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…
Skip Counting
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…
Counting by Tens off the Decade on a 100 Chart
I was planning with my Kinder team today, and the discussion turned to skip counting by tens off the decade. Traditionally, when skip counting by tens was taught, we asked…
Flexible Workstation for Number Sense
I was working on a professional development session this week for my primary teachers, and it had me thinking about how we can use the same routines for whole group…
Support for Counting by Tens off the Decade
As I was planning with my 1st-grade teachers the other day, they said they had some kiddos who were really struggling with counting by tens off the decade (17, 27,…
Tens Ladders: Skip Counting by Tens off the Decade
My sweet and sassy 1st-grade team wanted an independent practice activity for skip counting by 10s off the decade. They wanted it to look like the hundred chart, so the…
Skip-Counting Routine
Many mental math strategies rely on students being able to “jump” tens. For example, 10 more than 28 is 38. The fancy math term for this skill is counting by…
Number of the Day with a Twist
Number of the Day routines come in all forms and can be used across all grade levels. They’re a powerful way for students to explore numbers and develop number sense….
