Posts By: Glenna Tabor

Simplifying Math Stations

Click here & join me for “Simplifying Math Stations” at Knowledgehook’s Conference for Teachers, Thursday, July 14, 3-4pm EST. Want to have a white copy? Click the title to download “Tabor Top Ten for Simplifying Math Stations” Why Math Stations? Like any good invention, the Tabor Rotation Framework came out of necessity.…

2 Effective Strategies for Academic Vocabulary

The task of leadership is not to put greatness in to humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.”     -John Buchanan Team Names and Freeze Words are two of my most successful strategies for incorporating vocabulary instruction into a classroom. They’re simple to use and don’t cost you a dime to implement.…

Teacher Training Using Station Rotations

As another amazing school year comes to a close, most educators are counting the days and the minutes until summer break arrives. However, some educators are reflecting on the past nine or so months and how to make the next school year even better. I asked one of these reflective practitioners, Ashley Sumrell, Curriculum Resource Teacher at Steele Creek Preparatory Academy, to share her strategy of beginning the school year using station rotations.…

Geometry–Out of the Box!

I received an email this morning from a Geometry Instructor/Assistant Athletic Director who has been using the Tabor Rotation Framework at the Secondary Level for the past two years. Attached to it was a real-world assessment of the geometrical concept of transformations. I was engaged just by reading it!…

The Power of Positive

As another testing season arrives with all the frustrations and anxiety that accompanies it, I have been reflecting on the power of positive in when working with ANY learner in ANY learning environment. I was reminded of this by several recent events. I went to garage sales this past weekend to hunt for frames.…

FREE VIDEO LESSON for Math Tool Bags & Virtual Math Manipulatives

MATH MANIPULATIVES have ALWAYS been important tools that every student needs and deserves!  To help you learn about math tool bags and virtual manipulatives in a fun, interactive way, I’ve uploaded a FREE video lesson. This video lesson begins by exploring how to build INDIVIDUAL MATH TOOL BAGS with less expensive household items.…

10 FREE Templates for Math Stations and Guided Math

MATH STATIONS in a remote, hybrid, or socially distanced face-to-face setting? YES! MATH STATIONS engage ALL learners–no matter where they are sitting! Here are 10 FREE templates to help you with MATH STATIONS & GUIDED MATH. Begin planning for MATH STATIONS & GUIDED MATH by clicking on the Math Station Rotation Template or the Remote & Hybrid Math Instruction with Stations Template.…

Encouraging Creativity in the Workplace

ENCOURAGING CREATIVITY IN THE WORKPLACE BY SAYING YES…AND is the target of this Motivational Monday. By simply changing your response from “Yes…BUT” to “Yes…AND” you encourage creativity, leverage new perspectives, and turbocharge innovation! CLICK HERE OR ON THE THUMBNAIL BELOW TO WATCH THE VIDEO! Sometimes a leader responds to an idea with the following statement.…

Homeschool Math Games

Hi, Home School Parents, Grandparents, Caregivers, & Students! Below are links to 8 FREE Homeschool Math Games for ALL Levels! Each game has an instructional YouTube video to help teach the mathematical concept and how to play the game. Complete directions can be downloaded from this website, glennatabor.com…

FREE Math Games for Making Tens and Improper Fractions

This week’s MOVE AHEAD @ HOME math game videos help learners make tens and understand improper fractions. ​ Did you know that understanding how to break numbers into tens and ones can be one of the most powerful tools for a 1st or 2nd grader? It’s true—especially if learning about tens and ones means making a tower with LEGOÂŽ bricks playing the TENS AND ONES 1st GRADE game!…