One of the main ideas behind the Common Core Initiative was to give students the strategies necessary to become effective problem solvers. Along with this premise, students are taught various strategies or methods. They
Joy of Kindergarten is hosting a 5 Things I’ll Miss About Summer Linky Party! I decided to join in the fun 🙂 First, I’ll miss setting my own schedule. Go to bed when
Our district has given us the green light to abandon our state’s previous standards and focus completely on Common Core. So, I have been spending the past few weeks gathering and creating materials to
I’ve decided to be a part of ‘all the rage’ and have my students build Math Journals this year! The 5th grade math curriculum has changed quite a bit due to the new Common
I have been busy making math posters for my classroom. One of my colleagues saw my posters and literally went crazy over them. I explained how easy it is to create a poster
I was introduced to what I think is a really cool website earlier this week and I wanted to share it with everyone. The site is called Linoit…it calls itself a ‘sticky and photo