Pre-K

Ask Someone to Define the Word for You–A Last Resort Strategy

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Janet models the vocabulary strategy of asking someone to define the word' in this whole class lesson. Find out why she tells the class this is a last resort strategy.

Math Games—Valuable Informal Assessment Opportunities

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Math games provide a wonderful opportunity to assess students.

Graph the Candy Hearts

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Try this fun party game that is really just a cleverly disguised math activity.

Equipping Students with Strategies for Back Up and Reread

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Gail models the simple but powerful Back Up and Reread strategy with a group of young learners.

Finding the Secret to Author's Purpose

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Carrie and Joan meet with three students from her K-2 multiage classroom who are working on Author's Purpose and Author's Message.

Roll and Mark

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John Van de Walle is just one of the many math experts who has taught us the power of number recognition. In this video, you will see a math game which involves children rolling a number die and placing a marker on the corresponding square that shows the dot representation of the number