Teaching plan

The last two components of my math block are the math lesson and lesson assessment. I use the 5-E lesson model to teach new math content. I like the 5-E model because it allows the students to explore and discover the content on their own before I provide additional information and strategies. The 5-E model also allows me to facilitate the lesson through questioning and assess the students' understanding throughout the lesson through my observations. While I regularly plan my lessons using…

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Curriculum maps give your pacing for the year ensuring standards mastery. This post walks through curriculum mapping with a video tutorial on using Excel.

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Teaching and learning research; trial and error; participation in studies; experience of teaching and observing teachers over the past 25 years.

Eeeek! Our very first weekly lesson plan y'all! The teacher nerd in me is so excited to share this with you! The majority of my teaching career was spent teaching kindergarten and first, so I

All Posts in This Series: Introduction Starting with the Standards Creating Long Range Plans Writing Unit Plans Differentiating Unit Plans Organizing Your Units The Planning Calendar The chicken or the egg? The unit plans or the long range plan? I struggled with which post to type up first. I chose to focus on Long Range Plans next because that's what I start with each year. However, you would have to have at least an "outline" of your unit plans before creating your first long range plan…

Learn how to set yearlong plans, plan for a unit and daily topics, and create lessons plans.

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