Reusable Number Task
For many reasons, I’m not a fan of math worksheets. The biggest one is that they’re one-and-done. Once students complete a worksheet, it rarely gets used again—which means you’re constantly…
Money
Easy Coin Counting Workstation
Looking for some ideas for teaching counting money? I’ve written before about the strong connection between counting coins and skip counting. That post shares how to modify Count Around the…
Missing Coin Puzzles
How do we elevate skills practice into something more meaningful and engaging? One way is to turn it into a puzzle! Think about traditional coin-counting practice. Students are shown a…
Coin-Counting Routine
I love helping kids see mathematical connections between skills that might not seem related at first. Take telling time and counting money, for example. In both, you’re skip counting—starting with…
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…
Teaching Decimal Place Value So They Remember!
But you’ve learned this! You’ve said this, right? I know I have. We might be teaching, but are the students learning? It’s all about understanding and retention. Using models for…
Exploring Coin Relationships with Ten-Frames
In the early grades, students need to identify coins, know the values of the coins, and understand relationships between the coins (1 nickel has the same value as 5 pennies)….
Part/Whole Relationships
It seems that lately we hear more and more about the importance of number bonds, part-whole relationships, and composing and decomposing numbers. As I spend more time in primary classrooms,…
