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...
How did you learn arithmetic? By that I mean basic multi-digit computation, such as subtracting with regrouping, multi-digit multiplication, or “long” division. I learned totally by memorizing a series of steps for each operation. The teacher demonstrated...
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) now have 5th graders computing with decimals. CCSS 5.NBT.7 reads: Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or...
Thanks for joining me for Book Study Mondays! We are doing a virtual book study of Kathy Richardson’s book, How Children Learn Number Concepts. Use the links to step through the entire series of posts: Chapter 1, Understanding Counting Chapter 2, Understanding...
Visited a 3rd-grade class today, and the teacher was teaching a lesson on how to model division. Gotta give kudos for his animated teaching style and enthusiasm. Back to math… This post contains affiliate links, which simply means that when you use my link and...
