Brian Bushart
@bbushart.bsky.social
Elementary Teacher (4th Grade) living in New York with my daughter and husband. I blog at https://bstockus.wordpress.com and share resources at https://numberlesswp.com.
That's a wrap! We ended our year writing thank you notes, Inaba place value puzzles, and a kickball tournament.
This isn't just the end of another year of 4th grade, but also my time as a classroom teacher. Not sure what the future holds, but for now I've got a well-deserved summer break to enjoy!
This isn't just the end of another year of 4th grade, but also my time as a classroom teacher. Not sure what the future holds, but for now I've got a well-deserved summer break to enjoy!
June 25, 2024 at 8:32 PM
That's a wrap! We ended our year writing thank you notes, Inaba place value puzzles, and a kickball tournament.
This isn't just the end of another year of 4th grade, but also my time as a classroom teacher. Not sure what the future holds, but for now I've got a well-deserved summer break to enjoy!
This isn't just the end of another year of 4th grade, but also my time as a classroom teacher. Not sure what the future holds, but for now I've got a well-deserved summer break to enjoy!
This geometry lesson (The Four Triangle Problem) and art project (Rotating Design) from the series Math By All Means is one of my favorites. The students get to flex their spatial reasoning skills and then create some eye-catching art. It makes me happy. #iTeachMath
June 7, 2024 at 9:56 PM
This geometry lesson (The Four Triangle Problem) and art project (Rotating Design) from the series Math By All Means is one of my favorites. The students get to flex their spatial reasoning skills and then create some eye-catching art. It makes me happy. #iTeachMath
Any time I get to combine math and art, I'm a happy guy. Today my students created Mondrian-inspired works of art. The activity comes from this IM lesson:
im.kendallhunt.com/k5/teachers/...
I modified the criteria a bit this year. The finished art looks great! #iTeachMath
im.kendallhunt.com/k5/teachers/...
I modified the criteria a bit this year. The finished art looks great! #iTeachMath
May 2, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Any time I get to combine math and art, I'm a happy guy. Today my students created Mondrian-inspired works of art. The activity comes from this IM lesson:
im.kendallhunt.com/k5/teachers/...
I modified the criteria a bit this year. The finished art looks great! #iTeachMath
im.kendallhunt.com/k5/teachers/...
I modified the criteria a bit this year. The finished art looks great! #iTeachMath
My students are writing historical fiction stories that take place in the Arabian desert in the year 560. After reading some of their story titles, I had to intervene...
I told them, "I would honestly love to be stuck in the dessert." 🤣
I told them, "I would honestly love to be stuck in the dessert." 🤣
March 18, 2024 at 11:13 PM
My students are writing historical fiction stories that take place in the Arabian desert in the year 560. After reading some of their story titles, I had to intervene...
I told them, "I would honestly love to be stuck in the dessert." 🤣
I told them, "I would honestly love to be stuck in the dessert." 🤣
We played Don't Break the Bank again. This time I increased the bank to 200. That seemed to bring double, double, double out a bit more. To heighten the tension, teams reported out after rounds 4 and 6. By the end only 3 teams broke the bank! Still searching for the optimal bank size. #iTeachMath
February 1, 2024 at 1:01 AM
We played Don't Break the Bank again. This time I increased the bank to 200. That seemed to bring double, double, double out a bit more. To heighten the tension, teams reported out after rounds 4 and 6. By the end only 3 teams broke the bank! Still searching for the optimal bank size. #iTeachMath
Tried out a variation of Don't Break the Bank that I came up with to get my students to practice the doubling strategy for solving 2s, 4s, and 8s multiplication facts. It was a hit! First round students aimed for 100, second round 150. Might go higher to encourage double, double, double. #iTeachMath
January 31, 2024 at 12:09 AM
Tried out a variation of Don't Break the Bank that I came up with to get my students to practice the doubling strategy for solving 2s, 4s, and 8s multiplication facts. It was a hit! First round students aimed for 100, second round 150. Might go higher to encourage double, double, double. #iTeachMath
One of my students was out sick for several days, so his desk partner created "Paper Paul" so she'd have a partner for our numerous turn and talks throughout the day. She even brought him to Specials. 😂
January 29, 2024 at 1:17 AM
One of my students was out sick for several days, so his desk partner created "Paper Paul" so she'd have a partner for our numerous turn and talks throughout the day. She even brought him to Specials. 😂
While I love the "Math Room" door hangar, I think this is my favorite piece of art I've received from a student this year.
