A Beginner’s Guide to Math Talks
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by Cassie Dahl
3y ago
Do you use math talks in your elementary classroom? Math talks are a great way to engage students in authentic conversations about math concepts. If you want to start using math talks in your classroom or if you need to make a change to how you currently implement them, this guide will give you actionable steps for implementing math talks. This post contains some affiliate links to make your life easier! Any purchases made through one of these links earns us a small commission. at no extra cost to you. The commission helps to support the blog so we can continue to share content ..read more
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Tips to Refresh Your Math Routine
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by Cassie Dahl
3y ago
It is important to reflect on our math routines. This post walks you through the process I take to give my math routine a little refresh. This is great to do at the beginning of the year, after a long break, or anytime your math block is feeling a bit boring. Procedure Practice: One of the most important things to focus on when you refresh your math block is your procedures. When students have mastered each procedure, you will have a functional math block that is productive. Here are some questions to ask yourself: What is working well? What needs to be changed? Is there wasted time? Do stud ..read more
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Easily Plan for Math Small Groups
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by Cassie Dahl
3y ago
Differentiating your math instruction can be challenging, but you can use math small groups to differentiate your lessons . In every classroom you have students who are working on level, below level, or above level. You have students who have mastered your lesson in 2.2 seconds flat and others who have not mastered the prerequisite skills they need to learn the new content. The hardest part about differentiating math instruction is planning to have students in multiple places within a content area all at the same time. A few years back, I switched to teaching with math small groups. Each unit ..read more
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A Quick Guide to Fostering Strong Relationships with your Students
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by Hayley Klees
3y ago
It is essential that we build a strong foundational relationship with students from the very first day of school. This must be done before we dive into curriculum. In order to build these profound relationships, our students must know that we care about them to establish trust among one another. Fostering strong relationships with your students can begin on Day 1 and build from there! 1. Share Your “About Me” With Your Students One of the most common first day activities in any classroom includes students sharing all about their lives with one another. Their favorite color, favorite food, favo ..read more
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Fun and Easy Activities for Back to School
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by Cassie Dahl
3y ago
Back to school activities are one of my favorite things to plan. Building a strong community from the start is essential for a successful classroom. Here are some of my favorite back to school activities that can be used both in the classroom or with distance learning. This post contains some affiliate links to make your life easier! Any purchases made through one of these links earns us a small commission. at no extra cost to you. The commission helps to support the blog so we can continue to share content and freebies with you. All views and opinions are purely my own. This o ..read more
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10 Morning Meeting Activities (For A Contact Free Classroom)
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by Cassie Dahl
3y ago
Are you prepping for the new school year and wondering how you are going to make morning meeting work in your classroom? I have brainstormed 10 different morning meeting activities that allow your students to have fun, while being contact free. Build your classroom community with these quick and easy activities! Three Clues: This is a favorite in my classroom! Have a student choose a random object. Once they have selected their object (you can have them jot it down on a sticky note so you can see), have them share three clues about their random object with their peers. Remind them that the cl ..read more
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Why You Should Be Batching Your Lessons
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by Cassie Dahl
3y ago
Admit it, you hate lesson planning too. Does anyone truly get giddy over sitting down and figuring out exactly what they are going to teach for hours on end? It can take (what feels like) forever to write out your lessons for the week and then you still have all the copies to make. Using a batching system, your workflow will be smoother and you will spend LESS time planning. I promise. This post contains some affiliate links to make your life easier! Any purchases made through one of these links earns us a small commission. at no extra cost to you. The commission helps to support th ..read more
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The 5 Step Organization Master Plan
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by Cassie Dahl
3y ago
How do you organize #allthethings in your classroom? From task cards, to games, to extra supplies – organization can get to be a bit chaotic. Unless of course, you have a master plan. Over the last few years, I have tried many different strategies to get my classroom organized. The only system that has worked is this five step plan. It cleans out the junk (let’s face it… teachers by nature are hoarders) and controls the chaos. This post contains some affiliate links to make your life easier! Any purchases made through one of these links earns us a small commission. at no extra cost to yo ..read more
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Easy Organization Tips for Student Materials
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by Cassie Dahl
3y ago
Organizing student materials can be difficult! Add flexible seating or a rotating block schedule and it can feel downright impossible. Having a plan for student organization will help streamline transitions, minimize distractions and create an overall sense of calm in your classroom. Keep reading to find out what I do in my classroom to organize all of my student materials. This post contains some affiliate links to make your life easier! Any purchases made through one of these links earns us a small commission. at no extra cost to you. The commission helps to support the blog so we ..read more
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Color Coordination of Your Teacher Materials – Made Easy
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by Cassie Dahl
3y ago
Organization is essential to have a functional classroom and color coordination helps tremendously! Over the last few years, I have developed a system for color coordinating my classroom. It has allowed me to streamline my planning and helped me to organize my classroom in a way that makes sense to me and my students. There are a few main areas that are simple to color coordinate and see immediate results. This blog post is going to share tips on color coordinating your teacher materials. This post contains some affiliate links to make your life easier! Any purchases made through one of ..read more
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