by Shannon McCartney | Feb 28, 2022 | *Addition, *Math Manipulatives, *Numeracy, *Parent Connection, *Subtraction
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...
by Shannon McCartney | Jan 27, 2022 | *Addition, *Decimals, *Division, *Math Manipulatives, *Multiplication, *Numeracy, *Subtraction, Audience - K-5, Audience - Upper Elementary (3-5)
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...
by Shannon McCartney | Oct 13, 2021 | *Addition, *Decimals, *Math Manipulatives, *Multiplication, *Place Value, *Subtraction, Audience - 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 –...
by Shannon McCartney | Sep 14, 2021 | *Math Games, *Math Manipulatives, *Math Mights, *Math Workshop, Audience - Teachers
“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...
by Shannon McCartney | Aug 24, 2021 | *Curriculum, *Math Manipulatives, *Math Practices, *Math Workshop, *Number Talks, Audience - Teachers
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...
