Math Journals

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

Math Journals, or problem solving notebooks are a great way to get students writing about their mathematical thinking. They are also especially effective for giving you a glimpse into their problem solving process. I use math journals almost daily in my class and often start with this strategy to help my students more coherently explain their thinking. Teaching 4th grade in Nevada means teaching the dreaded constructed response math questions for our state test. One thing that I have been…

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As a kindergarten and first grade teacher, I loved teaching math. Don't get me wrong! Literacy is my baby. However, I have a special place in my heart for math interactive notebooks! The amount of growth that my students demonstrated made me excited to move on to the next unit. Math notebooks were great tools

KINDERGARTEN MATH - UNIT 1 I am thrilled to be sharing this huge Counting and Cardinality Unit with you! This is the math unit we start the year with in kindergarten. The kids love all of the hands-on activities we get to do, and I love how easy it is to keep them engaged.

It's so much more than a place to take notes during class.

Here is a fun way to motivate students in a math journal or math workbook! As you teach a new concept or unit of study, introduce the reference tools...

At the beginning of the school year I shared a post on how to get students started on math journals. I am hoping you have tried getting your feet wet with journals or maybe you have been rocking it ou

Today I updated my May Math Journal Prompts and re-uploaded them to tpt. I have added 5 more prompts that review some of the skills taught earlier in the year of Kindergarten. That way, when you are assessing your students at the end of the year-- their math journal might be a way of reminding or refreshing their memories from earlier in the year. Some of the skills include subtraction... Critical Thinking Skills, Addition... Sorting, Greater than... And many others!!! Don't forget if you…