Nicaragua Summer Family Vacation 2014
Nicaragua? Are you going on a mission trip?.....just a couple of the responses when people heard where our family vacation was taking us this year. I must say our trip started off rather bumpy when our rental van tire was slashed and my sister's smart phone and about $25 in cash was stolen during the whole tire ordeal....all within the first hour of travel after leaving the airport. My husband was ready to turn around and go back to the airport and head home! I was wondering what in the world I had gotten us into this year. I thought we were traveling to one of the safest countries in Central America. The good thing is from that point the trip just got better and better. I have never seen so many people work so hard and have so little, but yet so much. No washers and dryers, but the children's school clothes were pristine white! Nicaraguans traveled by horse, buggy, walked, rode bicycles, took taxis, chicken buses, and very few owned motor vehicles. We traveled to the mountains of Nicaragua where we hiked to waterfalls and down a river through a canyon. We flew to the Corn Islands of Nicaragua in the beautiful Caribbean where we enjoyed snorkeling and island views. Then it was off to Ometepe to climb a volcano! All in all a great trip and opened our eyes to the culture of Nicaragua. Traveling to third world countries really makes you appreciate everything you have in the United States!! We are truly 
blessed.
blessed.
So little time and so Much to do? The answer may be Math Workshop!
90 minutes sounds like plenty of time to teach math, but it never seems to be enough! Whole group, math facts, and math centers.....how to do it all in just 90 minutes and insure all students are learning?
Have you heard of Math Workshop? Several of our Tahlequah teachers are now using this concept to fit it all in each day. Math Workshop is much what our literacy teachers have been doing forever. The general idea is the teacher meets with the whole group for about 10 minutes each day, then the students break up into groups and rotate through math activities using a choice board, while the teacher is instructing 5-6 students in small group. Wow! It really works. Once the small group instruction has completed, the teacher brings the students back to whole group to reflect on the learning that has taken place. You will even have time for your math fact instruction of 20 minutes each day. If you are interested in the concept of Math Workshop, let me know and we will get together to make a game plan.
Sweden, Norway, and Denmark Summer Family Vacation 2013
My family and I (11 adults) had another great family vacation. This summer we ventured by motorhome throughout Scandinavia! It was my first trip across the Atlantic Ocean and my first vacation in a motorhome! It was different than our normal hike, beach, snorkel, off the beaten path vacations we have taken to Costa Rica, Mexico, and the Caribbean. What a road trip it was!!! Two weeks of the most breathtaking sights I have ever seen with many harrowingly narrow roads up and down beautiful fjords, and more waterfalls than I ever imagined seeing in a lifetime. We traipsed around fortresses, through palaces, and up and down the city streets of Stockholm and Copenhagen admiring the centuries old architecture. Never have I seen such beautiful churches! We even rode a wheeled bobsled down the Olympic bobsled track in Lillehammer, Norway. I can't wait to see where next summer's vacation takes me.
Do you have a Math Link you would like to share?
If you have found a great website for mathematics instruction, please email the link to rogersla@tahlequahschools.org.
Need a Math Activity?
If you would like a hands-on math activity, training with clickers or the Mead Board and you would like to schedule me to visit your classroom, email me at rogersla@tahlequahschools.org.
I would love to come to your class to have a Math Talk or a math lesson with your students.
Check out the new Smart Notebook websites added to the links. These are easily adaptable to your grade level. Let me know if you need any assistance.
I would love to come to your class to have a Math Talk or a math lesson with your students.
Check out the new Smart Notebook websites added to the links. These are easily adaptable to your grade level. Let me know if you need any assistance.
Tying Literature to Math
Some great books to be using in your classroom to tie literature to math are...
COMPUTATION
A Remainder of One by Elinor Pinczes
Amanda Bean’s Amazing Dream by Cindy Neuschwander
100 Hungry Ants by Elinor Pinczes
The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins
Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Multiplication Book by Jerry Pallotta
Ben Franklin and the Magic Squares by Frank Murphy
Hershey’s Kisses Subtraction Book by Jerry Pallotta
The King’s Commissioners by Aileen Friedman
M & M’s Color Pattern Book by Barbara Barbieri McGrath
Skittles Riddles Book by Barbara Barbieri McGrath
How Much is a Million? By David M. Schwartz
If you Made a Million by David M. Schwartz All of the Stuart J Murphy books
COMPUTATION
A Remainder of One by Elinor Pinczes
Amanda Bean’s Amazing Dream by Cindy Neuschwander
100 Hungry Ants by Elinor Pinczes
The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins
Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Multiplication Book by Jerry Pallotta
Ben Franklin and the Magic Squares by Frank Murphy
Hershey’s Kisses Subtraction Book by Jerry Pallotta
The King’s Commissioners by Aileen Friedman
M & M’s Color Pattern Book by Barbara Barbieri McGrath
Skittles Riddles Book by Barbara Barbieri McGrath
How Much is a Million? By David M. Schwartz
If you Made a Million by David M. Schwartz All of the Stuart J Murphy books
Great Activities to Gain Automaticity with Math Facts in the Classroom
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