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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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Virtual Manipulatives for Virtual Math Instruction

Virtual Manipulatives for Virtual Math Instruction

Doesn't that sound amazing? Having virtual manipulatives at your fingertips, especially considering where we are in today in education (face-to-face, hybrid or even in-class), can certainly take your teaching of mathematical concepts to the next level.  In the...

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