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Demystifying the Distributive Property
Okay, raise your hand if you're an elementary teacher and just the mention of the distributive property makes you...
Let it Snow: Shake and Spill with THREE Addends
'Tis the season for...a new, devious Shake and Spill game. I've been on a Shake and Spill roll with one for Winter...
More Christmas Number Trees
I always think it's cool when someone comes up with a variation of something I've done. So tonight from the "viewer"...
Gingerbread Shake and Spill
This week I'm opening the "viewer" mailbag and responding to some questions and requests I've received recently. One...
Deal Out 20
I feel a little like David Letterman this week, but I'm opening the 'viewer' mailbag and responding to some questions...
The Meaning of the Equal Sign
Ask a kiddo who has just written 2 + 3 = 5 if it's okay to write it 5 = 2 + 3 and you're likely to get an emphatic...
Sean’s Strategy for Counting Coins
I have a great story for you tonight! This morning a 2nd grade teacher burst into my room to tell me what one of her...
Connecting Subtraction to Addition
Van de Walle says it best: Subtraction as “think-addition” is extremely significant for mastering subtraction facts. I...
Fraction Games with Cards
Fractions are an incredibly abstract concept and are often a real stumbling block for students. We have to be super...
Target 20: A Math Game of Strategy and Computation
I hope you all are enjoying your Thanksgiving break, and I trust you are not camped out outside of Walmart waiting for...