Have a Gay! 😂
#iTeachMath
Have a Gay! 😂
#iTeachMath
January 27, 2024 at 6:38 PM
While I love the "Math Room" door hangar, I think this is my favorite piece of art I've received from a student this year.
Have a Gay! 😂
#iTeachMath
Have a Gay! 😂
#iTeachMath
One of my students made a sign for our classroom door. 🥰
(I teach all subjects, but clearly she's figured out which one is my favorite.)
#iTeachMath
(I teach all subjects, but clearly she's figured out which one is my favorite.)
#iTeachMath
January 26, 2024 at 9:48 PM
One of my students made a sign for our classroom door. 🥰
(I teach all subjects, but clearly she's figured out which one is my favorite.)
#iTeachMath
(I teach all subjects, but clearly she's figured out which one is my favorite.)
#iTeachMath
Whew! Winter break is finally here! We started our day with Splat, finished up some note taking in CKLA, played the game Leftovers with 20 again, & debriefed about remainders. They were a restless bunch, but they did great! We wrapped up with a party and a closing circle. Time to relax! #iTeachMath
December 23, 2023 at 12:07 AM
Whew! Winter break is finally here! We started our day with Splat, finished up some note taking in CKLA, played the game Leftovers with 20 again, & debriefed about remainders. They were a restless bunch, but they did great! We wrapped up with a party and a closing circle. Time to relax! #iTeachMath
Now that I know my students are new to division with remainders, we played the game Leftovers with 20 today. The kids loved it! At the end, students shared out some of the division sentences they wrote, and we discussed the remainders. #iTeachMath
December 21, 2023 at 12:41 AM
Now that I know my students are new to division with remainders, we played the game Leftovers with 20 today. The kids loved it! At the end, students shared out some of the division sentences they wrote, and we discussed the remainders. #iTeachMath
I used variation theory to help students learn how to write equations to represent multi-step problems. We worked on the problem on the left first. Then the problem on the right kept the initial information but kept changing the second bit of information. #iTeachMath
December 18, 2023 at 10:18 PM
I used variation theory to help students learn how to write equations to represent multi-step problems. We worked on the problem on the left first. Then the problem on the right kept the initial information but kept changing the second bit of information. #iTeachMath
I'm continuing to ramp up the difficulty of my science retrieval practice. I started with a word bank that had the exact 5 words needed. Then I went to a word bank that had 5 extra words that wouldn't be used. Now I've taken away the word bank altogether. I was nervous, but they handled it well!
December 18, 2023 at 10:13 PM
I'm continuing to ramp up the difficulty of my science retrieval practice. I started with a word bank that had the exact 5 words needed. Then I went to a word bank that had 5 extra words that wouldn't be used. Now I've taken away the word bank altogether. I was nervous, but they handled it well!
"I've got 15 cubes. It says divide by 4. What action am I doing when I divide?"
Finally, a student shared, "Making groups."
"Ok, so a group of 3, a group of 2, a group of 3..."
Something finally clicked. "No, they have to be equal."
#iTeachMath
Finally, a student shared, "Making groups."
"Ok, so a group of 3, a group of 2, a group of 3..."
Something finally clicked. "No, they have to be equal."
#iTeachMath
December 16, 2023 at 12:33 AM
"I've got 15 cubes. It says divide by 4. What action am I doing when I divide?"
Finally, a student shared, "Making groups."
"Ok, so a group of 3, a group of 2, a group of 3..."
