NCTM Presentation: Math Vocabulary and the Multilingual Learner
I had the privilege to speak at a session today at the NCTM in KC, MO. I was thrilled to spend time with such a fantastic and committed group of educators. Please check out the pdf of my presentation.
Let’s Give Keyboarding a Hand…
Anytime I facilitate a lesson in keyboarding I start without the device. Here is an example of the visuals I share with the students. After sharing the slides, I decided to make a keyboarding glove and have my visual learners try it, to see if it helps with their connecting the proper keys to the […]
Noticing Nature with Tiny Lee
I have started a you tube channel with a playlist; Noticing Nature with Tiny Lee. https://youtube.com/@leegruss-llc?feature=shared The Noticing Nature videos are targeted at students in grades pre k – 3rd grade and are set up to elicit student ideas with questions and observations. In each video students are encouraged to Notice, Think, and Wonder about […]
KUBO, My Favorite Robot Friend
STEM, Coding, Programming, Robotics….These are all popular terms we hear often as 21st Century educators. What are the best tools for your classroom? I give a big hidey-ho to KUBO. Kubo can be used in grades pre-K through high school. My favorite thing about KUBO is how it serves as a visual to explain the […]
Pollinator to the Pollinated…
Let’s take a lesson today from nature and Bee the pollinator to the pollinated, through our actions of kindness and understanding. Download the video and use it as an engagement with your students to Start the year with a BB with the action heading, “Bee the pollinator to the pollinated, through your actions of kindness […]
Promoting Growth
Every June I cut my flowers as soon as blooms appear. I cut them at an angle, near a new leaf, so that they grow out, as well as up. I have found that cutting them early promotes growth. Cutting my flowers before blooms are ready has me thinking each year, let them continue to […]
The Magic of Yet!
A few days ago I got a message on my new instagram account. It was from a former 5th grade student, from a Charter school in KC MO, whom I had taught math and science. This student graduated in the spring and wanted to meet for coffee. She said that she had written a book […]
A STEMtastic Resource
In the classroom, for birthday parties, family time together, or individual child activities Teacher Geek STEM Maker Activities are the best. Teacher Geek There are many sources to purchase STEAM activities for the classroom; I always prefer Teacher Geek. Why? Because the materials are sturdy, the finished project can be taken apart and reused, and […]
Alphabooks: Making Your Own
There are many different book creator apps and sites that work great as a resource to integrate writing into your curriculum. My favorite is https://www.storyjumper.com/. In Kindergarten my daughter drew pictures to go with alphabet poems. Her fantastic teacher put them in a binder and at the end of the year each student had an […]
ALPHAbooks
I grew up an “Air Force brat”and in 1974 my family was transferred to Minot AFB in North Dakota. After my Dad retired we moved to town and I have since considered Minot, ND my hometown. “Why Not Minot?” Depending on the season, different answers. In April I was home for my nephew’s graduation from […]