The Two Bucket Approach To “Fitting It All In” - A Math Mentoring Moment

<p><b>We welcome Lisa Marentette onto the podcast to discuss how to transition from 9 years in the Kindergarten classroom environment into the grade 2 classroom. </b></p><p><br/></p><p><b>After so many years in the Kindergarten classroom, she wonders what changes she needs to make to the structure of her mathematics program to “fit” the grade 2 classroom environment and how she can ensure that all students leave her class well-positioned to tackle the math challenges that lay before them in grade 3.</b></p><p><br/></p><p><b>This is another Math Mentoring Moment episode where we chat with a teacher like you who is working through some problems of practice and together we brainstorm ways to overcome them. If you have a math class “pebble in your shoe” you’d like to work through, take less than 2 minutes to </b><a href='https://makemathmoments.com/mentor'><b>book a Math Mentoring Moment Call</b></a><b> with us and before you know it, you’ll be on a call with us to chat all things math!</b></p><p><b><br/></b><br/></p><p><b>You’ll Learn: </b></p><ul><li><b>How do I ensure that I don’t miss anything and kids don’t miss some fundamental building blocks; </b></li><li><b>How to prioritize what really matters in your classroom; </b></li><li><b>How do I emulate a play-based kindergarten program in my grade 2 class?</b></li><li><b>What should my math block look like?</b></li></ul><p><br/></p><p><b>Resources: </b></p><p><br/></p><ul><li><a href='https://learn.makemathmoments.com/tasks/'><b>Make Math Moments Problem Based Lessons &amp; Units</b></a></li><li><a href='https://amzn.to/44Ga9Hi'><b>Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally by John Van de Walle</b></a><b> [Book]</b></li><li><a href='https://amzn.to/451Okln'><b>Figuring Out Fluency by Jennifer Bay Williams</b></a><b> [Book]</b></li></ul><p><br/></p><p><b>District Math Leaders: </b></p><p><br/></p><p><b>How are you ensuring that you support those educators who need a nudge to spark a focus on growing their pedagogical-content knowledge? </b></