As we move from numeracy into number sense, one of the most important things we need students to understand is our place value system. Typically, we start off our year learning about place value, reviewing from last year and then building on that. This year...
First grade is a big year - the transition from numeracy to number talks! Beginning in PreK, we assess the kinesthetic level of our PreK students and begin to work on conservation to 5. In Kindergarten, we want to work with any students that need kinesthetic...
To say “back to school” will look a little different this year, might be an understatement! Across the country, schools are working with a tornado of different ideas and plans, some of which have yet to be solidified even today!
Itsall about getting kids to express their knowledge of mathematics concretely, pictorially, and abstractly – and these story mats will help!
Pictures with things to count! Use quantitative pictures to help students examine math in real life and think more deeply about numbers.
Mathematical Practice 2 states that children should be able to “Reason abstractly and quantitatively.” What does that even mean?? This is one of the math practices that really stumps many of the teachers I work with, and rightly so! The practice itself is a little...
Last, but not least, we’re closing out our Working with Fractions series with subtracting fractions with Concrete, Pictorial, Abstract (CPA) means. When it comes to subtracting fractions, this operation is very similar to adding fractions in how students understand...
Finding the least common denominator? Find out why that’s more work and see how understanding equivalent fractions make adding fractions easier!
The residents of Mathville help 1-5 grade students build a solid foundation of problem solving strategies.