So I’m about to take a break from creating these weekly videos, but it’s a planned break, because I like to take time off during the summer, spend time with my kids, attend all their baseball games, and get ready for the Virtual Math Summit! I’m...
As you know, I call myself the Recovering Traditionalist, but I’ve never really explained what that is. I’m Christina Tondevold, the Recovering Traditionalist, and I hope you’ll stick around as we take a look at the journey to becoming a Recovering...
Well, we are getting to the time of year when everybody starts asking me, “What are some summer math activities that I can give my students to do over break?” Today, I’m going to give you my unpopular opinion about what math activities to have students do over the...
As part of my focus on the CRA approach to teaching mathematics, I’d like to spend some time in today’s video talking about the R, which stands for representations. Today, we’re going to investigate two math representations that you need to be using...
In a previous post, I gave you my recommendations of manipulatives that I love. Well, today, I’m going to give you three “rules” to follow for when you are using manipulatives in your classroom. Watch the video or read the transcript below: Here are links to...
I get asked a lot what math manipulatives I recommend. So today, I’m going to give you my favorite math manipulative resources for elementary students. Watch the video or read the transcript below: DOWNLOAD PREK-2ND MANIPULATIVES DOWNLOAD 3RD-5TH MANIPULATIVES...
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