tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678514486069553970.post5572653772123670300..comments2023-12-17T04:42:44.185-06:00Comments on Mrs. Laffin's Laughings: Math Troubles? Write About It!Jennifer Laffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00409566035103972341noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678514486069553970.post-61868118642746241132014-12-28T09:32:04.629-06:002014-12-28T09:32:04.629-06:00Reflection through writing is so powerful! Did yo...Reflection through writing is so powerful! Did you let your students see their first and second letters side-by-side? I love this idea and I'm going to have to use it too! POWERFUL!<br /><br />Susan<br /><a href="http://passioninportableland.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">PassioninPortableland</a> <br />Susan Kelleherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10425695971884306605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678514486069553970.post-12790755167000078272014-12-13T09:03:54.997-06:002014-12-13T09:03:54.997-06:00Great Idea! I have trouble getting them to write ...Great Idea! I have trouble getting them to write proficiently about their understanding. And they always start a new concept believing that they don't know anything and it is so hard.<br /><br />(I used to know how to leave a link to my blog but forgot, do you know how)<br /><br />Ms. Chae Charges In!https://www.blogger.com/profile/06271483275481178226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678514486069553970.post-15630512252120749792014-12-09T22:45:00.138-06:002014-12-09T22:45:00.138-06:00It's a wonderful thing you did with the letter...It's a wonderful thing you did with the letters, Jennifer. I love that one that says if needed, "will you always help me?" Sorry it was painful, but success helps, doesn't it?Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678514486069553970.post-25867763752022200602014-12-09T19:54:02.064-06:002014-12-09T19:54:02.064-06:00The change of attitude must have made your heart s...The change of attitude must have made your heart sing. Congrats on surviving long division, now on to the next topic?elsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348895330633879894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678514486069553970.post-86858773619977885962014-12-09T19:43:30.677-06:002014-12-09T19:43:30.677-06:00I taught 4th grade departmental math for 7 years a...I taught 4th grade departmental math for 7 years and I don't know which was worse: long division, fractions, or area of irregular rectangles! I always joked that I would have no hair left by the time we were done. Your letters are true signs of teaching, learning, and reflecting. Great job!Leigh Anne Eckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558611848583070310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678514486069553970.post-7371467889735057382014-12-09T19:40:52.481-06:002014-12-09T19:40:52.481-06:00Writing letters about math - what a fabulous idea!...Writing letters about math - what a fabulous idea!! I love the clear, confident lines in each of the after letters: Nothing confuses me about division. Wow! I believe you have taught your students so much more than division - you showed them they have grit!!!Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404917167112072640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678514486069553970.post-69739944725550467612014-12-09T19:24:58.930-06:002014-12-09T19:24:58.930-06:00Cheers for metacognition - you get it and so do yo...Cheers for metacognition - you get it and so do your students!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com