Does Multiplication mean ‘Groups of’?
Each month I take a hot topic inside the Build Math Minds Facebook group and dive a little deeper into it via a live video training. This video is from one of the hot topic deep dives I did when a member asked Does Multiplication Mean “Groups of”?
How Children Build Automaticity in Math
A hot topic inside of the Build Math Minds Facebook group is always fact fluency. Recently, Lori posted asking about how children build automaticity in math. And that sparked some heated comments, let’s just say that. But there’s two very different sides to this debate, conventional wisdom vs. number sense view. I’ll be giving you a little unpopular opinion towards the end about my thoughts that you might not expect from me.
How to Teach Multiplication and Division
How do we teach multiplication and division with understanding? A friend of mine got ahold of me because she was concerned that her 4th grade daughter was struggling with division. Once I dug in a bit I realized that her concern was that her daughter didn’t know how...
Helping Students Use Fingers For Math
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...
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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