Every Day in EveryDay Math

One of the components of our Everyday Math curriculum is called "Mental Math and Reflexes."  This is usually a warm up activity to get us ready for new learning.  Yesterday's lesson said, "The leader (you or a child) forms the front of a train.  The children follow behind the leader, each child holding onto the waist of the child in front.  They think 1, hop and say "2," pause and think 3, hop and say "4," pause and think 5, hop and say "6" and so on."

Here we all are doing the lesson.

My DonorsChoose.org Grant Was Filled!

Wow!  And it was filled very quickly! 

It is a reading/writing center with tubs for holding supplies, two magnetic whiteboards, a center shelving area for holding big books, and it is on wheels.  The total cost of the project was almost $500.00 and so I am very grateful for the donors who chose to support my project.

This is my tenth funded project from DonorsChoose.  I have received about $4000.00 in free materials for my classroom over the past four years.    You may visit them at DonorsChoose.org for more information.

Here is what is coming:                                              

This is the DonorsChoose.org logo

A New Year

Welcome to a new school year!   We are practicing, practicing, practicing our routines.  For these first six weeks of school, our focus will be on learning how to be a friend.