That is the question that I am asked most often when going to schools. There are so many different options out there, but is there a perfect math series? As I always say, the book isn’t your curriculum; the standards are your curriculum. The book, whether it’s Math...
Education has certainly been inundated with technology during 2020, and most educators have had to rewire their thinking about technology as they look for ways to deliver instruction through virtual learning platforms. It’s funny to look back at the development of my...
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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Free, ready-to-use classroom resources that align to college- and career-ready standards, including the Common Core,
By helping even the youngest students learn to notice and analyze naturally-occurring patterns all around them, we can build a foundation for critical thinking that they will use for the rest of their lives.
This shift towards student-led instruction is much easier said than done, but we have to take small steps to move in that right direction.
Think about the idea of number quantity and the ten frame and compare it to phonemic awareness and words – we want students to achieve literacy in both areas. Students must be able to play with these things, changing them in their heads in a way that makes sense.
The residents of Mathville help 1-5 grade students build a solid foundation of problem solving strategies.