Something finally clicked. "No, they have to be equal."
#iTeachMath
Finally, a student shared, "Making groups."
"Ok, so a group of 3, a group of 2, a group of 3..."
Something finally clicked. "No, they have to be equal."
#iTeachMath
Holy cow did I have to make a sudden pivot at the start of today's math lesson.
It all started with this Same and Different warm up. It started off great (with me adding in vocabulary), until I asked the students, "What about the quotients? What's the same or different about those?"
#iTeachMath
It all started with this Same and Different warm up. It started off great (with me adding in vocabulary), until I asked the students, "What about the quotients? What's the same or different about those?"
#iTeachMath
December 16, 2023 at 12:19 AM
Holy cow did I have to make a sudden pivot at the start of today's math lesson.
It all started with this Same and Different warm up. It started off great (with me adding in vocabulary), until I asked the students, "What about the quotients? What's the same or different about those?"
#iTeachMath
It all started with this Same and Different warm up. It started off great (with me adding in vocabulary), until I asked the students, "What about the quotients? What's the same or different about those?"
#iTeachMath
"If you're not living on the edge then you're taking up a little too much space"
Morgan Freeman may have said it, but my daughter embodies it with these choices. 😂
Morgan Freeman may have said it, but my daughter embodies it with these choices. 😂
December 14, 2023 at 1:13 AM
"If you're not living on the edge then you're taking up a little too much space"
Morgan Freeman may have said it, but my daughter embodies it with these choices. 😂
Morgan Freeman may have said it, but my daughter embodies it with these choices. 😂
3) We're working on representing and solving multi-step problems in math. I've been mixing numberless word problems, three reads, and worked examples to support their sense making. I've been impressed with how many have been able to create accurate models and equations on their own. #iTeachMath
December 13, 2023 at 10:26 PM
3) We're working on representing and solving multi-step problems in math. I've been mixing numberless word problems, three reads, and worked examples to support their sense making. I've been impressed with how many have been able to create accurate models and equations on their own. #iTeachMath
Teaching wins this week:
1) I pulled a small group to play the game Multi. They loved it! Throughout the game they kept remarking, "This is so fun! Where can I get this?"
#iTeachMath
1) I pulled a small group to play the game Multi. They loved it! Throughout the game they kept remarking, "This is so fun! Where can I get this?"
#iTeachMath
December 13, 2023 at 9:53 PM
Teaching wins this week:
1) I pulled a small group to play the game Multi. They loved it! Throughout the game they kept remarking, "This is so fun! Where can I get this?"
#iTeachMath
1) I pulled a small group to play the game Multi. They loved it! Throughout the game they kept remarking, "This is so fun! Where can I get this?"
#iTeachMath
Yes! The danger must be growing
For the rowers keep on rowing
And they're certainly not showing
Any signs that they are slowing
This scene creeped me out as a kid. I love it so much now.
For the rowers keep on rowing
And they're certainly not showing
Any signs that they are slowing
This scene creeped me out as a kid. I love it so much now.
December 9, 2023 at 1:45 AM
Yes! The danger must be growing
For the rowers keep on rowing
And they're certainly not showing
Any signs that they are slowing
This scene creeped me out as a kid. I love it so much now.
For the rowers keep on rowing
And they're certainly not showing
Any signs that they are slowing
This scene creeped me out as a kid. I love it so much now.
The weekend weather has not been cooperative for fall events lately, but our daughter did get to paint a pumpkin today, and we had our first family photos taken by a professional photographer since 2015. Can't wait to see how they turn out!
October 14, 2023 at 9:02 PM
The weekend weather has not been cooperative for fall events lately, but our daughter did get to paint a pumpkin today, and we had our first family photos taken by a professional photographer since 2015. Can't wait to see how they turn out!
Area Cat to Spend Next Six Months in Front of Air Vent
October 14, 2023 at 9:00 PM
Area Cat to Spend Next Six Months in Front of Air Vent