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Finding different resources throughout this semester has been one of my favorite things to do. I have no doubt that having all of these resources at my disposal will come in very handy in the near future. The resource I found this week is linked here . Mathalicious is a website jam packed with lessons that relate to the common core standards. These lessons already have the standards listed and are ready for you to take and use in your own classroom. Not only are they easily accessible, but they are actually interesting. I remember when I was learning math, if I couldn't make a connection with what we were learning to something else in the world, then I had a hard time understanding and enjoying that particular thing. The lessons provided on Mathalicious relate to any and all things in the outside world. From xbox to hair growth to the beach to money, these lessons take something most kids are familiar with and use it to teach them math. By implementing these lessons that students c

Teaching, more specifically, teaching effectively can sometimes be a hard task. As teachers, it is our job incorporate different methods in order to best reach our students. Throughout our reading of Subject Matters, I have learned different ways to being literary into my future classroom. This chapter in particular talked about book clubs. Although the idea of a book club in class may first seem as if it could only be successful in a literature class, after reading this chapter, it is clear for me to see that, if implemented well, a book club can actually be very successful across the curriculum. I say “implemented well” because I do think there is room for it not to be successful in, for say, a math classroom. If the books used for the book clubs aren’t a great fit with the curriculum, we may lose student engagement as well as not covering what we had planned to cover. However, when done right, I think a book club can be quite beneficial. Something I really liked from Subject

Trouble River by Betsy Byers https://www.amazon.com/Trouble-River-Betsy-Byars/dp/0140342435 Summary: Trouble River  is a novel that takes place on an isolated prairie farm in the 1800s. When 12-year-old Dewey Martin frightens off one Indian trespasser, Dewey fears a raiding party will soon follow. His parents have gone to distant Hunter City to have a new baby, leaving behind Dewey, his grandmother, and his dog. The fastest means of escape is the small raft Dewey has built but does not know how to use. The three set off—with Grandma on her rocker—on Trouble River, a twisting and unpredictable route that offers its own challenges to safety. As they head for Hunter City, they cling to the hope that Dewey's parents have not encountered the raiders. The travelers fend off a pack of wolves and overcome raging rapids before reaching Hunter City, reuniting with Dewey's parents and new little sister.

I found a pretty cool resource for this weeks blog, I have linked it here for your reference. This is actually something I found on the Georgia Department of Education website. It is called the Georgia Numeracy Project, and it is a free resource for teachers and districts in Georgia to help develop students understanding of numbers. As a future math teacher myself, I know that understanding numbers is the root of everything will will do in my classroom. If my students don't understand numbers then they will not be able to apply a number understanding when solving a math problem. I think the Georgia Numeracy Project is really cool because of how much it offers. If you follow the like I provided, you will see that it is over 80 pages. However, these 80 pages are jammed packed with useful information that we can apply in our classrooms. One thing I really like about it is that it provides examples of student work. I think it is so important to have student work samples when

Summarize the article A group of Social Studies and ELA teachers collaborate and share their experiences of reading historical fiction and nonfiction. They found that reading both types of texts helped historical understanding and thinking in both ELA and Social Studies classrooms while also promoting historical empathy among students. Additionally, they found that teaching both historical fiction and nonfiction, students begin to understand historical fiction as an actual piece of literature.  Make connections  Some would argue that ELA and Social Studies go hand in hand because both usually rely heavily on reading and writing. I would, in some cases, agree with this. However, as a future math teacher, ELA is typically never related to my subject area. Reading the Math article a few weeks back really opened my eyes to the importance of integrating these two subject areas, and now reading the Social Studies piece, I can see this same importance here. I was interested