Sue O'Connell

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22 Fun Ways to Spark Classroom Connections These engaging, low-stakes, and teacher-tested activities can help students quickly warm up to each other—and to you.

Looking for some "getting-to-know-you" activities to start the year? Check out this article. There may be a perfect activity for your students! www.edutopia.org/article/fun-...

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DID YOU KNOW? Movement breaks are beneficial at all age levels. Elementary students who participate in exercise breaks—squats, jumping jacks, and running in place—are 10 percent more likely to be on-task for the rest of the school day, with students being more “attentive, following instructions, and inhibiting inappropriate actions.” University students who spent five to 10 minutes during a two-hour lecture exercising, meanwhile, experienced “improvements in concentration and alertness” and more camaraderie among students and tutors. Sources: Broad et al., 2023; Peiris et al., 2021

Movement breaks are beneficial at all age levels—from elementary up to university! 🏃

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Three examples of math at play... a game of cribbage, playing with electronic circuits, and playing the board game Alhambra.

It is the final week of #MathPhoto25. This week look for math at play. Where do you notice mathematics in games and activities. #MathPlay #ITeachMath

One way of counting is by going left to right. 1, 3, 5, 7, 5, 3, 1

How would you count the square tiles? I think it's cool we can all see the same thing but see it in different ways.

Where do you notice circles, cylinders, spheres or ellipses in the world around you? Example photos include an orange life ring, a marshmallow toasting in a circular fire pit and cylidrical bales of hay drying in a field.

The penultimate week of #MathPhoto25 is #circles! Where do you notice circles, cylinders, spheres or ellipses in the world around you? #ITeachMath #MathsToday

Week 6 prompt is Measure. Examples include a produce scale, a height clearance sign and a sign for the distance of a walking path around a pond.

Week 6 of #MathPhoto25 is is underway! Where do you see measurements or tools used to #measure. Think measurements for distance, area, weight, time, etc. #ITeachMath

Will you be in Mobile, AL for next week's MEGA conference? If so, join one of my sessions on unlocking fact fluency (Tues, July 15 10:15am or 2pm). Stop by the hand2mind booth between the Tues sessions or 8:30-10am Wed to say hello. @nctm.org @mathedleaders.bsky.social @heinemannpub.bsky.social

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Quick reminder to the #mtbos and #elemmathchat crews. Get those proposals in ASAP! Who’s joining @cfless.bsky.social and me in Indy for the @nctm.org Spring Conference in February?!

We are on Week #4 of a 6-week slow chat about strengthening number sense for K-5 students. Join us at www.facebook.com/groups/Mathi... to add your ideas or read the ideas others have been sharing. We'd love to hear your thoughts. @nctm.org @mathedleaders.bsky.social @heinemannpub.bsky.social

Check out Math by the Book for math investigations, problems, prompts, and practice tasks that start with a story context! Your students will love it! www.mathbythebook.com

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Math Photo 25 - Week 3 - Angles - Where do you see two or more lines meeting to form acute, obtuse and right angles?

Week 3 of #MathPhoto25 has arrived. Where do you see lines meeting to form corners and #angles? #ITeachMath #MathsToday

@tjmath.bsky.social explores the value of teaching math in context and shares math + literature tasks from #MathbytheBook. @heinemannpub.bsky.social #mathlit25

Listening to @jennifer-lempp.bsky.social’s inspiring message about the value of tasks that promote joy, choice, and student voice. #mathlit25

Don’t miss this session with @jennifer-lempp.bsky.social! 6/18 at 8am

Did I mention that there will be some freebies at this session thanks to hand2mind? Come join the fun! #mathlit25

Thanks, Jennifer! Today's session is a hands-on workshop in Salon A-5 at 4:15pm. Lots of ideas for math centers that are fun, focused on critical skills, and designed around learning progressions. #mathlit25 @heinemannpub.bsky.social @nctm.org @ncte.org

I couldn't have said it better myself, Jennifer! 😆

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It's World Tessellation Day! What will you create? Find out how to make your own tessellation template in our website video tutorial: mathsweek.scot/news/diy-tes...

#MathsWeekScot #MathsToday #UKMathsChat #Tessellation

I am honored to be the lead author of Math by the Book. I invite you to join me today (6/16) at the NCTE/NCTM Joint Conference (2:45 in Salon A2). So much to share about math + lit!!!

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Join Heinemann authors at the NCTE and NCTM Joint Literacy and Math Conference! Don’t miss powerful sessions on literacy & math with your favorite educators. Check out the daily schedule of their presentations. Shop: http://spr.ly/633274PoGx
#Heinemann #NCTE #NCTM #Literacy #Math

I'm presenting June 16-18 joint conference for literacy and math

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Chicago bound- see you at the NCTM/NCTE joint conference. I'm presenting Wednesday morning on Math with Heart. Hope to see you there! #iTeachMath #MathWorkshop #MathCoach #NCTM

And don’t forget my session today (6/16) at 2:45 in salon A2 with lots of literature suggestions, lesson ideas, and resources for connecting literature and math! #MathbytheBook #NCTEMCTM25 @heinemannpub.bsky.social

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This week on the Heinemann Podcast authors Jennifer Lempp & Sue O’Connell share how Math Workshop and Math by the Book combine to bring structure and creativity to elementary math.
Listen now: http://spr.ly/633264M5Kp

#MathWorkshop #MathByTheBook #ElementaryMath #HeinemannPodcast

Join me 6/17, 4:15, Salon A5 - This is a hands-on workshop to explore math centers that incorporate play & learning progressions. Focused on K-2, but all elem welcome! It's a big room, so grab some friends and join me! 😂 Leave with ready-to-use ideas! @ncte.org @nctm.org @heinemannpub.bsky.social

Still working on plans, but hoping I can join you. Don’t wait for me to decide on a time, but would love to join if I can.

See you there, Jodie!