When we think about counting, what comes to mind first: Reciting a series of numbers or physically counting objects? Counting is frequently thought of as learning to say a sequence of numbers. However, students’ ability to recite ... Read More
9 Powerful Strategies to Engage Students in Math Discourse
Have you ever had students who can compute with ease, but then struggle to talk about the math they're doing? Engaging in math discourse is a skill, and one that we get to help develop as teachers. If you’ve followed me for a bit, ... Read More
6 Ways to Build Math Vocabulary in the Classroom
Math vocabulary is often an overlooked, but integral part of developing strong mathematicians. Let's just take a look at this real interaction with a student toward the end of our lesson on parallel lines: “Which two lines in this ... 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.
My Favorite Low-Prep Subitizing Activities to Promote Perceptual and Conceptual Subitizing
Are you looking for some low-prep subitizing activities that make a big impact? You're in the right place! But first, did you know that there is a progression of smaller skills needed to have success with subitizing? If you aren't ... Read More
What is Subitizing and Why is it so Important?
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
