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Screening for Numeracy Development

Screening for Numeracy Development

Ever feel like the years are flying by and standing still at the same time? Usually, it’s children that help us feel this odd sensation, but I also can’t believe it’s been TEN years since I first created my numeracy screeners!Ten years ago, I developed a set of...

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Rekenrek Activities for Numeracy Development

Rekenrek Activities for Numeracy Development

Do you have a rekenrek in your classroom??You might have heard of a rekenrek in the early childhood world of math. You may even have them in your classroom! However, I know a lot of teachers that have rekenreks, but will sheepishly admit that they’re sitting on a...

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Using Place Value Discs in the Math Classroom

Using Place Value Discs in the Math Classroom

I have all these place value discs - How am I supposed to use them across different areas of my mathematical instruction?? This is a question that we get from a lot of teachers and we know that having a Math Salad Bar full of tools but not knowing how to implement...

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20+ Ways to use Place Value Strips to Teach Math – K-5

20+ Ways to use Place Value Strips to Teach Math – K-5

The Math Salad Bar is an excellent tool to use in your classroom! But do you ever feel like you have manipulatives in your Salad Bar or storage closet that you aren't completely sure how to use with Concrete, Pictorial, Abstract (CPA) thinking? (ICYMI - here’s the...

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What Do I Put in a Math Salad Bar??

What Do I Put in a Math Salad Bar??

“But what should I put in my Math Salad Bar?” This is a very common question we get from teachers who are excited about using manipulatives, but struggling to determine which manipulatives are the most appropriate as they integrate concrete, pictorial and abstract...

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5 Tips for Back to School in the Math Classroom

5 Tips for Back to School in the Math Classroom

Welcome back to the 2021-2022 school year! I bet most could contribute a story or two (or maybe a whole chapter!) to the book of craziest teaching experiences from the past year! We can certainly look back on the last year and say it was a year like no other. We might...

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Celebrating 112 Shows! Math Might Reflections

Celebrating 112 Shows! Math Might Reflections

Wow, it's hard to believe that we have recorded, produced, edited, and sent off to be hosted on the PBS Michigan Learning Channel, our 112th Math Might Show.  As we tie a bow on this season, and on this school year, I thought it would be fun to look back at how this...

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Math Might Teacher’s Guide: Episodes 403-404

Math Might Teacher’s Guide: Episodes 403-404

I can't believe that we've made it to the end of our Math Might shows for this second semester, shows 403 and 404! They both have some really great material for you to check out!Episodes 403-404400 Series Focus: Numeracy/Number Talks We’re going to continue the number...

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Math Mights Teacher’s Guide: Episodes 401-402

Math Mights Teacher’s Guide: Episodes 401-402

Thanks so much for joining us this week for our teacher’s guide to Math Might shows 401 and 402. You might wonder where 319 and 320 went...you didn’t miss them! The Math Mights Show has eighteen shows per quarter, per grade level. This week is really just a...

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