Baby, it’s cold outside: Winter Math Activities
It’s that time of the year when winter weather creeps in, and brings with it a lot of fun and excitement! What better way to celebrate the winter season than by incorporating it into our math lessons. These resources are PERFECT! Here are my FAVORITE winter-themed, hands-on math lessons for my mixed-aged group class! (There…
Using Claim-Evidence-Reasoning to Teach Non-Fiction Reading strategies.
Biological Change: Unity and Diversity Are you looking for an engaging way to teach your students about biological change: unity and diversity? Science reading comprehension can be tough! Claim-evidence-reasoning activities are a great way to do just that! Through the use of nonfiction reading comprehension and close reading passages, your students will be able to…
Claim-Evidence-Response FREEBIE The Importance of Using Nonfiction Texts with the Claim-Evidence-Reasoning Strategy
As teachers, it is our responsibility to equip our students with the necessary skills to become critical thinkers and problem solvers. One of the most effective ways to do this is through the use of the claim-evidence-reasoning (CER) strategy. This strategy involves making a claim, providing evidence to support it, and then explaining the reasoning…
Celebrating Black History Month: A Focus on Biographies with Close Reading Activities
February is Black History Month, a time to celebrate and recognize the contributions and achievements of African Americans throughout history. As educators, it’s important that we take this opportunity to teach our students about the heroes and trailblazers who have made a significant impact on our society. This year, we’re focusing on biographies and using…
Nonfiction Reading and how to kill two birds with one stone! Earth’s Place in the Universe: Using Claim-Evidence-Response Strategies & Close Reading
Earth’s Place in the Universe: Using Claim-Evidence-Response Strategies & Close Reading Using nonfiction passages has definitely helped me cover content that would otherwise be super difficult to teach, much less scaffold or review. For students, it is of course important to develop strong reading comprehension skills in order to understand the world around us. Many…
Winter Math activities- Geometry Color By Code
It’s that time of the year again when winter creeps in and brings with it a lot of fun and excitement- even for the big kids!! What better way to celebrate the winter season than by incorporating it into our math lessons. This resource is PERFECT. You’ve found a winter math-themed, NO PREP, hands-on way…
Maps unit!
We will be starting our year off with a unit on reading, understanding, making and following maps! Being a hybrid Montessori classroom, it’s all about how to make this a hands-on experience. We are starting out with an exploration of this topographical map of Yellowstone, and comparing it to a virtual Yellowstone tour. Later on,…
Equivalent Fractions Mystery Picture Freebie
Ahhh! Fractions!! Year after year, this word incites fear in the children of my classroom. It takes some work to undo that ingrained “Fraction Fear.” Fun activities, such as this one, are ways that we do just that. I use this as a review activity for my older students, which then turns into a mentoring…
Counting Coins Mystery Pictures!
Repetition is the name of the game when it comes to mastering any math concept! Practice really does make perfect (or improvement). I am always looking for new, inventive, and fun ways to encourage practice and repetition with math concepts in my classroom. That is why I developed these fun hundreds board Mystery Pictures for…
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