Ask teachers about problem-solving strategies, and you’re opening a can of worms! Opinions about the “best” way to teach problem-solving are all over the board. And teachers will usually argue for their process quite passionately. When I first...
Fractions are a very abstract concept for students, and it’s important that we provide many different models and representations to help students develop a deep understanding of fraction concepts. This post contains affiliate links, which simply means that when you...
Quick pop quiz. How many problem structures are there for addition and subtraction problems? If you said somewhere around 15 structures, you’re in the right ballpark. Unfortunately, students are often exposed to only the simplest structures. As teachers, we need...
Measurement conversions. Answer honestly, do those words scare you just a little? I’ve got two tried and true approaches to teaching measurement conversions, and it shouldn’t come as a surprise to those who know me that one of them involves drawing models....
I will freely admit that I’m not the techiest of teachers! But like so many others, I’m finding my way around digital resources these days. And when I run across a cool tool or tip for working with digital resources, I feel compelled to share. Since...
The shift from additive thinking to multiplicative thinking is a monumental leap in mathematical understanding. It’s no wonder, then, that both the CCSSM and Texas TEKS stress concrete and pictorial learning and multiple representations in both 2nd and 3rd grade....
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