by Sherry McElhannon | May 24, 2019 | *Math Manipulatives, *Math Mights, *Subtraction, Audience - K-5
Finishing out our subtraction Math Mights characters, today we introduce…D.C. and T-Pops! They aren’t new faces in Mathville, but today you’ll see how these Math Mights function in Subtraction World! A few weeks ago, you met Springling, and saw how she used the open...
by Sherry McElhannon | Oct 26, 2018 | *Addition, *Assessment, *Math Mights, *Math Practices, *Number Talks, Audience - K-5
As math teachers, many of us have been implementing number talks for quite some time. Number talks are an important part of math instruction, and conversation particularly around math strategies must be learned and practiced consistently. We encourage our...
by Sherry McElhannon | Apr 27, 2018 | *Addition, *Math Mights, *Subtraction, Audience - K-5, Audience - Lower Elementary (K-2)
This week, allow me to introduce Abracus! The second of our Math Mights featured in the Math Mights 8-in-1 Flip Chart: Addition Strategies, Abracus holds a magic wand and uses the strategy of compensation. Many times people confuse the strategies of...
by Sherry McElhannon | Apr 19, 2018 | *Addition, *Math Mights, Audience - K-5, Audience - Lower Elementary (K-2)
Over the next few weeks, to celebrate the launch of our Math Mights 8-in-1 Flip Chart for Addition Strategies, we want to take some time to introduce you to our four main characters: D.C., Abracus, Value Pak, and T-Pops! These characters represent the four major...