āDreams are today’s answers to tomorrow’s questions. ” Edgar Cayce
Many educators, who have attended my workshops concerned with simplifying small-group, differentiated instruction in mathematics using the Tabor Rotation Framework, have submitted questions. Before the year is over, my goal is to respond to as many of these questions as possible.…
āI canāt ever go back to teaching difficult concepts to the whole group. Quite frankly, by the time I finished passing out manipulatives to the class and monitored their use, I just wanted to collect them and end the lesson. Small groups are a gift to my students.ā…
I was āon the road, againā in San Antonio, Texas last week. No, I wasnāt there to eat the hottest hamburger in the worldāthe ā4 Horsemenā which has the 4 hottest peppers in the world on it. Maybe I should explain…my son and I watch āMan vs.…
āAs teachers we need to know what interests [students], what they love so as to turn such interests into education growth in knowledge and positive attitudes.ā -Bruce Hammonds
Why is an abstract, multi-media piece of art posted in todayās blog about differentiated instruction? Keep readingā¦
Yesterday, as I began my workday and was pondering how to answer middle school and high school teacher requests, my mind was elsewhere.…
Itās the middle of July and right about now there are thousands of children repeating, āWhat can I do now? Iām bored.ā Here are a few mathematically meaningful and engaging ways to resolve that situation.
Wait until itās a really HOT day. Crack an egg on a part of the sidewalk thatās in the sun.…
One of the most frequently āhitā blogs Iāve ever posted continues to be, Irregular! Impossible? Important! Area & Perimeter of Irregular Polygons. [https://glennatabor.com/2010/02/irregular-impossible-important-area-perimeter-of-irregular-polygons/]. My summer mission continues to be helping parents make creative linkages between mathematical concepts and every day activities. Our children are switching rooms and the oldest is rearranging her furniture next weekā¦so get ready for practical application of area and perimeter of regular and irregular polygonsā¦
As I was doing more research on irregular polygons by reading several articles, watching videos, and reviewing some of my own activities, I thought about the parents who might want to help lay the foundation for their child to understand complex concepts such as polygons, irregular polygons, area, and perimeter.…
I’m glad the parent blogs have been so well received! If you’re an educator reading this blog you can use all of the ideals with your students in small groups. The concepts explored in today’s blog deal with the prerequisites for counting and are appropriate for Pre-K, K, and 1st grades.…
āIf you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.ā -Albert Einstein
I recently attended a āMomās Night Out.ā A large group of us decided a few months ago to try and find the best chips and salsa in the area by visiting a restaurant a month.…
āPart of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.ā -Mark Twain
Yes, Iām back to blogging on a regular basis again. I wanted to blog. I wrote down lots of great ideas.…
āMemorization is what we resort to when what we are learning makes no sense.ā -Anonymous
āIt’s not what is poured into a student that counts, but what is planted.ā -Linda Conway
Our 2nd grader came home with a worksheet a few weeks ago. The worksheet had approximately ten problems about multiplication.…
