Primary Math Ideas & Problems
What Does it Mean to "Do Math"?
We all sat through many, many hours of math classes, and we “did math” daily…
Primary Math Ideas & Problems
Basic Facts: Subtraction
The subtraction basic facts are those that are the “reversals” of the one-digit + one-digit…
Primary Math Ideas & Problems
The Meaning of Equality
I was in Indianapolis, Indiana recently at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)…
Primary Math Ideas & Problems
Basic Facts: the Last Addition Facts
In three previous entries I have discussed the learning of basic facts with the visual…
Primary Math Ideas & Problems
Ten Frames for Learning Math: Basic Facts – Doubles and Near Doubles
The basic facts which are the doubles are those facts which add two of the…
Primary Math Ideas & Problems
Ten Frames for Learning Math: Basic Facts +5, =10
Ten frames (click to download), as discussed in the previous post, are powerful visual tools…
Primary Math Ideas & Problems
Ten Frames for Learning Math: Basic Facts +1, +2, +9, +8
Basic facts are just that: basic. They are the foundation for a lot of other…
Ideas from Carollee's Workshops
"What Do I Do When My Kids Don't Get the Math?"
This weekend is the annual parent conference here in Fort St John, BC, put on…
Primary Math Ideas & Problems
"Big Ideas for Little People" at the BCAMT New Teachers' Conference Feb. 2011
I just got back last night after flying to Vancouver (well, Richmond actually) for the…
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