General Math
Suspended Sense Making…
“Suspended sense making” – that was the phrase that stood out to me recently at…
Middle School/Secondary School Math
We assess what we believe is important.
Why are some things perceived as a “waste of time”? I visited a high school…
Primary Math Ideas & Problems
100 Day!
It is that time of year again when primary classes are celebrating the 100th day…
Parents
Books! Books! Books! The Literature Connection (part 2)
It seemed appropriate to follow up the last post with some more of my favourites.…
Primary Math Ideas & Problems
Books! Books! Books! The Literature Connection
Recently the Literacy Support Teacher in our district and I (the Numeracy Support Teacher) joined…
Primary Math Ideas & Problems
Equality: Balancing the Scale
Many elementary children have serious misconceptions about the meaning of the equal sign (“Fostering Relational…
Middle School/Secondary School Math
Fibonacci Numbers: A Fascinating Sequence
I was recently given the gift of this delightful interactive book written by Emily Gravett.…
General Math
Reasoning About Fractions Using Benchmarks
I first came across the idea of using benchmarks with fractions in John Van de…
Primary Math Ideas & Problems
Questions Regarding Snowmen: gr 2-4
Yesterday five of my seven math classes at Charlie Lake School did questions that had…
General Math
Math Art: Breaking Apart Numbers
In looking for a math-related art project that could be displayed on the hall bulletin…
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