Helping Students Use Fingers For Math

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Should kids be using their fingers in math class? I’m getting ready to do some webinars all about how kids get stuck in that phase where they’re counting on their fingers for addition and skip counting on their fingers for multiplication. Every time I do...

Composing And Decomposing Numbers

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Why do kids need to know how to compose and decompose numbers? Composing and decomposing numbers makes math problems so much easier because it helps kids to make numbers friendlier. Today, I would like you to stick around as we investigate the power of composing and...

How to Use Subitizing | 5 Different Ways

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Have you ever wondered how to use subitizing in your classroom? Subitizing is the ability to instantly recognize ‘how many’. Helping our students develop subitizing isn’t just for Pre-K to second grade. Even third through fifth grade kiddos need to develop...

How To Use A Number Path

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Did you know that number lines should not be used before second grade? Number lines are very prevalent in kindergarten and first grade classrooms. However, it’s actually recommended that in kindergarten and first grade, we instead use number paths. I hope...

Subtraction On A Rekenrek

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I talk a lot about how to use the Rekenrek for number sense and for addition. However, I want to talk about how to use the Rekenrek to help your students develop the ideas around subtraction. In today’s vlog, we investigate how to use the Rekenrek to do subtraction...

Why Place Value Needs To Come First

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Recently, I did a video about, why we should not be teaching students subtraction strategies and instead focusing on three key concepts around subtraction that help kids develop the strategies for themselves. I received a response back that asked, “So, does this...