#2getherwearebetter July - Room to Improve

Hi there! 

I'm linking up with Ashley and Angie for the July #2getherwearebetter linky.

I love the theme this month!

I'm always looking to improve my classroom and my instruction! I cannot wait to read everyone else's posts to see what I can learn.

This summer my main focus is on math. I got permission to abandon our math series (Saxon--I've also used Everyday Math in the past) and create my own long-range math plan built on units--yes, units. I am beyond excited to stop the jumping around nonsense!

I know spiral review is important, and I feel I have plenty of that in my classroom using Mountain Math and what I call "HOTSHOTS" that I've created. More on those soon--they are SOOOOO close to being listed on TPT.

So...I started by making my 2015-2016 Math Overview. I looked at several samples, considered the math standards, and our schedule. I really liked Amy's overview over at Step into 2nd Grade with Mrs. Lemons. Mine is very similar to hers. Our nine weeks are a little "weird" because of our condensed calendar, but you can see I just listed the date of when each unit would start. I'm sure after this year, I will need to do some tweaking.

From there, I am working on compiling resources and making my unit plans. Here's my plans for teaching addition strategies:

You'll notice several items are from Amy's Addition Strategies pack. I actually purchased both her addition and subtraction packs and already have them prepped for next year. Yay, me! You'll also see the homework card games from Amanda Madden. I used these last year and loved them in my new style of homework (read about that here). I also included the resources on Brainpopjr.com, any Mimio lessons I have that could be used, and hopefully will add much more in that section!

So how can you help me? 

#2getherwearebetter after all!

What are your must-have resources for math units? 

Like I said, I'm on the hunt!

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