rather than math used to reinforce or remediate a concept.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In my humble opinion, the best math is math you do to live - measuring, converting, counting, evaluating, analyzing, quantifying. It's a mathematical world. Our math skills are our path to success. This experience inspired me to think about the math I do daily and invite my granddaughter to help me do the math necessary to live in the world successfully so she can make connections between what she is doing in school and what she is doing or will need to do in her life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Thank you so much for reading this blog post. If you have any questions or comments, please let me know - I'd love to hear from you!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What: 25 video sessions on <i><u><a href="https://teachwithtechconference.com/" target="_blank">Teach with Tech Mini Online Conference </a></u></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">By registering for Teach with Tech Online Conference, you will gain full access to all of the daily teacher PD sessions, free of charge! You will also have access to replays, playlists, pdf downloads, and giveaways. The conference will profive a Certificate of Completion, 5 hours of PD credit (see Note below). Videos will be available for replay until 7/29/18.</span><br />
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<br />Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12873769001297314789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103343946061957025.post-7976419409667068912018-06-10T11:24:00.003-07:002018-06-26T14:24:51.878-07:00Why I Became a Seesaw Ambassador<h4>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Completing the training course to become a Seesaw Ambassador and sharing the information in a professional development at your school entitles you to:</span><br />
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<br />Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12873769001297314789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103343946061957025.post-35819324066625264232018-04-01T10:07:00.002-07:002018-06-26T14:25:07.186-07:0015 Ways to Use FlipGrid in Your Classroom (Includes Freebies!)<b style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Flipgrid</span></b><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"> is a website where
teachers create "grids" of short discussion-style questions</span><br />
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students respond to through recorded videos. Each grid is a message board where
teachers can pose a question and their students can post 90-second video
responses (in free version; longer in paid version) that appear in a tiled
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rather live near a volcano or on a fault line? Or “How was reconstruction of the South after
the Civil War successful? Where did it
fail?).<br />
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3. Predict the impact on an ecosystem in the case
of an overabundance of a species. (i.e. There’s drought on the prairie. What happens to the rabbits? Coyotes? Other species?)<br />
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4. Record a “Reading Selfie” - Read and record a passage from your library book. Continue recording
making connections "Text to Text", "Text to Self", "Text to World".<br />
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we <span style="color: red;"><b>CAN'T</b></span> excuse Dear Aunt Sally or Give My Dad A Sandwich! What is the REAL order of Operations?!<br />
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6. Poll classmates,
create a graph then share data analysis via Flipgrid.<br />
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7. Reflect on upcoming state testing by venting their feelings, concerns,
where they feel confident and what they would like to review<br />
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8. Practice
presentations for a Biographical Wax museum or Science Fair. Classmates offer a “glow” (what they enjoyed) and a “grow” (“Have you thought about...?") to offer constructive feedback.
Or, record a message to parents for an Open House or Student Showcase.<br />
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9. Record
book review or commercial to recommend
interesting reads for peers<br />
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10. Forecast the weather as a meteorologist. What’s the difference between climate and weather? What do the symbols on a weather map
mean? After studying local weather
conditions, assign students to give today’s forecast as a meteorologist on
Flipgrid.<br />
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11. Be the Teacher! Record a "HOW TO" on how to change a decimal
into a fraction or how to edit a sentence or solve the problem of the day.<br />
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12. Welcome incoming students at the beginning of
the school year. At the end of the year,
current students record a Flipgrid to advise incoming students on what they
loved about their grade and how to be successful in the upcoming year.<br />
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13. Report on a research Project.<br />
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14. Practice speaking English. For dual-language students, Flipgrid can be
used to provide opportunities for students learning English to practice their
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This one encourages collaboration between students and sharing different
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collaboration between students and sharing different ways of solving problems.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">There are also tips on common misconceptions
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My Top 5 Best Elementary Math Blog list, in no particular order, includes:<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://mrelementarymath.com/blogpage/" target="_blank"><img alt="https://mrelementarymath.com/blogpage/" border="0" data-original-height="155" data-original-width="365" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY06RGqzsXH9EajP6yJXAN5inFI4K3LmnwglBvtDmm3FrSFMvDg6TvYh2VzZnf8W0SzQZgGCREh1yLpefxCh7-df7aMcbpDHsmYv6H4gj-AxlZNvJYJ6P04EHRAsrtrUN17fudFapP9aY/s400/mr+elem.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;">Greg Coleman’s goal: Make math fun while maximizing student
achievement. You can find ideas,
resources, and videos on his </span><a href="https://mrelementarymath.com/start-here/" style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;" target="_blank">webpage</a><span style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;"> and his </span><a href="https://mrelementarymath.com/blogpage/" style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;" target="_blank">blog</a><span style="text-align: left; text-indent: -0.25in;">. </span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><i><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">over 50</span></b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></i></span>FREE resources. For Freebies, go
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<br />Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12873769001297314789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103343946061957025.post-50274200044431585322018-01-07T18:19:00.005-08:002018-01-07T18:21:19.175-08:00Best Blog Post of 2018Recently I read that the best advice for growing your blog is to<br />
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<em>What have I been reading?</em></h3>
The most awesome blog entries I have been reading lately are written by Vicki Davis who writes the <a href="http://www.coolcatteacher.com/" target="_blank">Cool Cat Teacher Blog</a> <br />
