Learning about place value is a big leap for young mathematicians! Up until they begin this work, students have been focusing on accurately counting individual objects. When we introduce place value, we are suddenly asking them to ... Read More
4 Strategies for Teaching Missing Addends
Missing addends can be really challenging for young mathematicians. They need to understand and be able to do so many things in order to accurately solve these problems: the meaning of the equal sign, the meaning of addition, the ... Read More
Measuring Length Indirectly – An Essential Foundation
Measurement standards are present from Kindergarten through High School. This means that building a solid foundation in Kindergarten and first grade is necessary for students to be ready for more complex work in grade three and beyond. ... Read More
FREE Number Talks
First grade teachers, access 20 FREE Number Talk Prompts to enhance your place value unit and get your students engaged in conversation.
Measuring with Purpose: Exploring Length, Width, & Height in Real Life
In the math world, measurement skills are among the most universally applicable. From the length of a ribbon to the height of a growing sunflower, even the distance between two picture frames, measurement surrounds us in our daily ... Read More
4 Strategies for Teaching Elapsed Time You Need Right Now
“Elapsed time” isn’t a phrase you hear much outside of school, but it is a skill we use all. the. time. If I leave now and it takes me 37 minutes to get to work, will I be late? Or, gymnastics starts at five and we need to have dinner ... Read More
Building Fluency with Math Facts- How to Move Beyond Skip Counting
I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about multiplication and how to build students’ fluency with math facts (clearly!). By now, you know that I strongly believe that we need to build students’ conceptual understanding of ... Read More
