One of my goals for this coming school year is to start a morning math calendar in my Grade 3 class. After reading Guided Math I have a few goals in mind for my math program and you can read all about them on my blog, Thinking of Teaching. I have posted about both my long term and short term goals and am getting excited to get back into my ...

I know, I know....the book study is over but that doesn't mean we have to stop talking about math. In fact, I think that the conversation has just begun and that we will be seeing a lot of posts this coming school year about guided math, math stretches, calendar math and all the other good things that we discussed during the book ...

We made it! Congratulations to everyone who joined in for the Guiding Readers: Making the Most of the 18-minute Guided Reading Lesson book study. I admire your dedication to improving your teaching repertoire by joining us for this great book study. Through out the past weeks I have learned so much from reading Lori Jamison Rog's book, sharing my ...

Are you a teacher who worries about teaching non-fiction texts to your students? Do you wonder if non-fiction has a place in the guided reading lesson? Have you searched for lesson ideas for using non-fiction with your guided reading groups? Then this is the chapter for you! I happen to really enjoy teaching ...

I am the co-host for our Guided Math Book Study and Chapter 7- Conferring with Students During Guided Math. I chose to host this chapter because of my background in language arts and I am comfortable conferring with students about their reading and writing. It was my thought that I could bring that knowledge base to this chapter and be ...

We are more than halfway through the book study! For this chapter I am letting our fabulous co-host, Sabra from Teaching with a Touch of Twang, handle the chapter thoughts and summary. I, meanwhile, have posted the final questions and answers to my interview with Lori Jamison Rog! Lori has also kindly agreed to answer anymore questions ...

I had hoped to post and link up yesterday with all the fun that was going on for International Blog Hopping Day...but I was sidelined by a horrible migraine! I couldn't even put the baby to bed. I just laid down with her, tried not to cry and waiting for my husband to come home from baseball. If any of you out there suffer from migraines...please ...

That's right...I am your host for Chapter 5 of our Guiding Readers Book Study. I am very excited for this chapter and very excited for how well the book study is going.  We are just over halfway through now and I have learned so much from the book and reading other's posts. I hope you all are learning as much as me. So far, I ...

Happy 4th of July to my American friends! Have you ever read a book and then wanted to ask the author some questions? Me, too. So when Lori Jamison Rog, the author of Guiding Readers: Making the Most of the 18-Minute Guided Reading Lesson, agreed to let me interview her I was beyond thrilled! This is the second instalment of ...

I am finally joining the party! The last week has been consumed by report card writing...grrrr. But, I am done and I can now post about the amazing book, Guided Math. I want to send a HUGE thank you to Brenda from Primary Inspired for choosing this book and hosting the book study. I am love love loving it. I am a relatively new math teacher ...