reagan.tunstall@gmail.com
Contact Us5 Tips for Managing Math Centers
Whether you are a seasoned pro at running math centers or dipping your toes into the abyss of the math workshop, here are some tips to help your math block…
Tunstall’s Teaching Tidbits focuses on all elementary subject areas with a passion for elementary math content and resources. On our elementary math blog, you can learn new ideas, sift through easy but practical tips, and expand your education knowledge.
Written by Reagan Tunstall and Kristina Grant, take advantage of their decades of experience in both education and professional development. Let them help you by showing you the latest ideas and proven methods. With a student-centered focus that relies on evidence-based research, everything on their elementary math blog is vetted and classroom-tested.
Illustrative Math
Discussions relating to illustrative math concepts and practices. Explore the latest math ideas that address standards and methodologies for math students in K-5. Find resources that help prepare students for problem-solving, communication, and reasoning.
Build critical thinking skills among students and help them achieve an excellent proficiency level. Ignite the inner mathematician in each of them through engaging ideas and techniques that help you share your passion for math and learning.
Elementary Math
Browse a repository of information focused on all kinds of elementary learning. Help your students explore the most fundamental ideas that build math literacy and help prepare them for further education and life beyond school.
Find simple tools that help you solve specific problems in the classroom alongside deep discussions in educational research and best practices.
Teacher, I’m Done What Can I Do?
Teachers know students work at different rates, leaving the need for additional activities for those who finish before the allotted work time is complete. Offering engaging and differentiated choices keeps…
Guided Math Resource Compilation
This post is a one-stop compilation of resources for teaching Guided Math in the elementary grades K-5. For ease of finding just what you need for your grade level, use…
Decodable Math Word Problems
Math word problems would be easy to teach if it weren’t for the… words. It’s a universal issue for students who read below grade level (and some who even read…
Understanding Fractions K-5
Being familiar with the standards vertically K-5 provides the big picture of how each grade level’s requirements work together to help students develop a deep understanding of fractions. Below we…
Free Groundhog Day Fact and Opinion Writing Lesson
In this post, you’ll find a free Groundhog Day Fact and Opinion writing lesson to use before, during, or after Groundhog Day. We’ve also rounded up our favorite books and…
Learning About The Sun, Moon, and Stars
In this post, we have compiled our favorite activities, books, and videos for learning about the sun, moon, and stars. We keep all of the learning in a memorable folding…
100 and 120 Days in School Celebration
The 100 and 120 days in school milestones allow students to reflect on learning numbers, words, and representations while practicing counting, reading, and writing. Our 100- and 120-days-in-school celebrations all…