Exploring Patterns Through Number Routines

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Exploring Patterns Through Number Routines Transcript Welcome fellow Recovering Traditionalists to Episode 181: Exploring Patterns Through Number Routines The coolest part of mathematics (to me anyways) is the predictability of it. There is a lot in mathematics that...

Leaping Numbers: a great math activity for exploring patterns

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Leaping Numbers: a great math activity for exploring patterns Transcript Welcome fellow Recovering Traditionalists to Episode 180 – Leaping Numbers: a great math activity for exploring patterns There used to be specific standards in certain grade levels...

A Math Hack That Isn’t a Hack

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A Math Hack That Isn’t a Hack Transcript   Welcome fellow Recovering Traditionalists to Episode 179: A Math Hack That Isn’t a Hack I came across a video on Instagram this week sharing what they called a “mind-blowing math hack.”  Now I’ll be honest and say this...

Students who struggle with Less Than problems

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Students who struggle with Less Than problems Transcript Welcome fellow Recovering Traditionalists to Episode 178: Students who struggle with Less Than problems This episode comes from a question someone sent in: “I have a question for you…. Our second grade...

Number Strings

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Some people call them number talks, but showing your students a series of problems or visuals during math and investigating the relationship between those problems is actually doing Number Strings. I’m Christina Tondevold, The Recovering Traditionalist, and today...

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...