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  • Governor George Clinton Elementary School
  • Poughkeepsie, NY
  • More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Math is the subject we all love to hate. However, I aim to change that attitude in my classroom! These math books will help to promote the ever growing love of math (and reading) in my third grade class. Starting each of our math units with literature truly helps my students to see that reading is not just isolated to the ELA part of our day, and it also helps to set the stage for why each skill is important. I've found that using high quality literature during our math lessons really helps to peak the students' curiosity, keep them engaged, and show them real world uses for the skill. Since our main focus in third grade math is on multiplication, division, fractions, and geometry, breaking up our lessons with reading helps to diversify our long units of study. Students love to read our books on their own after our lessons and they also serve as a good point of reference. My goal is for all of my students to love the math that they do in my class and to leave third grade with a confidence in problem solving that they may not have come in with. Although last year was my first year implementing guided math in my classroom, it was a great success! I plan to continue building upon those successes this year by giving my students meaningful hands on activities to practice skills while I work with small groups to catch students up on much needed foundational skills or enrich what they have already mastered.

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Math is the subject we all love to hate. However, I aim to change that attitude in my classroom! These math books will help to promote the ever growing love of math (and reading) in my third grade class. Starting each of our math units with literature truly helps my students to see that reading is not just isolated to the ELA part of our day, and it also helps to set the stage for why each skill is important. I've found that using high quality literature during our math lessons really helps to peak the students' curiosity, keep them engaged, and show them real world uses for the skill. Since our main focus in third grade math is on multiplication, division, fractions, and geometry, breaking up our lessons with reading helps to diversify our long units of study. Students love to read our books on their own after our lessons and they also serve as a good point of reference. My goal is for all of my students to love the math that they do in my class and to leave third grade with a confidence in problem solving that they may not have come in with. Although last year was my first year implementing guided math in my classroom, it was a great success! I plan to continue building upon those successes this year by giving my students meaningful hands on activities to practice skills while I work with small groups to catch students up on much needed foundational skills or enrich what they have already mastered.

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