You may have heard of subitizing, especially if you teach preschool or kindergarten (you’ll also see it spelled subitising). What is Subitizing? Subitizing is the ability to instantly recognize the number of objects without ... Read More
Why I Stopped Using the CUBES Strategy and What I Use Instead
Word problems are often the most challenging thing for kids to solve and for teachers to teach. I know I have had many, many students who struggled with them and like many others, I fell into the keyword and the CUBES strategy ... Read More
Best Practice: The Traditional Addition Algorithm
You know the saying, "I need to see it to believe it." Well, students need to see how and understand why a math strategy works. Therefore best addition strategies draw on a student's developing number sense and place value. Then, they ... 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.
Top Addition Strategies: The Place Value Strategy
Today, we're digging into our fourth addition strategy. We are examining Place Value. *Record Scratch* Place Value as an addition strategy? Yes! The Place Value Strategy. Before I continue, let me fill you in. So far, we've covered ... Read More
Top Addition Strategies: The Decomposition Strategy
We're digging into another addition strategy in this post, and this one is really versatile! In this post, we're examining The Decomposition Strategy. Other strategies we've covered include: In previous discussions, I've talked ... Read More
Top Addition Strategies: The Transformation Strategy
Ready for the next addition strategy to add to your students' toolbox? This post is all about The Transformation Strategy. In the previous post on the Compensation Strategy, I talked about the importance of allowing the natural ... Read More
