
As always, I hope you are happy, healthy, and loved. I also hope your new year is off to a beautiful beginning.I always appreciate winter breaks, I can pause, catch my…
As always, I hope you are happy, healthy, and loved. I also hope your new year is off to a beautiful beginning.I always appreciate winter breaks, I can pause, catch my…
Happy Monday! As always, I hope you are happy, healthy, and loved. Every day, I work to recognize how fortunate I am. I see many phenomenal teachers working hard to…
Happy Monday! As always, I hope you are healthy, happy, and loved. Last week was tough for me. I experienced a lot of successes and wins, but I over-focused on the things…
Happy Monday! As always, I hope you are happy, healthy, peaceful, and loved. I have been spending time with upper-grade students lately and I am CONCERNED. Why are so many fourth-graders…
Happy Monday! I once saw a quote that read, “Do not let the littleness in others bring out the littleness in you.” That quote is a founding practice in my…
I hope you are all healthy, happy, loved, and well-rested. I have been fortunate these last few weeks to work with Ms. Morales and Mrs. Aguirre. They have shown me…
As always, I hope this email finds you with an abundance of people, places, and things for which you can be grateful. I am the type of person who will grow…
Of course CGI Math includes direct instruction. The difference between CGI’s direct instruction and direct instruction done the traditional way is that the students are providing the direct instruction. Throughout…
Research says that counting is the number one way to develop number sense. Counting collections is a informative activity that gets students counting and gives us a window into their needs and strengths,…
When it comes to unpacking problems, there is one thing that is most important. The thing that matters most when unpacking word problems is that your students understand the process and…
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