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…
Primary Math Ideas & Problems
Addition and Subtraction: A Really Big Idea
Much of what students do in mathematics across the years involves four basic operations: addition,…
Middle School/Secondary School Math
A Patterning Problem: Finding Sums of Consecutive Numbers
This problem is one of my favourites! I first came across this problem about the…
Primary Math Ideas & Problems
Upcoming Math Conference
The British Columbia Association of Mathematics Teaacher’s annual conference will be taking place October 21…
Primary Math Ideas & Problems
Win Sum-Thing from NCTM Illuminations!
I subscribe to a list serve from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics‘ (NCTM)…
Primary Math Ideas & Problems
"Each Orange Had 8 Slices": Exploring Multiplication
This is a great book to help students develop an understanding of multiplication. It is…
Primary Math Ideas & Problems
Math Camp (gr 2-5) 2011
Once again I am delighted to say that math camp was a success! We had…
Middle School/Secondary School Math
Math Camp (gr 6-8) 2011
What a great group of participants we had at yesterday’s gr 6-8 math camp! I…
Primary Math Ideas & Problems
Communication: Recording a Problem Solving Discussion
One of the things I learned this year was the advantage of recording student ideas…
Primary Math Ideas & Problems
Learning and the Brain: UPSHIFT!
It is nearly the end of the school year for our district, with Wednesday being…
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