Monday, May 2, 2016. Connecting Math and Art to Teach Multiplication. In October of 2011, one of my students, now a highly successful classroom teacher, created an annotated bibliography on connecting math and art in the teaching of multiplication. My thanks to Christine Mingus. In this lesson, students explore positive and negative space and create a sta.

Here is one say to give students some visual and tactile experience with coins. Write Word Problems about your Students! This has your name in it! Mr Murray, did YOU. Links to other Math sites.

Want to Guest Post? Monday, April 28, 2014. It is true, there ARE Common Core activities that are actually fun. In this stressful time of accountability and standardized testing, it is easy for teachers to feel the need to test prep. One of my favorites is called Doggy Dilemma. Performance tasks, especially whe.

Superb lesson ideas and supports for Grades 4 -6 teachers and parents. Paying Attention to Mathematics Education.

Thursday, August 7, 2014. Here is how I put them together. I use two notebooks, stapling the back cover of the first to the .

This school year, I have been busy with finding ways to support fraction instruction in 3rd grade. I have been very fortunate to have the opportunity to try out a new Common Core fraction lesson with a group of third graders once a week. In an effort to share the experience with the classroom teachers, I created a separate blog just for that purpose. Why not share these experiences on my wordpress site with everyone? I am so proud of these kids! .

To promote creative solutions and critical thinking in problems that require a great deal of perseverance. Encouraging visual representations of solutions. Creative and engaging math games and activities. Osmo Reflectors bringing life to math fact practice. At the pond, studen.

Finding joy in the journey of teaching and learning. I sit here tonight reflecting, as we all probably do in some form. There have been times this year that have been amazing and times that have been extremely hard. What has your year been like? How are you seeing Him work in.

Making first-decade teachers look good since 2014. Teach ME Math and Science. 5 Things I Learned In My 1st Year of Teaching. I finished my first year of teaching. I began my second year of teaching.