Amanda Wilp

  • Building Mathematical Comprehension {Chapter 3}

    What do you think of when you hear the term Making Connections?  For me, it always makes me think of reading and the process of making text connections to self, other texts, and the world.  After reading this chapter from Building Mathematical Comprehension, I am falling deeper in love with the concept of bringing reading […]

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  • Makeover Monday!

    Hey friends!  It’s Makeover Monday…..errr….Tuesday and I’m linking up with Primary Possibilities!  I have actually been working on this makeover since Saturday.  Here’s my chain of events in redesigning this product. Saturday:  Recreate the cover and posters.  It took forever because I couldn’t quite decide what I wanted to do.  Since the post wasn’t due […]

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  • Summer Stock Up!

    Please tell me I’m not alone in the fact that I have been planning, creating, and blog-stalking since school let out.  Don’t get me wrong, I’ve relaxed a little too!  My husband and I have watched all three seasons on Netflix of American Horror Story and the new season of OITNB!  I also just finished […]

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  • Learn Like a Pirate {Improvement Focus vs. Grade Focus}

    Hey there, Pirate Friends!  I’ve been hooked on this book since I picked it up but this chapter really spoke to my heart.  I can’t really explain why but I believe that it just plays to my special education side.  In special education, you see kids work hard day in and day out.  They make […]

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  • Learn Like a Pirate {Peer Collaboration}

    Now that we’ve learned what a student-led classroom is and addressed a few common concerns, it’s time to dive into the heart of the PIRATE acronym.  P stands for Peer Collaboration.  In my classroom, I do my best to provide so many opportunities for peer collaboration.  Although I provide these opportunities, reading this chapter opened […]

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  • Building Mathematical Comprehension {Chapter 1}

    I am so excited to begin reading the book Building Mathematical  Comprehension by Laney Sammons.  I have owned this book for over a year but have been so swamped with working on school related things that I haven’t had a chance to just sit down and read!  Right now, I’m blogging from a beautiful cabin […]

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