Written by Zoe Lozano, Amazing Educational Assistant Do you remember that feeling of an older kid coming up to you and helping you solve a problem? Inviting you to join in on their game? Offering to read you a book? How did that feel? Perhaps you had feelings of recognition, acceptance, belonging, or were simply in awe that someone older was acknowledging you. Or maybe you can recall a time where you offered your support as an older student. Helped someone younger tie their s

Written by Stephanie Bentivoglio - 3rd/4th grade teacher Some students want to share 36 crackers equally. How many ways can you show this? I posed this question to my students recently in our Patterns & Modeling class. At first glance, you might assume that a part of the question is missing. Many people are used to looking at math as a single equation to be answered correctly. When mathematics is viewed in this way, it limits the possibilities of what can truly be accomplishe

By Colbey Waggoner, 2nd Grade Educator If you take a second to reflect on your day, there’s a good chance you’ve been tasked with making many decisions to get you to this point right here. Some decisions are simpler than others, such as choosing to have a coffee or tea with breakfast. Some decisions you’ve made require weighing the benefits, such as deciding to fit exercise into your schedule, or to use that extra hour playing games with your children. No matter which choice