When teaching fractions, kids need lots of visuals and concrete manipulatives to help build their understanding. But there’s one visual representation that we use a lot that actually builds some misconceptions about fractions. Today we’re going to...
I don’t know about you, but I really struggled with developing an understanding of fractions. Even as an adult, I did not have fraction sense, and it wasn’t until I had experiences that involved the CRA approach around fractions that truly developed my...
Did you know that we’re not supposed to use the phrase improper fractions anymore? Today, we’re going to investigate why you need to stop saying the phrase improper fractions, and what you should say instead as we build our math minds so that we can build 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...
The Concrete Representational Abstract approach to teaching mathematics has a very long history. However, there are a lot of people that don’t know about it. And, I believe the people who do know about it, are probably doing it incorrectly. Watch the video or...
Welcome! I’m a Recovering Traditionalist elementary teacher and now, I help teachers and children learn to love math. Explore how I can help provide you PD at your fingertips! BuildMathMinds.com
Welcome! I’m a Recovering Traditionalist elementary teacher and now, I help teachers and children learn to love math. Explore how I can help provide you PD at your fingertips! BuildMathMinds.com