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Guided Reading has been mentioned by top educators for over 50 years.  Fountas and Pinnell made it a force in education trends in the 1990’s.  Although the concept of guided reading is not new, it is still something teachers struggle with, but why?
Guided readings takes great class management, effective planning, the ability to analyze and use data from running records, and a strong knowledge of reading instruction. With all of the other demands on a teacher’s time, this can seem daunting....

Have you ever been teaching your place value and been feelings pretty good?  Your kids can label the place value chart, build numbers with base ten blocks….and then things come to a screeching halt when teaching expanded form?  Maybe your kids can only...

Do you use guided math or small group instruction during your math block?  I have done whole group math with the occasional partner game sprinkled in for novelty and a more math workshop approach. I loved using math workshop and can’t imagine going back...

Wahoo! Do you see what I see? It is a brand new blog …and website!! The website is still a work in progress.  I hope to have it complete as within the 2017 year (I like to give myself realistic deadlines).  I can’t wait to start sharing new content and...