The Three Essential Math Experiences: Number Routines, Word Problems, and Games

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 The Three Essential Math Experiences: Number Routines, Word Problems, and Games DOWNLOAD THE 3 MATH EXPERIENCES RESOURCE  Grab this Free Resource Links to resources mentioned in the video Join the Build Math Minds PD site to get more resources like the ones shared in...

Flexible Fingers – The Many Ways to Show Numbers with Fingers

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Flexible Fingers – The Many Ways to Show Numbers with Fingers Transcript Welcome fellow Recovering Traditionalists to: Flexible Fingers – The Many Ways to Show Numbers with Fingers Last week I reshared an old video about using math games in the classroom...

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...