by Shannon McCartney | Nov 4, 2016 | *Curriculum, Audience - Teachers
Usually the beginning is a good place to start, but not necessarily when lesson planning! The idea of backwards design first came about in 1947, but was popularized by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe when they published their book Understanding by Design in the 1990s....
by Shannon McCartney | 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 Shannon McCartney | 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 Shannon McCartney | 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 Shannon McCartney | 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...
