Sue O'Connell

"Some students think they are not math people. They are. We all are. Their abilities are hidden or wrapped up with bad math experiences. Teachers know this and can take time to help carefully unwrap students' math abilities so they can access and recognize their own math potential." —Educator Cathy Marks Krpan

Reminder via educator Cathy Marks Krpan: ALL Ss are math people! #EduSky

Join #ElemMathChat on 12/11/25 at 8 pm CST / 9 pm EST when Christine Percy, @christinelpercy.bsky.social leads ‘Math Chat Cafe: real conversations about teaching and learning.’ #ElemMathChat.

Portrait of a Latrenda Knighten accompanying a message on cultivating and fostering mathematical thinking by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

"To foster mathematical thinking in students, we must go beyond activities that focus on isolated skills and require rote memorization."

This month, NCTM President @latrendak.bsky.social talks about cultivating and fostering mathematical thinking: nctm.link/XcY4j

Why should elementary students have the opportunity to be in a thinking classroom? Tammy McMorrow will be here for this discussion Thursday, 12/4 at 7 PM EST. www.facebook.com/math4allshow, tinyurl.com/5hdrd5zd
@mollyvokey.bsky.social @heidisabnani.bsky.social #iteachmath #iteachmaths #math4all

So true! Happy Thanksgiving!

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#elemmathchat More math/lit books!

That's great! Glad they were helpful! #elemmathchat

Thanks Molly and Tammy! #elemmathchat

Jennifer, On www.heinemann.com/mathbythebook/ you can download titles of 120 books we found to correlate with K-5 math topics. Your media person might find it helpful to use to acquire more math/lit titles. #elemmathchat

Math + Literature 3-5 Check out these great pieces of children's literature that set a context for exploring grades 3-5 math skills and concepts.(Pink = Number and Operations; Purple = Fractions; Green = Measurement and Da...

Here's the 3-5 padlet: padlet.com/sueoc46/math... #elemmathchat

Math + Literature K-2 Check out these great pieces of children's literature that set a context for exploring K-2 math skills and concepts.(White = Counting and Numbers & Operations; Green = Measurement and Data; Yellow = G...

Here's a K-2 padlet: padlet.com/sueoc46/math... #elemmathchat

A6 And Six Dinner Sid is perfect for exploring multiplying by 6. #elemmathchat

A6 Two of Everything by Lily Toy Hong for doubles. #elemmathchat

A6 Are We There Yet? by Dan Santat for elapsed time. 10 Gulab Jamuns for subtraction. One More Dino on the Floor by Kelly Starling Lyons for +1. #elemmathchat

A5 I like word webs. You say/write a math vocab word and students turn to partners and brainstorm words that go with it - then the class discusses their word associations and creates a web. #elemmathchat

@mnmmath.bsky.social Lots of addition (as acorns are gathered) or subtraction (as they are eaten or stolen!) could happen with acorns and The Leaf Thief! #elemmathchat

A2 I enjoy these letter/number clues/puzzles to represent real-world math connections - I often use them as openers in professional learning sessions. Sometimes they are easy, but some of them can be stumpers! #elemmathchat

A1 I enjoy playing the daily wordle from the NY Times and the daily word games in the Washington Post. And my family loves to play Shut the Box and card games. #elemmathchat

Hi! I'm Sue. Author/Consultant from Maryland. I am grateful for my cup of hot coffee on this cool evening. #elemmathchat

2025 Make Math Moments Virtual Summit A Session by Dr. Heidi Sabnani & Molly Vokey

Join us for this FREE virtual Summit!!! Sign Up for Positive or Negative? Strategies for Teaching Integer Operations. summit.makemathmoments.com/talks/positi...

Have you read Counting on Fall? The author & illustrator share fall events (squirrels gathering acorns, geese flying south, leaves falling...) and students are challenged to identify groups of 10, count by 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s & many more counting tasks. @nctm.org @mathedleaders.bsky.social #math+lit

Join me at 12:15 today in SmokeTree E to gather ideas for interactive fraction investigations! Lessons, literature links, games... #cmcsouth25 @nctm.org @mathedleaders.bsky.social @heinemannpub.bsky.social

Stop by the Heinemann booth at CMC South to check out Math in Practice and Math by the Book! It was great meeting these California reps! @nctm

I hope to see you at CMC South! Stop by to say hello at the Hand2Mind booth on Fri. (11/7), 12-1:30. Join my hands-on session to explore fractions on Sat. (11/8), 12:15 (SmokeTree E). Or stop by the @heinemannpub.bsky.social booth on Sat. at 1:30pm. @nctm.org @mathedleaders.bsky.social #cmcsouth25

Join us for #ElemMathChat on Thu, Nov 6 at 8pm CST / 9pm EST / 6pm PST!
Topic: Facilitating Meaningful Mathematical Discourse
Leader: Latrenda Knighten @latrendak.bsky.social
Share ways to get students talking and thinking deeply about math!

Who will be at CMC South next week? Join me on Nov. 8 to explore investigations that prompt curiosity and promote understanding of fractions. I am hoping to catch up with old friends and meet some new ones! @nctm.org @mathedleaders.bsky.social

Don’t miss #ElemMathChat Join us Oct 23 when Sue Looney @looneymath.bsky.social will lead us in ‘Explore “Geometric learning in the early grades.” #ElemMathChat ⏰ 9–10pm ET | 8–9pm CT
#MathEd #ITeachMath #MTBoS

Heading to CMC South in Palm Springs, CA? Join me on November 8 for an interactive session exploring investigations that strengthen fraction skills and understanding. Lots of ideas to bring back to classrooms! @nctm.org @mathedleaders.bsky.social @heinemannpub.bsky.social