In today’s podcast, we are going to talk about how important mathematics instruction is in the early grades and 5 mathematical instructional components you should think about and use to engage those young children in mathematics instruction every day. These 5 mathematical instructional components also come with corresponding practical classroom ideas you can implement right away! Even if you currently teach 3rd through 5th grades, this podcast provides information that is applicable for highe...

In today’s podcast, we are going to discuss how to better and more effectively talk about mathematics with your students. This podcast will give you 5 simple and creative phrases that you can implement into your mathematics instruction time right away! I’m also going to talk about the necessary steps to implement these phrases to help you and your students get the maximum benefit from them during instruction time.So, by the end of this episode, I promise you will have 5 enhanced ideas you can...

In today’s podcast, we are going to talk about intentional mathematics instruction. This podcast will help you and your students move beyond memorization of math facts and drill -heavy worksheets toward really learning math in ways that are creative, engaging, and culturally rich. And a bonus, these 5 ideas I will review today can be applied toward other content areas like science, social studies, and even literature studies in Language Arts. They are that important to do!So, by the end ...

In today’s podcast, we are going to talk about 5 visual teaching strategies- those strategies your students can see, touch, and manipulate- that can help increase the mathematical knowledge of your students and help make mathematics more creative, engaging, and culturally rich.So, by the end of this episode, I promise you will have 5 creative, engaging, and culturally rich mathematical teaching strategies for your students.Contact me!paigehendricks.com#podcast #elementaryeducation Connect on...

In today’s podcast, we are going to talk about why we, as elementary teachers, teach mathematics. This concept seems a bit juvenile to be discussing, however, today I’m going to discuss five reasons we should teach math, and teach it well, and 5 ideas you can use to help make mathematics creative, engaging, and culturally rich for your students.So, by the end of this episode, I promise you will have 5 enhanced ideas you can use to help make mathematics creative, engaging, and culturally rich ...

In today’s podcast, we are going to talk about the Think-Pair-Share teaching and learning technique. Many of you out there already know a lot about this technique and use it in your classrooms often. Today I’m going to briefly define this technique but mainly discuss some ways to enhance this technique so that all of your students can benefit from it being used in your classroom. So, by the end of this episode, I promise you will have 5 enhanced tips for implementing Think-Pair-Share int...

This episode is slightly different as I interviewed a 2nd grader... my son! I hope you enjoy hearing some thoughts about school, educating students, and future tips from someone who knows a lot about the topic. :)Contact me!paigehendricks.com#podcast #elementaryeducation Connect on:Facebook LinkedIn Instagram Twitter @DrPaigeHGetOffThanks for listening!

In today’s podcast, we are going to talk about talking about book texts with your students. In Episode 11, I mentioned very briefly, about allowing for some part of your Independent Reading time during your Language Arts block to be dedicated to student-teacher conferences and/or small group book discussions. So I got to reading- and found that there is some literature out there on talking about books. Most of what I found had to do with talking about Read-Aloud books, or those books and stor...

In today’s podcast, we are going to talk about independent reading. We have already discussed guided reading in Episode 9 and shared reading in Episode 10 and as part of a balanced approach to teaching Language Arts, independent reading completes our process. I’m going to discuss what independent reading is, how it fits into a balanced Language Arts instructional approach, why you should incorporate independent reading time as part of your instruction, and five creative, easy tips for making ...

In today’s podcast, we are going to talk about shared reading or the act of reading that is shared between the teacher and the students. I’m going to discuss what shared reading is, how it fits into a balanced Language Arts instructional approach, why you should adopt shared reading as part of your instruction, and five things to do when you have students in a shared reading group in front of you. And, I’m going to give you some creative, easy tips for making your shared reading super effecti...