These are little things that I do throughout the year that seem separate, but I tie them together on the last day of school. And as my students, other teachers, and myself are in a pool of tears. On my first day of school. When the video ends I have 5 writing prompts on the board. The next day I have each student write.

If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail. 73 The Best Number in the World. One of my many goals this year is to increase number awareness and number sense in my students. This open-ended get-to-know-you assignment was a good start. I gave each student this My Best Number. As we worked through our unit on solving equations, the students substitute their best numbers into equat.