by Shannon McCartney | Aug 24, 2018 | *Math Games, *Math Practices, *Motor Skills (Fine and Gross), Audience - K-5
Making all the preparations for everything to be perfect for the 2018-2019 school year can be exciting, yet it brings some anxiety as well. Each year we have a new set of students, a new set of goals for them, and we seem to hit the ground running. It’s...
by Shannon McCartney | Jul 7, 2018 | *Math Games, *Math Practices, *Math Workshop, *Number Talks, Audience - K-5
Summer is a perfect time to start thinking ahead! Last summer, we ran a series of blog posts about the math workshop, and we wanted to collect those posts here, in one convenient location for whenever you need it! Whether you’re brand new to math workshop and...
by Shannon McCartney | Jun 29, 2018 | *Decimals, *Division, *Fractions, *Math Manipulatives, *Math Mights, *Multiplication, *Technology, Audience - K-5
Welcome back to Part 2 of Abacus Fun! If you missed part one, be sure to go back and find out more about the functionality of an abacus, how to use it for subitizing and simple addition and subtraction, and directions for you to learn how to make your own simple...
by Shannon McCartney | Jun 22, 2018 | *Addition, *Math Manipulatives, *Number Talks, *Numeracy, *Subtraction, Audience - K-5, Audience - Lower Elementary (K-2)
Did you know there are many different types of abacus?? Sometimes we see videos from places overseas where kids are very accurately calculating things and flipping through beads very quickly. There are actually many different types of abacus that are available...
by Shannon McCartney | May 18, 2018 | *Addition, *Assessment, *Math Manipulatives, *Math Mights, *Number Talks, Audience - K-5, Audience - Lower Elementary (K-2)
Picture a number talk in your classroom. All of your students are gathered and listening attentively. You ask a question and students indicate that they have an answer by putting their thumb on their hearts. Excellent! Some kids will put two or more fingers up...
