Math Holidays – A Look Back At Bixby’s Pi Day
Math holidays are few and far between, so when Pi Day rolls around, our math classes celebrate! It takes place on March 14 (3-14). Pi is the ratio of a…
Math holidays are few and far between, so when Pi Day rolls around, our math classes celebrate! It takes place on March 14 (3-14). Pi is the ratio of a…
Pancakes, Pancakes!, written and illustrated by Eric Carle, is a favorite story for many. In a brief synopsis, it is about a young boy, Jack, who has a hankering…
With the Spring Equinox just behind us, you can feel the air dampen with excitement for the spring rains. We welcome back the leaves from their winter hibernation. The buds…
I believe students are more likely to get excited about learning when it is relevant to them and connected to their interests. Over the last few weeks, the Kindergarteners have…
As students come down the stairs to Bixby’s lower level, they are entering a space especially designed for kids. There are the lofts, the reading area, ‘the island,’ which houses…
I look forward to this event every year. The Bixby Auction. It’s our school’s biggest fundraiser, and every year I have an absolute blast! I love anticipating the theme, seeing…
Introducing basic mathematical skills to our youngest children at Bixby Preschool is always exciting! I try to create learning experiences, which are enticing and engaging. In addition to counting…
While I spend my time at Bixby either making art with kids or keeping the facilities together; my true passion is helping these students begin to realize some of their…
Disclaimer: Today, the adorable faces pictured on this blog are a marketing ploy. This entry is all about the professional inner life of their science teacher (and plenty of other…
The sensory table is always a popular spot in the main preschool room. The open-ended nature of the materials provides the students with unlimited possibilities. It’s one of my favorite…
In January we started a google classroom that focused on sharing the books we are reading with each other. Students post weekly about what they are reading. Most recently they…
Math facts are a fact of life for math students. Children in the 4th and 5th grades are expected to know the multiplication facts through 12x12 (and the corresponding division…
Our inquiry into towers piqued the Kindergarteners’ interest in creating and building. Soon my students were branching off into groups and creating elaborate structures with materials found around the classroom.…
Every time I’ve stepped back into the world of being a student in one form and another over the last few decades, my empathy for other students has increased considerably.…
Summer is a wonderful time to kick off the shoes, find a friend, or ten, and invent your own world. What are the kinds of things that happen internally and…
Now, set aside school, work and stress; it's time to focus on 99 ways to play with kids this summer! Build a toy car racetrack out of old boxes, paper…
4th and 5th graders have a tradition in math every spring. After spring break, when spring fever is high, it can be difficult to keep students engaged, learning and having…
This time of year, end-of-year reports lead me to a careful examination of my own assessment practices. What have students learned, how do I know they learned it, and how…
The interest study is a time-tested, time-honored Bixby writing tradition. Essentially research papers, interest studies give students the opportunity to dive deep into personally captivating topics. The process is more…
One of the things I love about working with preschoolers is that I get to teach in a multi-age classroom with children from two and a half to five years…