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Just a quick post about place value and how important it is for students to be able to decompose numbers by place value in different…-
A sweet friend recently reminded me of an activity I created and shared a number of years ago, and I decided to dust it off…
Manipulatives, thought by some to be useful only for young children, are appropriate for students of all ages and should be used whenever new concepts…-
Even as we left school in May, I think most of us assumed that the 2020/2021 school year would be unlike any other. Like many…
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The other day, I posted a picture on Facebook and Instagram of something I was working on, and I was blown away by the response!…
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Ten has a special place in our number system, so it is critical that children know all the combinations for making ten. A quick look…
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With pages of math standards at each grade level, what is really considered essential learning? In this series of posts, I attempt to highlight the…
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What does Kindergarten math look like? What are the essential skills that every Kindergarten student should master prior to Grade 1? Believe it or not,…
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What makes math practice fun? Games of course! There are tons of widely available games that incorporate math skills. Today’s post explores the classic game…
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As many of us find ourselves in the position to provide distance math learning opportunities for our students, online resources can be a tremendous help.…
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Well, we are all in a situation that none of us could have imagined even a month ago. My school is out for Spring Break…
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The first question I am often asked related to Math Workshop is How do I hold the students accountable? I’m going to be brutally honest:…
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As students spend increasingly more time engaged in independent math workshop tasks, it’s essential that we align those tasks to our content standards and math…
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Whether you are just getting started with a workshop approach to math or you have already implemented your own version, I have some tips for…
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Fact: Kids love playing strategy math games, and when you introduce a twist of strategy, you add a problem-solving element to the activity. As kids…
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If you are reading this post, you have probably used a hundred chart or a 120 chart in your classroom. The patterns within the chart…
