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Sharing successes and challenges through teaching while becoming a (hopefully) published author.

Activities for September (and a new math game)
Gamify Math, Math, Community Building, Literacy, Active Learning, Early Year Melissa Salter Gamify Math, Math, Community Building, Literacy, Active Learning, Early Year Melissa Salter

Activities for September (and a new math game)

Looking for ideas to start the year? Let me help! This post provides links to ideas I shared last year to help start your year. It includes community building activities and books that work well! I have also included how to play a game I ALWAYS teach in September that is loved—The Nasty Place Value Game!

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Refugee Crisis + Math Lesson = Compassion and Understanding
Literature, Math, Social Studies, Cross Curricular, Hands-on, Refugee Crisis, Core Competencies Melissa Salter Literature, Math, Social Studies, Cross Curricular, Hands-on, Refugee Crisis, Core Competencies Melissa Salter

Refugee Crisis + Math Lesson = Compassion and Understanding

This outlines a cross curricular refugee crisis math/social studies lesson I did today. It includes graphing, counting collections, and the refugee crisis. It is hands-on and each class I worked with loved it. It is our job to help kids unpack and make sense of hard topics.

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