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Math: Number Sense and Number Bonds
- Numerical Fluency chart
- Connect to post: Addition and Subtraction Part 1: Numerical Fluency
- Daily Practice to Build Number Sense PDF
- Connect to post: Daily Math Meeting Part 1
- Connect to post: Daily Math Meeting Part 2: Subitizing
- Connect to post: Daily Math Meeting Part 3: Days of week/month, graphing
- Connect to post: Daily Math Meeting Part 4: Number of the day/week and fun facts
- Connect to post: Daily Math Meeting Part 5: 100 chart and “Guess My Number”
- Number Bond 3-10 assessment part-whole cards
- Number Bond Assessment recording sheet
- Connect to post: Subitizing: What does that mean?
- Connect to post: Number Talks Part 1: KG-1st grade
- Connect to post: Number Bonds KG-2nd grade
- Part-Part-Whole Boxes template
- Coin Toss recording sheet
- On and Off number bonds activity
- Hide and Seek number bonds activity
- Shake and Spill Directions
- Shake and Spill recording page
- 4 Games About Ten
- Connect to post: Addition and Subtraction Part 2: Part-Part-Whole
- Ten frame dot cards 1-10
- Connect to post: Ten Frames Part 1: Number Sense
Math: Place Value and Rounding
- Rounding Whole Number Charts
- Open number lines for rounding
- Number line and digit cards activity
- Connect to Post: Number Lines and Rounding
- Place Value using a 100 chart: Connect to Using a 100 chart
- Place Value in addition: Connect to Number Talks Part 3: Computation Strategies
- Place Value in multiplication: Connect to Multiplication Strategies Part 3: Area Model, Partial Products, Bowtie
Math: Addition and Subtraction
- Addition Story Structures: Anchor Charts
- Addition and Subtraction Story Structure Information
- Connect to post: Addition and Subtraction Part 4: Equal sign and join story structures
- Connect to post: Addition and Subtraction Part 2: Part-Part-Whole
- Subtraction Story structure anchor charts
- Doubles teaching ideas and video link
- Four in a row game cards
- Connect to post: Addition and Subtraction Strategies Part 3: Doubles and Near Doubles
- Choose 3 Ways Addition / Subtraction
- Connect to post: Number Talks Part 2: Strategies and decomposing
- Connect to post: Number Talks Part 3: Computational strategies
- Addition Story Actions chart
- Connect to post: Math Problem Solving Part 1: Join (aka Some and Some More)
- Subtraction Story Actions chart
- Connect to post: Math Problem Solving Part 2: Separate (aka SSWA)
- Comparison Story Problems Pics
- Connect to post: Math Problem Solving Part 3: Comparing
Math: Multiplication and Division
Multiplication fact strategies chart
- Distributive property for multiplication activity
- Multiplication Strategies PDF
- Decomposing factors using an array
- Connect to post: Multiplication Concepts Part 2: Arrays
- Choose 3 Ways: Multip. & Division
- Connect to post: Multiplication Strategies Part 1: Basics and skip counting
- Connect to post: Multiplication Strategies Part 3: Connecting to place value
- Connect to post: Number Talks Part 3: Computation strategies 3rd-5th
- Double This Double That Multip. Game
- Doubles and Halves Matching Activity Cards (Multip.)
- Connect to post: Multiplication Strategies Part 4: Doubling/Halving and Lattice
- Partial quotients tutorial
- “What I Know” chart (for partial quotient div.)
