Number of the Day Activities
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
I’m sharing how Number Routines are not a time to teach, they are a time to listen. Number routines are meant to build number sense or a students’ understanding around numbers. They are not meant to teach a certain concept or to reteach something.
Components of Number Sense in 3rd-5th
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...
Components of Number Sense in PreK-2
One of the hardest parts of teaching mathematics without a textbook is knowing and understanding the progression of mathematical thinking, but it is the most vital part. Also, one of the areas that I talked about earlier in this video series is how essential it is to...
How to Use Subitizing | 5 Different Ways
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...
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