Don’t Discount the Use of Games in Your Classroom

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Don’t Discount the Use of Games in Your Classroom Transcript Welcome fellow Recovering Traditionalists to Episode 184: Don’t Discount the Use of Games in Your Classroom This is my first podcast since winter break and the start of 2025.  I hope all of you had some down...

The Count – Uncovering Mathematical Structure in Elementary Classrooms

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The Count – Uncovering Mathematical Structure in Elementary Classrooms Transcript Welcome fellow Recovering Traditionalists to Episode 183: The Count – Uncovering Mathematical Structure in Elementary Classrooms Today, we’re exploring another...

Visual Patterns: The Secret Weapon for Teaching The Math Practices

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Visual Patterns: The Secret Weapon for Teaching The Math Practices Transcript Welcome fellow Recovering Traditionalists to Episode 182 – Visual Patterns: The Secret Weapon for Teaching The Math Practices Have you ever wished for a single activity that could...

Number of the Day Activities

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Number of the day worksheets or activities are very popular in elementary schools, however many of them are boring, take up a lot of time, and don’t build powerful mathematical ideas during that time.  They are typically focused on number skills. For instance, one of...

Number Routines Are Not A Time To Teach, They Are A Time To Listen

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Number routines have become popular in the elementary schools, but do you know what they are and how to use them properly? I’m Christina Tondevold, The Recovering Traditionalist and today, we’re gonna take a look at How Number Routines Are Not A Time To...

Components of Number Sense in 3rd-5th

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We often hear about how number sense is such a big deal in the early grades of elementary. But it is so important for our upper elementary kiddos as well. Our textbooks, especially in the upper grades, tend to focus on just the skills around numbers. They want kids to...