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Math Conversations – Math Prompts for Number Talks or Math Talks

Is there anything better than hearing kids talk about math? And not only talk…but think – REALLY think. Sometimes we get into a rut with

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Membership is Officially Open!

Contest is now closed. Congratulations to Laura Follett who won a free one-year membership to my brand new membership site! Membership is officially open for

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Free Real Life Math Project

Would you like to get started with real-life math projects in your face-to-face or virtual classroom? I’d love to get you started with a free

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Using Addition to Subtract | Subtraction Strategy

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Counting Back Counting Up Subtraction Video

Counting Back and Counting Up for Subtraction | Subtraction Strategy

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Free Digital Activities for Use With Google Slides™ | Best Suited for Grades 3-5

Hi there! I know this school year is a different one, and preparation might feel overwhelming. If you are starting the school year with an

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Digital Notebook Templates for Use With Google Slides™: Personal and Commercial Use

  Ready to take your digital slides to a new level? With an emphasis on digital learning this year, you may find yourself working in

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5 Tips for Incorporating a Growth Mindset into Math Teaching

5 Tips for Incorporating a Growth Mindset into Math Teaching

Guest post by Alice Aspinall Growth mindset has become very popular in education and is, in a way, a bit of a buzz term. However,

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5 Games to Practice Multiplication Facts

5 Games to Practice Multiplication Facts

Games are a fantastic way to practice multiplication facts in an interactive, engaging way. Here are five games your students can play to reinforce multiplication facts

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No budget for manipulatives? No problem! DIY manip No budget for manipulatives? No problem! DIY manipulatives are not only inexpensive, but meaningful when the kids create them themselves! Any ideas what I’m busy making?
#mathmanipulatives #mathmadefun #conceptualunderstanding #numbersense #mathtalk #mathtalks
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I’m so excited about this brand new “Where’s I’m so excited about this brand new “Where’s Rudolph?” Escape Room! This one is best-suited for grades 2-3 and should take just under an hour for your students to complete. Throughout this escape room your students will solve clues in small teams, ultimately finding Rudolph and saving a Christmas! See more details using the link in profile.
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Do your students make sense of the math problems t Do your students make sense of the math problems they solve? Or do they just quickly scan for the numbers and keywords? Sometimes we end up encouraging students to look for words like “sum,” “difference,” etc but we don’t encourage them to actually make sense of what they are trying to figure out. Here’s a 3 step approach for problem solving. Show the first slide and ask them about what they notice or wonder. Show the second slide with a bit more information. Have students talk about what they are still wondering or what question they could ask. By the time you get to the third slide students have thought deeply about the context of this problem. It’s not just meaningless numbers and keywords. This is a real life scenario with questions that need answering.
Do you save the multiplication and division proble Do you save the multiplication and division problems for your multiplication and division unit? I want to encourage you to do this type of problem solving with your students all year long - even if they are not “supposed” to be working with these operations yet. 🙌Encouraging students to use manipulatives and come up with strategies to solve problems helps them make sense of math. 💡We don’t need to teach keywords, save the addition problems for the addition unit, etc. What we do need to do is give opportunities for flexible thinking and understanding. This picture shows my second grader solving what would typically be considered a division problem. I gave her no direction and she decided to use ten frame dots to represent the bags and cubes to represent the cookies. Manipulatives made this type of problem very accessible to her. How can you incorporate flexible problem solving this week?
Rekenreks are a fantastic way to work with numbers Rekenreks are a fantastic way to work with numbers and operations. If you have one (or a set) collecting dust in your classroom bring them out and let the kids work with them! Seeing and working with numbers in different ways is a great way to build number sense. One idea to get started: “I wonder how many different ways we can make the number _____.”
A monster convention, witches’ flying competitio A monster convention, witches’ flying competition, vampire comedy act and more is happening at The Halloween Hotel! This new math project is ready for you! Swipe to see parts of the brand new Halloween Escape Room as well! These are both available individually or as part of a bundle. Enjoy! <link in profile>
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