Many of us understand the need for including leveled reading books in our classroom libraries so all students have access to texts. Many of us have also embraced the…
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I used to be envious of others until I realized, everybody faces challenges. Last week… I had the pleasure of observing teachers teach. One new teacher “Gabriel”, in particular was…
I hope you are all doing well and finding joy in the everyday things. I think it is very easy to take things for granted especially when it comes to how…
As always, I hope this email finds you happy, healthy, and loved. I was listening to an interior designer explain how he designed and decorated homes the other day and I…
I hope that this email finds you all healthy, happy, and loved. It’s funny, I still get a little nervous or anxious right before it’s time to teach a lesson…
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…
How can we get kids to move away from misconceptions and miscalculations in a timely manner, if they only get to practice once a week? Go beyond right and wrong answers and notice…
When young students are initially introduced to subtraction, it’s taught to them as “take away”. Unfortunately, too many students never learn to see it any other way. In the early…
How many trips to the gym does it take before you see a difference? One or two lessons on a subject may not be enough to get the results you…
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,…
