Wednesday, January 2, 2013

New to the Blogging World!

Please bear with me as I am figuring out this whole blogging thing.  I have wanted to do this for a while and made it my New Year's Resolution to sit down and figure it out.  I did not want to spend money on a blog design as I am sure I can figure this out on my own (read my husband can figure this out and then teach me).  

I am super excited to be starting Guided Math with my first graders when we come back from break on Tuesday.  It is something that I have wanted to do for a while, but I struggled with the logistics of it.  My boss gave me some great advice and got me motivated.  The conversation went like this: 

Me:  I really want to try guided math, I have dabbled with it a little, but I just can't wrap my head around how it is going to work.

Her:  Amber, it isn't much different than Guided Reading.  Just do it.

Me:  Okay then!

I saw the magnetic pizza tins for group management on pinterest.  I am going to get some tomorrow!  I will post pictures when I get them finished!

Update:  Here is the finished product!  The supplies to make them cost less than 15 dollars!
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4 comments:

  1. D. PoenischJanuary 4, 2013 at 5:16 AM

    I am not sure what guided math is - can you give me a little explanation?

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2013 at 6:07 AM

    Sure! Guided Math is small group math instruction so the kids are being instructed at their level. It is a great way to give specific instruction that meets the students needs. When I am meeting with a group the other kids are at a math center practicing skills that are appropriate to them. I do a lot of Box Cars and One Eyed Jacks (http://www.boxcarsandoneeyedjacks.com/) games in my room which lend themselves well to center work. I am going to do a big post on this after we are back from break and have dove in full force. :)

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  3. ErinJanuary 13, 2013 at 9:48 AM

    I am your newest follower. I stumbled upon your blog while I was doing my (dare I say it) weekly blog stalking. I love the pizza tin idea. While I was reading through the post, I was trying to figure out where it would work in my classroom. I share a room with another teacher and we divide the room enough. This makes placement of larger things a bit tricky. I'm definitely going to keep this in the back of my head though!

    Erin
    It's "OWL" Goo in Kindergarten

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 13, 2013 at 9:53 AM

    On amazon you can get pizza pans that are about the size of a paper plate. They are a bit more expensive though. Or is there a way you could hang them from your ceiling? I weekly blog stalk also! :). Thanks for stopping by!
    Amber

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