Daily 3 math first grade

I need to start out this chapter first and foremost by saying that most of the time I was reading it, I felt like I was nodding in agreement, because...

Using math journals in kindergarten and first grade is an interactive way to cover many of common core standards and mathematical practices. Students solve word problems using manipulative and showing their learning in a more abstract way. These work grea

Simple ideas for managing guided math rotations! Tips for organizing and running math centers efficiently and successfully!

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Guided math is so important in primary classrooms. Here are activities you can use to help your students love and understand math!

Managing math rotations in a Kindergarten, first, second, third, and fourth grade classroom. Make math centers and math workstations the best part of your day with guided math lessons, ideas, and strategies. Students become a well rounded math student in guided math small groups with hands-on, engaging, and differentiated independent workstations and centers! To learn more about "Math Rotations a Favorite Time of Day", visit www.tunstallsteachingtidbits.com

When the second edition of The Daily 5 came out earlier this year I was thrilled to see the authors included a chapter about math. The ideas in the first edition of The Daily 5 really changed my classroom for the better by helping me create independence with my young learners, which allowed me to more easily work with small groups and individuals. A few years ago I tried to implement the Math Daily 5 that was outlined on the authors' website (thedailycafe.com). At that point there were five…

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Math Daily 3? What?? Yep, that’s what Chapter 8 is all about and I have to say, I like it. I already do a lot of what they describe, we use Investigations (for better or worse) so the math games are a check, and whole group is something I do well…if I do say so...

This summer I read the book Guided Math by Laney Sammons. Chapter 3 was all about using Math Warm-Ups. A quote that stuck out to me was, "Participating in a variety of brief mathematical activities during the first 20-30 minutes of the day leads students to make subtle mental shifts into the world of mathematical awareness and learning." (Laney Sammons also has a book called Daily Math Stretches for K-2 that sounds interesting, but I haven't checked it out yet!) This is why I've always tried…