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Ms. Davis has been teaching high school for 15 years, teaching teachers how to use technology in the classroom for 20 years, blogging since 2005 and recording podcasts since 2013. She’s earned numerous awards which you can read about on the bio written on her home page. <br />
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Ms. Davis is now writing a series of blogposts called, “80 Days of Excellence” which began January 1, 2018. She has committed to learning and sharing about excellence each day, in some way. Even though it’s now January 7th, these entries are timeless and can be easily accessed on <a href="http://www.coolcatteacher.com/" target="_blank">Cool Cat Teacher Blog</a><br />
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What I am enjoying most about these posts is that Ms. Davis shares herself. Her posts are rich and universal, in their truth and easily applied. I find myself reflecting on her shares and trying different ways to increase excellence in my own life. <br />
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<br />Betsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12873769001297314789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1103343946061957025.post-81062783081396899592018-01-02T13:31:00.000-08:002018-01-02T13:31:14.879-08:00Which Operation Should I Use to Solve a Word Problem? -- Interactive Anchor Chart<h4>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">As my students and I discuss problem-solving, I have been looking for the
“exact right” anchor chart as a visible reference for choosing the correct
operation. I’ve seen anchor charts that
address addition vs. subtraction or multiplication vs division but not one that
includes all four operations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"> I was viewing a video on YouTube called, <a href="http://moldingminds.com/video-introduction-to-the-bar-model/" target="_blank">“</a></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="http://moldingminds.com/video-introduction-to-the-bar-model/" target="_blank">Introduction to The Bar Model (Strip Diagram) - Math Problem Solving Method”</a>. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"> The anchor chart I’ve been looking for was on
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"> <i><u>My rendition</u></i></span></h4>
I redrew this to make it larger (and add some color). Here's what I came up with:<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">If you want to make this chart interactive, ask students to write words that helped
them choose the correct operation on small sticky notes. Tack under the appropriate
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;"><b>Total:</b> whole, biggest, everything, final amount<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;"><b>Addition:</b> in all, altogether, total, combine, sum, more<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;"><b>Multiplication:</b> each, equally, times, per, every, share, rate,
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;"><b>Subtraction:</b> left, difference, change, how many (much)
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;"><b>Division:</b> each (also used for multiplication), one,
divided, part, how many groups? Per (also used in multiplication), quotient<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">Do you have an idea for
an anchor chart that illustrates which operation to use? I’d love it if you would like to share
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<li><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Whole
Class Games </span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; text-indent: -0.25in;">designed to involve the entire class at the same
time, for use in a classroom setting where the teacher has their computer
hooked up to a projector or large screen TV.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Individual
Games</span>, </b><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; text-indent: -0.25in;">designed to be used 1:1
computer and student. Just input your
questions, and the template has built in many games around them. As the student
answer your questions the mini games get harder.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> </span></li>
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Preparation</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">- Some downloadable templates are fully functional ready to play,
you just grab your vocabulary or review questions and put the game up on the
screen. </span></span></li>
<li><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Board Game Templates </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; text-indent: -0.25in;">in Microsoft Word</span></li>
<li><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Bingo Card Generator </span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; text-indent: -0.25in;">in </span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; text-indent: -0.25in;">Microsoft Excel
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<span style="font-family: 'bookman old style', serif;">Each
time our elementary students take a benchmark assessment, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'bookman old style', serif;">they </span><span style="font-family: 'bookman old style', serif;">do a graph that
shows their strengths and weaknesses by specific </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'bookman old style', serif;">learning </span><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;">standards.</span><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;">Once students know their weaknesses, they can </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;">access </span><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;">resources to improve their understanding. </span><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;">Here are 38 online </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;">computer </span><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;">games that
students can use to practice skills to remediate </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;">weaknesses. </span><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif;">I’ve put a </span><span style="font-family: 'bookman old style', serif;">thumbnail for each game so
students and see if</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'bookman old style', serif;">it’s </span><span style="font-family: 'bookman old style', serif;">something they might </span><span style="font-family: 'bookman old style', serif;">be interested in.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">aligned
with specific learning standards or reinforce skills that</span><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> support </span><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">standard(s)</span></li>
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engaging that students will want to play them at home </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">easy enough to use that students can access them on their own </span><span style="font-family: 'bookman old style', serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">with</span><span style="font-family: 'bookman old style', serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> little assistance and support</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">primarily
used for remediation and reinforcement</span></li>
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The link to this site is: <a href="http://www.frenship.us/Page/6494" target="_blank">Games to Play on a Desktop Computer</a></h4>
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are some of your favorite sites for your student who need extra practice? Please leave a comment. I’d love to read about the games that work in
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