The 8 Standards for Mathematical Practices are what I feel is the biggest shift in history in how we teach math. We are not simply putting a new name on the old way of doing business in math education, but instead we are actually changing to a new method of educating...
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Division Strategies
Approaching a division problem in a way other than the traditional method allows the child to use his or her number sense and really understand the parts that go into those numbers.
Subtraction Strategies: Part 2 – Minuend and Subtrahend (What Are Those???)
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 to be...
Subtraction Strategies, Part 1: Who Are You Borrowing From?
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 of...
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