by Sherry McElhannon | Oct 26, 2016 | *Multiplication, Audience - Upper Elementary (3-5)
Do you struggle with helping students learn those multiplication facts? Are you looking for solid strategies to use in your classroom? We have a great roundup of multiplication fact resources for you! This week’s Facebook Live broadcast on multiplication facts...
by Sherry McElhannon | Oct 18, 2016 | *Math Practices, *Subtraction, Audience - Lower Elementary (K-2)
Minuend and Subtrahend? If you don’t use those words on a regular basis in your math lessons, get ready for your math vocabulary lesson for the week! You’ll be talking subtraction like a pro in no time! Minuend: a quantity or number from which another is...
by Sherry McElhannon | Oct 13, 2016 | *Math Practices, *Subtraction, Audience - Lower Elementary (K-2)
According to the dictionary, subtraction is “the process of taking one number or amount away from another.” Many children use a variety of strategies to solve subtraction problems, such as counting on their fingers. As we saw with addition last week, many...
by Sherry McElhannon | Oct 5, 2016 | *Addition, *Math Practices
How did you learn addition? It was probably pretty straightforward, something like “start in the 1s column and add those first,” then “carry” if necessary, and move on to add the numbers in the 10s column. Many children today use the...