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 traditional method that we were...
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Bringing PLAY Back into Learning with Legos!
With all of the testing going on in classrooms today, school--just plain and simple--isn't as fun as it used to be. Teachers are worried about their students' performance and about being evaluated on how well their kids perform, regardless of how "at-risk" they are or...
Resources For Parents, Teachers, and Students To Increase Mathematical Thinking
Check out these websites that include tasks and activities that align with the common core and provide students with opportunities to use the 8 Mathematical Practices. https://www.youcubed.org The founder of the youcubed website is Dr. Jo Boaler from Stanford...
Anchor Tasks in Mathematics
An anchor task is a problem given to students at the beginning of a math block that provides an opportunity to activate prior knowledge, requires students to collaborate and ask questions of each other, and promotes an environment for students to productively struggle...
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