Last year I tried to implement Daily 3 math, but I'll admit I struggled. I was teaching EngageNY lessons without really knowing much about them and trying to get a routine going. I also was just going on what was on the 2 Sisters site because I don't have the newest edition of The Daily Five. I had a lot of false starts. In January, I started piloting what has become our district's new math curriculum, McGraw Hill's My Math. I found that the structure of the lessons gave me good opportunities to get back into a workshop model. Because it was so late in the year, I sort of defaulted to a very simple workshop model with five math groups and five centers and hopefully by the end of the week, everyone got to go everywhere.
This year I hope to give it another shot. I'm still not feeling really confident about Daily 3, but I think I can improve my math workshop. I've been pinning math games like a crazy person and cooked up one that will put all those dollar spot flash cards to use.
I always buy flash cards when I find them for a dollar but have yet to find a way to put them to good use. I'm hoping this will give my students a way to support one another in fact fluency and give them an engaging way to practice. Pick it up here:
