Mrs. Shapiro

Kindergarten teacher at Betsy Ross School!

[Greg Tang @gregtangmath]

Absolute best way to teach place value at an early age? Subitizing! K kids need to subtize to 100 this year. Yep, you heard that right. To 100! And use a progression of visual models. We use 4 concrete models before number bonds (pictorial) and equations (abstract). It works!

[Mrs. Shapiro @MrsShapiroK15]

Subitizing with Greg Tang for Math today! Thanks @jenniferkhogan1 @BetsyRossMahwah #mahwahconnects

[Mrs. Shapiro @MrsShapiroK15]

Happy Halloween from K-Sh!

[Mrs. Shapiro @MrsShapiroK15]

Halloween STEAM activity! Today we read Ten Timid Ghosts and collaborated with a team to construct a haunted house that could stand up on its own and fit our ghost inside! @BetsyRossMahwah

[Mrs. Shapiro @MrsShapiroK15]

Fun at the MSF Thunderbird Run! @BetsyRossMahwah #mahwahconnects

[Mrs. Shapiro @MrsShapiroK15]

Math is always more fun with a friend @BetsyRossMahwah

[Mrs. Shapiro @MrsShapiroK15]

Fun Friday! @BetsyRossMahwah

[Mrs. Shapiro @MrsShapiroK15]

@KalliTriantafi1 @mahwahschools @MahwahGW Cute!!

[Mrs. Shapiro @MrsShapiroK15]

Fire Safety with the Mahwah Fire Department! @BetsyRossMahwah #mahwahconnects

[Mrs. Shapiro @MrsShapiroK15]

Working on Patterns in Math today!@BetsyRossMahwah

[Mrs. Shapiro @MrsShapiroK15]

Thank you to Miss Young for spending time with us today to teach us how we can be upstanders and use our voices to “Say Something!”. @BetsyRossMahwah #mahwahconnects

[Mrs. Shapiro @MrsShapiroK15]

Math centers! @BetsyRossMahwah

[Mrs. Shapiro @MrsShapiroK15]

Partner reading like they’ve been doing it for years!!! So proud!! @BetsyRossMahwah

[Mrs. Shapiro @MrsShapiroK15]

These Kindergarteners launched Reading Workshop today and are already rockin’ reading! 📚🪱 @BetsyRossMahwah

[Mrs. Shapiro @MrsShapiroK15]

Building our hopes and dreams brick by brick in the Betsy Ross STEAM lab. @BetsyRossMahwah #mahwah #steam #legos

[Mrs. Shapiro @MrsShapiroK15]

Beautiful day to build new friendships. 😍 @BetsyRossMahwah #mahwahconnects

[Mrs. Shapiro @MrsShapiroK15]

Beach Day! The students and sun were shining bright today!

[Mrs. Shapiro @MrsShapiroK15]

Kindergarten ‘K’ountdown has begun! Crazy Hair and Socks today!

[Betsy Ross School @BetsyRossMahwah]

The kids weren’t the only ones who had a blast yesterday! Thank you to our staff and our HSO who made the day so special for our kids. We appreciate you so much. #WeareBetsyRoss #MahwahConnects #TogetherWeShine ✨💙

[Mrs. Shapiro @MrsShapiroK15]

1 butterfly and 4 transforming in their chrysalides….we love seeing metamorphosis! 🐛🦋