Happy Summer everyone. Hadn’t expected to blog much this summer as I’m vigorously preparing for my new teaching assignment. However, something “mathy” showed up and I was asked to review it. Sumboxes is a new subscription company that comes to your door step. It’s essentially math-in-a-box. In all my years of teaching, I haven’t seen “teacher” boxes, let alone …
Clotheslines for Math concepts
Using clotheslines as an interactive number line has been a hot routine this year. Last year, I slowly and carefully rolled it out into a few classrooms for use of fractions. This school year, I’ve expanded into more classrooms, but am proud of how my teachers have especially made it work in K-2 classrooms. It’s been extraordinary to see using …