Primary Math Ideas & Problems
Math Camp: K-1 (2011)
Thank you to all the wonderful participants in yesterday’s Math Camp session! Judging by the…
Primary Math Ideas & Problems
Learning and the Brain: UPSHIFT!
It is nearly the end of the school year for our district, with Wednesday being…
Primary Math Ideas & Problems
Mental Math: Adding and Subtracting on the 100 Chart
In keeping with the theme of mental math, I would like to propose that students…
Primary Math Ideas & Problems
Mental Math: Finding Compatible Numbers
Using pairs of compatible numbers is a great way to do mental math. Learning about…
Primary Math Ideas & Problems
Mental Math: "How Many to 100?" on the 100-Dot Array
I mentioned in an earlier post that one of my favourite tools to use with…
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Communication: Using a Frayer Model to Develop Math Vocabulary
Inherent in the study and learning of mathematics is rich language, and we, as teachers,…
Primary Math Ideas & Problems
100 Chart Tic-Tac-Toe
One of my favorite activities with young mathematicians is to explore the 100 chart and…
Primary Math Ideas & Problems
Math Toolkits for Students — More Stuff to Add (part 3)
There are more items that can be added to the toolkits for students, but these…
Primary Math Ideas & Problems
Math Toolkits for Students: The Basics (part 2)
In the first toolkit post I set the background for toolkits, so now let’s look…
Primary Math Ideas & Problems
Math Toolkits for Students (part 1)
When I worked with a group of teachers last week, one of them asked about…
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