6th grade math teacher at Mannheim Middle School, District 83. I ❤️ Flexible seating, growth mindset, and Classkick

Brookfield, IL
Joined August 2015
Had a great day of learning today with my #MMSFalcons 6th grade math peeps! Can’t wait for more fun tomorrow! #NCTMCHI24 #WeAreD83
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What a fun morning! Our 1st all-school assembly since I’ve been at Mannheim and it was AWESOME! #MMSFALCONS #d83shines
SHOUT OUT & THANK YOU to Mr. Concialdi & Mr. Saucedo for writing & playing our PRIDE song! “P-R-I-D and E/Mannheim PRIDE is good to see” #WeAreFalcons #MMSFalcons #MMSPRIDE #D83Shines
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Today was Partner day for our Falcon Pride countdown. Twinning with my co-teacher! #D83shines #MMSfalcons
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It’s Compliment and Culture day at MMS! Enjoy some kind words from my 3rd period students. #MMSfalcons #D83shines
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Our new 6-2 bulletin board displays just a few ways of showing kindness this week and every week #d83shines #mmsfalcons
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Kicking off Kindness Week with some door decor! #D83shines #MMSfalcons
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Students flipping water bottles to calculate speed (flips per minute), find their team’s average speed, and determine equivalent rates! #D83shines
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Love @pgliljedahl’s cheese analogy: All students have some sort of gaps. Think of them like a slice of Swiss cheese. What happens what you put 3 students (🧀🧀🧀) together? Those gaps are likely to get covered! #ICTM2022
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Wearing my “math nerd” Halloween costume as I spend this Saturday learning with @MathICTM at #ICTM2022. Love this word cloud of the 6th grade math standards
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#d83shines Mannheim Middle School teachers held a FUN game @ their table during Trek-to-the-REC. So grateful that they took time to spread cheer & socialize with our community. You SHINE! And...I love my keychain! #d83falcons @principalherion
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I’ve been loving having these number challenges from @mathequalslove available for early finishers this year. Lots of thinking happening! #d83shines #mmsfalcons
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After learning about squaring this week a few kids said to me today “Now I understand the joke on your door!” 😊 #TeacherWin #d83shines
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Building squares and cubes to learn about perfect squares, perfect cubes, and exponents today! #d83Shines
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Lots of thinking happening today with the Tax Collector Task! #VNPS #ThinkingClassroom #d83shines
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It was a great first week of school getting to know my new students! We set group norms with a few of my favorite activities including @saravdwerf’s 100 Numbers and @mathequalslove’s ink stain matching activity. #d83shines
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First day of school Instagram v. Reality. We are ready for you MMS 6th graders! #d83shines
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One of my fav. review day activities. Think “Taboo” for math. One student with their back to the board and their group tries to get them to guess the words on the screen. Gets students talking about math with no inhibitions. One student said “we should play this once a week!” 🥰
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Playing “Like Terms Uno” to finish off the week! #d83shines
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