Thank you @pauldixtweets and @BreneBrown for the inspiration! My class is brave, we choose our hard, love getting uncomfortable, and we are practicing our values all the while getting “tagged” with specific feedback! #formativeyears #thisiswhatwedohere #practicingnotprofessing

So important for Gr K & 1 kids to subitize numbers to 100. Start with ten frames, then progress to Base 10 blocks and discs. Kids should not be using their fingers to count. Why? There are far better ways to develop Base 10 thinking, important grouping skills, and number sense!

When I was a building principal, we had a group of boys who were consistently getting office referrals during lunch for aggressive and disruptive behaviors. In the past, these behaviors had led to increasingly severe consequences that did not reduce the negative behaviors (and caused some students to be sent home and to miss instruction). I sat down with the group and we worked together to come up with a plan on what to do during lunch. One of the boys asked if we could start a knitting club, since his Auntie had recently taught him how to knit. Since he was a leader of the group, the other boys agreed. I asked them to come back tomorrow with some ideas of what to knit. The next day one of the boys said that he wanted to knit little hats for the preemies at the hospital, since his little cousin was there and that a nurse mentioned that they had run out of the little hats. The boys knitted daily and we delivered the hats to the hospital. We received many heartfelt thank you notes from families, nurses and doctors (and even an in-person visit with a personal thank you and cookies from a newborn's mom). This group continued to grow as did our ability to create knitted hats for preemies. This became a huge success for the participating students. There was significant improvement in the students’ behavior, attitude, achievement, and attendance. It is so important to think outside of the box for “win-win” solutions. It really isn’t the WHAT you do that is important, it is the WHY you are doing it! Our knitting group become a team, family, and community. #maslowbeforebloom

Here's a fun & effective worksheet for your K-1 kids. Do kids practice counting backward enough? Don't think so. Makes subtracting that much harder! Can you see what other skills I'm trying to work in at the same time? Our K curriculum is looking good!

I cannot wait to read, share and gift to others, and elevate my own work each day! We are so proud of you @DaileySuzanne. ❤️❤️

Yes! Great number sense routine.

Making number pairs to 10 is a meaningful skill in building number sense and number flexibility. This kindergarten class @CBPineRunElem made valuable connections from their consistent calendar routines to our @MIF4Educators lesson. Specific math vocabulary topped it all off!

So proud of my girl sharing one of her original songs. So much talent @CBHolicongMS tonight- world get ready!

ICYMI here’s a quick video tutorial on using Google Lens to support your MLs! Empower your students to connect L1/L2 and give ML families increased support and accessibility options 💛☺️

#CBSDPROUD! Look what our very own @theVogelman has accomplished! Brett, your CB family is so proud of you & grateful that other educators get to learn from you through this beautiful book.

Conceptual with the procedural to deepen the “how” and the “why” in math. Most importantly, @CbmJacobs my heart sings to see the elevation of a collaborative culture and cooperative learning seamlessly woven into instruction meeting whole child learning. #livingroom ❤️

Number lines should not be used before 2nd grade….Say WHAT?!?!? Yup, instead it is recommended that kids use Number Paths. Here’s why: m.youtube.com/watch?v=cakDup… #elementaryteachers #elementarymath

Excited to attend!

I can’t even describe how amazing the @teachbetterteam #TeachBetter22 Conference was this past weekend. Seeing our amazing #family come together and share their stories, passion, and experience with the world was absolutely phenomenal. I love our #TeachBetter family.

It is always a complete honor to witness our @DaileySuzanne in action, but pure joy to see her continuing to shine, elevate, inspire and reach so many other educators everywhere! We learned so much together @teachbetterteam what an unforgettable last three days! #TeachBetter22

Magical! Cultivate a level of significance. @mickeysmithjrs @teachbetterteam #TeachBetter22

I am meeting so many inspiring humans @teachbetterteam here! Thank you @TomSchimmer for the chat about math with our youngest learners. To share space with so many educators that share the passion of what it means to teach has been a gift in itself. #TeachBetter22

Look for math resources that get students to think and build number sense.

Preorder! This is one you want in your hands! ❤️❤️

3 months until Teach Happier this School Year is out! I’m hoping it finds a place in educators’ hands this January. My Twitter PLC has been overwhelmingly supportive. Can’t thank you enough for the support as this dream came true 💜 Preorder link ⬇️ ascd.org/books/teach-happier…