Jennifer Macdonald

Kids don't plan to come to school to get into trouble. Behaviour is a form of communication and quite often - the reason for it will make you sad, not angry.

“There’s really not much point to high-quality preschool if we don’t work on this task of aligning kindergarten & 1st grade classrooms, setting them up to take advantage of the skills built up in preschool." How to Boost Math Skills in the Early Grades kqed.org/mindshift/5160…

That’s right, @GEDSB! We have TWO entries in the #signwars #BrantfordSignWars , because, like the sign says...

Grand Erie families: important back-to-school news for the 2020-21 school year… Staggered Entry & Changes to Secondary Model: bit.ly/3guLHyI School Re-Opening Parent Guide: bit.ly/2QxYAgO Mental Health Support for Back-to-School: bit.ly/2EwY6Fs

Meltdowns can happen at any age, not just in toddlers. When a meltdown occurs it’s back to the helplessness of infancy. This is when we need to go straight back into detective-mode to find out the source of their stress. #SelfReg #StressDetective

12 Books to Excite Your Child’s Mathematical Imagination Read-aloud time helps kids develop positive associations w/ books, helps them understand world around them. That world includes math: numbers, patterns, shapes, measuring... pbs.org/parents/expert… #earlyed #earlymath

Unfortunately, there are many misconceptions about ADHD and these misunderstandings can be very hurtful to people living with ADHD. It's so important to understand what not to say so you can be as supportive as possible to those living with ADHD. verywellmind.com/what-is-adhd-c…

Because the ADHD brain habituates to stimuli very quickly, it can be difficult to maintain attention to repetitive tasks, like, say, practicing math facts. In fact, kids with ADHD sometimes get less accurate the better they have their facts memorized. Why? additudemag.com/math-learning-…

The use of visuals as well as numeric and symbolic representations needed to support #math learning ow.ly/ZRku50zRiNH

This 👇 buildingmathematicians.wordpress.com/2020/05/21/how…

BIG NEWS! Immersive Reader for Office Lens on Android has shipped 🎉 Take a photo of a book, send to IR - read out loud, syllables, page colors, translation, line focus & more 💯 YouTube 📺 youtu.be/TdJfBrtbYBU Update: play.google.com/store/apps/det… #a11y #edtech #MicrosoftEDU

We are thrilled to announce that we have teamed up with 4Canoes, #CanoeKids, and @GoodMindsBooks to offer ALL of our educator resources for FREE ACCESS for the month of May. 🌱 Please share this message widely with your colleagues: mailchi.mp/naturalcuriosi… #EE #IndigenousEd

Love this quote! “The Early Years last forever...” Definitely want to hear more from @DrJeanforkids. Such a powerful and thought-provoking statement.

The rekenrek—2 rows of 10 beads, 5 red and 5 white—is a simple but effective tool to use in early math classrooms. We ♡ rekenreks! Here's how to use one and some examples of problems it can be used to solve: youtube.com/watch?v=bjakjK… #ece #EarlyChildhood #ECEchat

Have you seen our new Home Activity Cards??? Here are ones on Sets and Sorting: earlymath.erikson.edu/take-home-acti…

Using nonstandard objects from around the house (blocks, legos) to measure treasures from nature. Record your observations in different ways. What’s the tallest dandelion you can find? #joyfulmath #MTBoS #homeschooling #outdoors

⁣Quickly showing a dot pattern to the children. Afterwards we discuss how many did they see & how did they see them.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣Children often think there’s only one answer for math. By generating conversation we were able to show multiple ways & strategies that we can see the # 5

For this playful invitation, using similarly colored materials guides children to identify and use the attributes, size and shape, to explore patterns. “IDENTIFYING THE RULE OF A PATTERN BRINGS PREDICTABILITY AND ALLOWS ONE TO MAKE GENERALIZATIONS.” More: playfulinvitations.com/new-blog/2019/…

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The Math in Blocks! Jennifer McCray provides a play-by-play narration as students are lead through a tower building exercise. Insight into complexity & impact of a seemingly simple activity. youtube.com/watch?v=gsDY6q… How can you mathematize blocks at home?