Dr. Smith MathFun

I have been in the teaching profession for over 20 years, attending Rutgers University’s Graduate School of Education where I received my Ed. D. As an educator I am always looking for a way to introduce math with a hook to capture young learners imagination. I began a collaboration with a master of puppetry. We started out with an introduction stating that students were entering my math class using puppets. Since I teach 1st grade now and am required to state the Common Core State Standard I felt that the puppets can introduce the standard in a student friendly manner. I would like to provide a CCSS daily for the 3rd and 4th school quarter. That translate into 80 days of classroom instruction. Since I am teaching on the virtual learning platform now; this project would be a way to enhance the curiosity for all children.”