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Contact UsSolutions for the End of the Year
End of the Year Solutions The end of the year for school can be exhausting to say the least. State assessments, final grades, field day, parties, graduations, memory books, RTI…
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.
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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.
Literacy Word Wall and Warm-Ups
Let’s do a little bit of literacy talk. I always like to add new tips and strategies into my daily school routine. I shared my entire ELAR breakdown here. However,…
Lesson Plans for the Guided Math Structure
Today’s classrooms have a wide range of ability levels and math development levels. Because of this, whole group math instruction is not an effective use of our students’ time. …
Teaching Students to Use Math Strategies
Teaching students to use math strategies ensures that they have a plan for problem-solving, but there are many other reasons and rewards. Students gain confidence when they realize they have…
New Year, New Routines to Maximize Learning
Making it to January in the classroom means that we have made it to the more mature second-half of the school year. In order to maximize learning in the new…