25: Keeping it Simple

I'm a believer that it's all about the process

and not the product.

It's great to have student work at the end of a lesson

or activity,

but it's NOT necessary.

Most learning occurs by just doing.

Simple, but effective.

We are developing number fluency.

I want students to have a solid understanding in what numbers are, mean, look like, and how we use them.

Our current goal is to identify small quantities without counting.

To get there,

we need to count

and understand.

It's never too early to ask children to check their work

or explain their thinking.

Four year olds can learn to monitor and self correct.

I used the same materials working with 4 different groups of learners.

We worked with numbers 0 - 6.

Meet them where they need to go.

I learned a lot.