1DL kicked off word detectives and have been working together to solve words using various strategies. We also went off script and talked about why an author would write words repeatedly. We then explored rephrasing “I like”. DAA Elementary

1DL has been exploring visualizing to show how we solve missing addends. It is a process, but we are persevering and the results are amazing. Youcubed Jo Boaler DAA Elementary #visualizing

To see the growth in students from the beginning of the year is so exciting. However, to know my students are happy is what keeps me going. My day is made.

Today, 5LR students welcomed Lindquistical Learning into their Numeracy classroom to show him how they rock #problemsolving. Students were #collaborators who used #informationfluency and #visualmodels to share their #understanding with others. #mathchat DAA Elementary

To dive into our new unit on adding and subtracting #fractions, students spent time creating #mindmaps to showcase prior knowledge and make connections. Thanks for sharing this great idea Lindquistical Learning #mathchat DAA Elementary

I love this idea for activating thinking and prior knowledge! This concept can totally be adapted for different content areas, too! What a great way to push thinking!

1DL spreading the care that our Earth deserves. They collaborated with their parents after sharing their research and personal ideas to make changes at home. Beyond proud. #wecare #takeaction #earth DAA Elementary

1DL students creating self puppets. I will always appreciate how creative this group is. #Creativity

Here is 1DL puppet style. Are they not amazing?! We also helped our buddy class create a puppet for themselves. DAA Elementary #interconnected

Ss diving deep into short vowel sounds and discovering the patterns of the causes of vowels to become short.

1DL is learning about how leaders in our school community make an impact by generating questions. These questions are digging deep into leadership!

1DL parents surprised us with some lovely flowers. Thank you parents! #TeachersDay #cultureofkindness Tooshna Gandhi DAA Elementary

Ss came up with quality questions for Mike Gilmour to learn more about his leadership and how to become a leader. Thank you for inspiring us as #futureleaders

Looking forward to copresenting with the positive Lindquistical Learning at the GCC ASCD CC on how #joboaler’s research and strategies nurture a positive & confident mathematician DAA Elementary. GCC ASCD shares promising practices impacting the whole child today in #education.

1DL provocation about patterns in the sky. Thank you to Ram..🇮🇳..🇦🇪.. for making this experience fun! Now tomorrow to dive into the day/night patterns by wearing pjs. DAA Elementary

Exploring place value by different modalities of drawings, manipulatives, and Number Pieces App. Get hands on, give choice, get ENGAGED! DAA Elementary

For our How To writings, we pretended to be aliens reading their book to really challenge giving detailed steps. Great way to give feedback and for revisions! #getengaged #literacy DAA Elementary

1DL engaged in a fun way to understand the importance of graphs. After tracking how high they stacked, they noticed that we couldn’t figure out who did what and there were too many numbers not in order. DAA Elementary #engagingmath #criticalthinking #data

Sometimes as educators we get so caught up getting things completed that we neglect what the ss need sometimes. Instead of doing a normal brainstorm, we did a walk n’ talk to discuss what makes books good to prepare for writing reviews! DAA Elementary #activelearning

It all started with a student asked if I like chips. Of course I say yes. Next thing I know, as nerves for hosting the talent show build up, I receive a hand crafted bag with chips of compliments and good lucks in it. These students surely know how to put a smile on my face.