Primary Math Ideas & Problems
100 Day!
It is that time of year again when primary classes are celebrating the 100th day…
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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
Ten Frames for Solving Problems
Earlier I wrote about using 10 frames to help students learn basic facts. Using those…
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
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…
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