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If you think Counting Collections activities are only for K–2, we have a pleasant surprise in this issue!
Discover how to add these engaging, hands-on activities to boost number sense and flexibility with operations—even in middle-grade and upper-grade elementary classrooms.
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Enjoy a taste of Zaner-Bloser with these free printables.
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Counting Collections Recording Sheets
Add recording sheets to your Counting Collections activities to help students work independently or in small groups without a teacher.
Our set includes a simple version for beginners and a more robust version for experienced mathematicians.
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Telling Time Number Line Activity
See what your students discover with an interactive number line! This free, ready-to-use activity helps students tell time from digital and analog clocks and place the times in order from morning to evening.
Activity instructions, discussion questions, and printable activity cards are included. Suggestions for an additional stretch activity and example photos are included as well.
P.S. Interested in more like this? Check out Kickstart: Number Line Activities
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Conferencing Tips for Teachers
Whether you’re setting up a writing workshop, hosting weekly small-group share outs, or looking for ways to connect 1:1 on any topic, student conferencing is a great opportunity to get to know your students, provide targeted learning support, and build confidence!
Download a freebie with conferencing tips inspired by Welcome to the Writing Workshop authors Lynne Dorfman and Stacey Shubitz.
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Proofreading Marks
Explicit teaching of proofreading marks helps students in grades 2–6 complete peer review and editing tasks in writing. This downloadable key keeps the marks you’ve taught top of mind!
Print a copy to display in an editor’s station, tape a copy inside students’ writing folders, or laminate a copy to keep at each table or desk cluster.
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Fun Fact: The buzzing sound we hear near honeybees is caused by the vibration of their wings flapping 230 times per second!
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Support Spelling Skills
Right now there’s a lot of buzz about word study! Looking for fun ways to practice spelling and inspire a curiosity for words? Try adding a spelling challenge to games students already love.
See the full list of spelling tips for more ideas.
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Fun Fact: Field bees leave the hive daily to forage for pollen and nectar they bring back in “pollen baskets” on their legs.
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Inspired by the field bees, we’ve collected ideas from classrooms across the country to share with you!
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Daily Number Sense Practice
In Mr. Henderson’s classroom, even calendar time during morning meeting is an opportunity to think and talk about numbers!
Some days students suggest how to represent the number on the calendar using a method they know. Other times Mr. Henderson specifically asks for a representation he wants the class to practice.
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Student Book Recommendations
Inspired by the "Staff Picks" posted on shelves at her favorite bookstore, a teacher in Indiana created a template for students to share their recommendations with classmates.
When students finish reading a book, they can complete a card and place it in a basket on top of the bookshelf. Two students assigned the job of “library helpers” review all cards with their teacher at the end of the week and decide which recommendations to add or remove.
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Fun Fact: A honey super is a box a beekeeper adds to the top of a hive structure to give bees more room to store honey. The term is short for superstructure.
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The Hive’s Honey Super is a space for extra resources, too! We’ve included links you might like to explore.
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