- Connect to post: Making Sense of Division
- Equal groups pictures and list template
- Equal groups strategy with template
- Multiplication and Division task cards
- Connect to post: Math Problem Solving Part 4: Equal Groups
- Equal groups comparison problem pics
- Connect to post: Math Problem Solving Part 5: Mult. and Div. Comparisons
Math: Measurement and Geometry
- Geometry 2D shape quick guide
- Quadrilateral flow chart
- Connect to post: Geometry: Part 1 – The Basics
- Decompose and Compose Polygons
- Connect to post: Geometry Part 4: More composing and decomposing
- Prism Building Activity
- Volume game
- Connect to post: Volume: Concrete activities to increase understanding
- Using Color Tiles directions (to measure area of irregular shapes)
- Using color tiles outline templates
- Connect to post: Using Color Tiles to Measure Area of Irregular Shapes
- Classify Letters of the Alphabet (Lines and Angles)
- Tangling with Angles (Angle Measure)
- Surface area foldable
- Connect to post: Geometry Part : Composing and decomposing (+ surface area)
- Block-It Game Directions (Area of regular rectangles / arrays in multiplication)
Math: Decimals
- Decimal teaching notes
- Discovering decimals anchor charts
- Decimal, Fraction, Money Matching Cards
- Discovering Decimals number of the day and game
- Connect to post: Discovering Decimals Part 1: Basic concepts
- Representing Decimals
- Adding Decimals
- Race to 1, decimal addition game
- Subtracting Decimals
- Connect to post: Discovering Decimals Part 2: Adding & Subtracting
- Multiplying decimals
- Dividing decimals
- Connect to post: Discovering Decimals Part 3: Multiplication and Division
- Rounding Round Up Game for Decimals
- Connect to post: Discovering Decimals Part 1: Basic concepts
- Rounding Match (nearest hundredth)
- Connect to post: Number Lines and Rounding
Math: Fractions
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- Connect to post: Fractions Part 1: Basics
- Connect to post: Fractions Part 3: Misconceptions
- Connect to post: Fractions Part 1: Basics
- Fractions: Constructing and Drawing Pictures
- Connect to post: Fractions Part 2: Constructing and Drawing
- Connect to post: Math Art Part 1: Fraction Circle Art (3rd-5th)
- True-False Equivalent Fractions Sort
- Fraction War recording sheet
- Connect to post: Fractions Part 5: Equivalent fractions
- Comparing Fractions chart
- Connect to post: Fractions Part 4: Compare fractions
- Adding and Subtracting Fractions Guide
- Connect to post: Fractions Part 6: Adding and Subtracting
Math: Algebraic Reasoning
- Connect to post: Daily Math Meeting Part 3: Patterns (KG-2nd)
- Growing patterns, functions, and coordinate graphing (3rd-7th)
- If-Then Evaluating Variables Game
- Connect to post: Functions and Evaluating Expressions (5th-7th)
Math: Literature Connections
- Connect to post: Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes (Great beginning of school activity)
- Connect to post: Picture Pie by Ed Emberley (Fraction Circle Art)
- Connect to post: The Greedy Triangle by Marilyn Burns (compose and decompose shapes)
Literacy: Guided Reading and Literacy Stations
- Guided Reading: The first 6 weeks of school
- Center Organization Schedules
- Literacy Stations Ideas
- Connect to post: Literacy Stations (overview)
- Connect to post: Guided Reading and Literacy Learning Stations Part 1: Getting Started
- Connect to post: Guided Reading and Literacy Learning Stations Part 2: Classroom Community and Procedures
- Connect to post: Guided Reading and Literacy Learning Stations Part 3: Stations and Grouping
- Connect to post: Guided Reading and Literacy Learning Stations Part 4: The Rotation System
- Connect to post: Guided Reading and Literacy Learning Stations Part 5: The Flexible System
- Connect to post: Six Small Group Literacy Organization Ideas
- How to do a running record
- Teacher’s Prompting Guide
- Fix-it strategy chart (full size)
- Fix-it strategy bookmarks (2 per page)
- Connect to post: Reading Fix-it Strategies: Part 1 – Meaning
- Reading With Your Child at Home
Literacy: Writing
- Writing Strategies chart
- Connect to post: Writing Part 1: How to get students to write
- Connect to post: Writing Part 3: Modeling and Shared Writing (Class News)
- Connect to post: Writing Part 5: Temporary Spelling and Word Wall
- Printing and cursive handwriting guide
- Connect to post: Writing Part 2: Concepts of Print / Handwriting
- Writing mini-lessons
- Descriptive Writing Model
- Connect to post: Writing Part 4: How to get kids to stay on topic
- Connect to post: Writing Part 6: Mini Lessons
- Connect to post: Writing Part 7: Four Square Model of Organization
- Connect to post: Writing Part 8: Six Traits and Descriptive Model
Literacy: Comprehension
- Text Structure Main Idea and Summarizing Posters CE-2019
- Connect to post: Text Structure Parts 1-4
- Eight Critical Attributes of Teaching a Comprehension Lesson
Literacy: Other
- Concepts about Print poster
- Concepts about Print guidelines
- Connect to post: Concepts About Print: PreK-1st grade
- Connect to post: Sight Words and Word Walls
- Building Fluency Guide
- 20 Tips for Student Engagement
- Vocabulary Expert Template
- Connect to post: Meaningful Student Engagement: Whole Class Reading
- Letter of the Day Lesson Plan Template (1 page)
- Letter of the Day vs. Week Research Article
- Connect to post: Alphabet Letter and Sounds Research