Compensation: An Addition Strategy
Compensation is a mental math strategy for multi-digit addition that involves adjusting one of the addends to make the equation easier to solve. Some students
Breaking Apart An Addend: An Addition Strategy
Breaking apart an addend is a mental math strategy for addition. Some students may find this method more efficient than left-to-right addition. This strategy
Try Left to Right Addition: A Powerful Mental Math Strategy
Left-to-right addition (also known as front-end addition or the partial sums method) is one of the most powerful mental math strategies for teaching addition of
Plus 7, 8, and 9: An Addition Strategy
Depending on the grade level that you teach, you will handle adding plus 7, 8, and 9 a bit different in your classroom. There are
Extending The Doubles and Near Doubles Facts: An Addition Strategy
The doubles facts are generally an introductory set of facts that we want our students to become automatic with. We can relate the doubles to
Teaching the Counting On Addition Strategy? Don’t Forget to Do This.
Counting On is a beginning mental math addition strategy. It is generally taught as an introductory mental math strategy and is usually simple for students
Four Ways to Represent Multiplication
When it comes to teaching multiplication, it can be tricky to know how to approach it in your classroom. Often we teach multiplication using the
Free Set of Multiplication Task Cards
I’ve heard over and over again that the average curriculum just does not include the types of resources that you need in order to really
How to Create a Fun Choice Board for your Fast Finishers
What do your students do when they finish their work? Do you have to answer the question, “I’m done! What can I do now?” over and over