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Making Ten to Add & Subtract: A Live Workshop for K–2 Teachers

Day of the Teacher

Today Education Week launched a fantastic campaign called “Day of the Teacher” to showcase what a day in the life of a teacher looks like. They encouraged teachers to snag pictures of their day, upload them to on Instagram, tag them with the time, and add the hashtag #dayoftheteacher. Education Week is using these pictures to create a living timeline of a teacher’s life. I really love the idea of this project and had fun participating. Below are my #dayoftheteacher photos (minus meetings, plannings, and everything after five -ha!). 🙂

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 6:45 AM – Each morning I take a few moments to write a thank-you note to the recipient of our team ball. Students should know small acts of kindness change our classroom. (Kentucky) #dayoftheteacher
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 7:15 AM Let the 5th graders arrive and let us kill all the trees.(Kentucky) #truth #teacherlife #treekiller#dayoftheteacher
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7:56 AM – Students are arriving and are making lunch choices (Kentucky) #dayoftheteacher #howarecheesestickslunch #howisyogurtlunch
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9:10 Small groups using @lakeshorelm Comprehension (Kentucky) Journals! #dayoftheteacher #poetry#lovethem 

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10:09 Point of View Quiz, Quiz, Trade (Kentucky) #dayoftheteacher

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11:23 Lunch of champions! (Kentucky) #dayoftheteacher #ineedtogoshopping 

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12:05 Recess (Kentucky) #dayoftheteacher #outdoorsatlast #runfree #brainbreak 

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1:35 PM Rocking out the testing strategies in our 3rd grade LLI group! (Kentucky) #dayoftheteacher #gobacktothetext #underline #checkxsquiggle 

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2:57 PM End of the day madness-chair stacking, locker cleaning, transportation notes. (Kentucky) #dayoftheteacher
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3:57 PM After-school chat and brag session with my best teaching friend. (Kentucky) #dayoftheteacher#collaboration #gokinders

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9:04 PM Tuning into @sheilajaneteaching Radio this evening. She and @ramonarecommends are talking about reading strategies for elementary teachers!! (Kentucky) #dayoftheteacher #neverstoplearning#professionallearning

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9:18 PM Grading Reading Response Letters. 34 Down, 56 to go! (Kentucky) #dayoftheteacher #letsdothis

Happy day, friends!

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They can make ten. Can they use it?

Help students turn “I know ten” into “I can use ten.”

Join me for a hands-on workshop exploring what to model, which questions to ask, and how to respond when students get stuck using ten to add and subtract.

Includes a printable Teacher Toolkit, ready-to-use Number Talks, and the workshop recording.