Number of the Day: Daily Number Sense Routines
A daily number sense routine is one of the simplest ways to strengthen students’ understanding of numbers. Spending just a few minutes each day exploring a single number helps students…
Hundred Chart
One More and One Less Freebie!
My classroom teaching experience was in grades 2–5 (mostly 5th), so Kindergarten has always felt like a whole different world to me. One thing that really stands out is the…
Counting Coins on a 100 Chart
I’ve been reading a phenomenal book about teaching math using a strengths-based approach. We often look at only what students can’t do, ignoring the strengths that they have. It reminded me of a great…
Building a Wacky Hundred Chart!
What could be better than getting kids up and moving during the school day? How about helping them develop number sense as they build a wacky hundred chart? This post…
Personal 1,200 Charts
Hundred charts are very versatile tools in the elementary classroom. Working with the patterns on hundred charts helps students develop place value understanding. Hundred charts are also excellent tools for…
Strategy Math Games with a Blank Hundred Chart
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 play a game multiple times,…
Is It Time For a Vertical Hundred Chart?
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 help students develop important place…
Hundred Chart Assessment
This is a short follow-up to a previous post on teaching the patterns on the hundred chart. This quick little assessment can help you determine if students truly understand the…
Hundred Chart Boot Camp
Mathematics is all about patterns. Some describe mathematics as the science of patterns, and the ability to understand patterns is described as a key concept in NCTM‘s algebra standard….
