Gay Beck

Kindergarten Teacher, Utah Teacher of the Year 2011, Utah Teacher Fellow, runner, hiker and nature lover!

[Gay Beck @BeckGay]

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[Utah School Superintendents Association @USSA_Utah]

USSA would like to congratulate Sayre Posey for being named the 2025 Utah State Teacher of the Year. Sayre is a teacher at Northwest Middle School in the Salt Lake City School District. Utah is so lucky to have so many amazing teachers!! Good luck, Sayre!

[Allison Riddle @UtahTOY2014]

UTSTOYs celebrating the announcement of the 2025 Utah Teacher of the Year! @NNSTOY #uted #TeachersLeading @UTBoardofEd @UTPublicEd

[Gay Beck @BeckGay]

❤️❤️Being a Kinder Teacher ❤️❤️⁦@9thEvermore⁩ ⁦@UtahTOY2014⁩ ⁦@downrightdave⁩ ⁦@SharonGF_NBCT⁩ ⁦@DicksonSyd⁩ ⁦@tabitha_pacheco⁩ ⁦@leighnakker⁩ ⁦@mapezteguia11⁩

[Dan Wuori @DanWuori]

5, 6, 7, 8…. 5, 6, 7, 8…

Teaching your child to count? This video illustrates two important early math skills you’ll want to know.

The first is rote counting, which is the process of memorizing and reciting numbers in their correct order.

Rote counting can be done anywhere - and doesn’t require any materials. It’s just counting out loud (think of it like the numerical equivalent of the Alphabet Song). You can practice it in the car, in the tub… anywhere.

Obviously, this little one is fixated on a particular sequence (5 through 8) at this point in her development, which she repeats over and over.

More will come.

Impressively, she’s also showing an early knowledge of one-to-one correspondence.

This is the skill of counting one - and only one - object as you count/say each number.

Watch as she counts off the individual paving stones in her path… reciting a new number each time she lands on one with her left foot.

Both skills are important, but one to one counting is the more conceptual ability.

You can help to nurture it by demonstrating it as you count together with your child.

To do so you’ll need to be counting actual, physical objects.

Count slowly, touching each object as you go and connecting each number spoken with a single item in the sequence.

One to one correspondence leads to number sense… which is a connection between number and quantity. (Knowing that the number “three” is applied to a set of 3 - and only 3 - objects.

Happy counting!

This little mathematician was shared to IG by gunnertheketokid.

[Gay Beck @BeckGay]

@UtahTOY2014 @NNSTOY Great article!

[Sydnee Dickson @DicksonSyd]

Former Utah Teachers of the Year gather to celebrate the addition of a new member to their affiliate. This group represents many years of dedication and excellence in serving Utah students. ⁦@CCSSO⁩ ⁦@UTPublicEd⁩ #uted

[Allison Riddle @UtahTOY2014]

The incredible @ChadWarnick, 2023 Utah Teacher of the Year, shares his goal for each of his students:
1-have fun, 2-learn, 3-connect to a career, and 4-know they are loved. #TeachersLeading @NNSTOY #uted @UtahCTE

[Gay Beck @BeckGay]

Loved “Show up for teachers” event recently hosted by First Lady Abby Cox. Great keynotes and sessions! #inspired #teaching ⁦@UtahTOY2014⁩ ⁦@SharonGF_NBCT⁩ ⁦@9thEvermore⁩ ⁦@tabitha_pacheco⁩ ⁦@DicksonSyd⁩ ⁦@downrightdave⁩ ⁦@leighnakker⁩

[Allison Riddle @UtahTOY2014]

Always excited to see my #UTSTOY family! Grateful to engage in a powerful conversation about Teacher Leadership in Utah with the @HSG_UT Fellows. #uted #TeachersLeading @NNSTOY @UTBoardofEd

[Allison Riddle @UtahTOY2014]

So happy to see my dear #UTSTOY friend - the incredible @BeckGay! Thanks for sharing your wisdom & passion for teaching with 4 new Aggies who will soon #TeachInDavis! #uted #TeachersLeading

[Gay Beck @BeckGay]

Kindergarten graduation was a success! 🎓 So many memories made this school year! Love this amazing career!! ⁦@9thEvermore⁩ ⁦@UtahTOY2014⁩ ⁦@downrightdave⁩ ⁦@DicksonSyd⁩ ⁦@SharonGF_NBCT⁩ ⁦@tabitha_pacheco⁩ ⁦@leighnakker⁩ ⁦@marrica5⁩

[Gay Beck @BeckGay]

Fun doing stem activities with my kinders! They created amazing marble runs. They loved bowling and golf too! Learning about motion & push& pull! ⁦@DicksonSyd⁩
⁦@UtahTOY2014⁩ ⁦@downrightdave⁩ ⁦@SharonGF_NBCT⁩ ⁦@leighnakker⁩ ⁦@tabitha_pacheco⁩

[Gay Beck @BeckGay]

@MikeFlynn55 @Wipebook It was an engaging presentation! Excited to try some of the strategies in my classroom!

[Gay Beck @BeckGay]

Loved doing counting collections with my kinders!
Great 1:1 correspondence & showing it in multiple ways! 30 dif. collections! #Kmathematicians ⁦@downrightdave⁩ ⁦@UtahTOY2014⁩ ⁦@KinderKish⁩ ⁦@SharonGF_NBCT⁩ ⁦@tabitha_pacheco⁩ ⁦@DicksonSyd⁩

[Gay Beck @BeckGay]

So fun seeing some of my Utah Teacher Fellow friends! Great educational conversations! ⁦@downrightdave⁩ ⁦@DeborahGatrell1⁩ ⁦@tabitha_pacheco⁩ ⁦@4micheleJones⁩ ⁦@bridget_varner⁩ ⁦@coachbpreece⁩ ⁦@UtahTOY2014⁩ ⁦@rogers_machelle⁩

[Michael McMahon @mmcma30]

@Dean_of_math Saw this and thought the answer might be yes.

[Gay Beck @BeckGay]

We enjoyed the “For the Love of Reading” Conf.last week! UVU had engaging authors & interesting sessions! My favorite part of every school day is doing a read aloud!!@HighlandElem5 ⁦@UtahTOY2014⁩ ⁦@SharonGF_NBCT⁩ ⁦@alpineschools⁩ ⁦⁦@tabitha_pacheco⁩

[Allison Riddle @UtahTOY2014]

Great afternoon in @DavisSchools hosting two of my favorites! Thanks @DicksonSyd & @tabitha_pacheco for making time to learn about our recruiting efforts. You’re two of my edu heroes! #TeachInDavis #uted

[Brian Martin @bmartinreal]

Good morning! Today you were given another chance to sing, to laugh, to cry, to learn, to have meaningful conversations, to create, to encourage, or to do a kind deed. Embrace the gift of seeing another sunrise! Have a great day!👊