Sue O'Connell

I am just seeing this! It sounds like fun but it’s my son’s birthday - bad timing. But have fun!

Exit ticket shows a smiling emoji, an emoji wearing glasses and a confused emoji, with prompts about what students enjoyed, what they want to know more about and what they are still scratching their heads about.

🎁 Learning doesn't need to be wrapped with a bow. Find out what Ss are still pondering after your lesson with this strategy via educator Laurel Aguilar-Kirchhoff:

Let's talk about culture in schools!!!! Courtney Flessner joins us for this conversation on Wed. 2/25 at 7 PM EST www.facebook.com/math4allshow or tinyurl.com/5hdrd5zd @mollyvokey.bsky.social @heidisabnani.bsky.social #iteachmath #iteachmaths #math4all

Open Patterns When we teach students about patterns, we’re really teaching them how to begin to think algebraically. This is especially true when we use Growing Patterns or Visual Patterns from Fawn Nguyen…

A lovely variation of a growing patterns activity from @mikewiernicki.bsky.social. What if we give students an image of Stage 1 (instead of 1-3) & ask, "How might it grow?" B/c they create the pattern, students have "a real 'need' to know how to describe it."

"I have traded 'Show your work' for 'Make it clear how you arrived at your answer,' and I feel much better about it." —Teacher Matt Enlow

📝 Would this change feel clearer for your Ss?

Join us for #ElemMathChat on Thursday, February 26th at 8pm CST / 9pm EST / 6pm PST!

Topic: Number Sense Routines/Number Talks and AI: Working smarter, not harder!

Led by TJ Jemison @tjmath.bsky.social

Happy Birthday, Shelby!

Building deep number understanding and strengthening students’ number skills are essential K-5 goals.
Math coaches—join me for practical ideas/strategies to elevate number understanding across your school/district. Sun., Mar. 1 at 10:30am PT
Register today at: virtualmathsummit.com/register/

Hi Friends! @rob-baier.bsky.social & I are doing a webinar with hand2mind tommorrow (Tuesday). Join us for:

The Power of Argumentation!

Date/Time: Tuesday, February 17 from 4-5pm CST (5-6pm Eastern)
Register here:
attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/172...

Math Routine Collaborative 16 x 2 = 8 x 6 February 15, 2026 | 4:00 ET True or false with Alison Mello www.strongermath.com/mrc

Is this equation true or false? How do you know? Can you justify it WITHOUT calculating either side?

The Math Routine Collaborative meets TOMORROW, 2/15! Register at strongermath.com/mrc

@alisonmellomath.bsky.social @mathillustrated.bsky.social @mfannie.bsky.social and I will be there! Will you?

This is a wonderful teaching resource shared by kimrimbey.bsky.social Thanks for sharing, Kim!

Listen to this episode with Deborah Peart Crayton where she talks about her book, Readers Read, Writers Write, Mathers Math. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaAF... @mollyvokey.bsky.social @heidisabnani.bsky.social #iteachmath #iteachmaths #math4all

Join #ElemMathChat on 2/5/25 at 8 pm CST / 9 pm EST with Kim Rimbey @kimrimbey.bsky.social We will explore Seeing the Math You Teach and how strong visuals help students truly see and understand the math. Because when YOU see it, THEY do too.
#ITeachMath #MTBoS #ElemMathChat

So many serious and more important things going on, but our bit of math and art silliness, AL, Logical, a mathy graphic novel goes live on Kickstarter on Wednesday. If you can help us spread the word then, we'd love it. #mathart #mathstory

Thanks for sharing this, Courtney!

Good night, everyone! Stay warm! #elemmathchat

A9 I love those types of questions, too. What do you know now? What do you still have questions about? What was easy or hard about this task (that can be eye-opening)! #elemmathchat

#elemmathchat That is the quickest hour ever!!! Thanks for joining. Wish we had more time to chat.

Thanks so much for joining #elemmathchat this evening! I appreciate you sharing your ideas! FYI - Many of the tasks I shared come from Navigating Numeracy Learning Progression Centers (hand2mind). If you want to find out more, visit my Math in Practice/Sue O'Connell Facebook group.

A9 I am a big fan of having kids write summaries and reflections. We learn when we reflect on what we've done. #elemmathchat

Q9 How might written reflections deepen learning? What would you have students record? Do you do this? If so, share your experiences. #elemmathchat

A8 A centers tip: to do a thorough introduction before sending kids to centers otherwide there's too much off-task behavior and kids not doing what you intended. Role play what they should do. #elemmathchat

HaHa! Thanks Ryan, but I scheduled the posts so I can focus on responding and adding ideas. I am still struggling though, the hour goes by too quickly! #elemmathchat

Q8 Centers can be a great way to organize interactive practice tasks. What tips do you have for teachers who want to introduce math centers? #elemmathchat

A6 Yes, I love the idea of choosing the dice! And also do I place the digits in the order I rolled them or can I roll 3 and then decide where each digit goes? #elemmathchat

Q7 Is it important for students to have opportunities to practice the current skill and to revisit previously-taught skills? How do you achieve that balance in your practice tasks? #elemmathchat

A5 Strike Out is one of my favorite games for rounding. It offers a visual model (number line) to support thinking, and once students have crossed out some of the balls they really have to consider what 3-digit number to create with their rolls. Requires and develops number sense! #elemmathchat

Q6 How might you modify this task for different levels of learners? #elemmathchat

A4 I see both as valuable in different ways. The grid is about understand the multiplication by drawing models. If they don't know the facts, they can solve them with the models. The bingo game is about fluency through repetition. Both understanding and fluency are important. #elemmathchat

Q5 What is the goal of the worksheet? What is the goal of the game? What features in the game might help develop conceptual understanding or challenge students' thinking? #elemmathchat