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Addition Blog Posts
Gems of math understanding or “aha” moments are often similar for teachers regardless of their ...
We all use math in everyday applications whether we’re aware of it or not. If you look around, you’ll ...
Visualization and math modeling as active thinking math strategies This is the final post of our 3-part ...
Questioning as an Active Thinking Math Strategy This is Part 2 of a 3-part series: Math and Literacy Part ...
Math Literacy Strategy Activity #1: Activating prior knowledge and using schema to make predictions Over the ...
The language stages Over 30 years ago, I worked with students who were experiencing difficulties with problem ...
This article is the first in a four-part series on problem-solving. Remember Goldilocks? She was looking for ...
Why Is the Making 10 Strategy Great for Addition? The make-ten strategy is great for addition! It helps ...
The use-doubles strategy for addition can be one that children struggle with in the beginning. It involves a ...
Auri was a precocious 9-year-old who would often struggle with math. Auri’s teacher, Mrs. Farmer, noticed ...
The count-on strategy for addition will help children master sixty-four math facts! Yes, sixty-four! But ...
Addition Resources
Once children have done many concrete and pictorial activities to understand the count-on strategy, you can move to the Reinforce stage of the learning progression. In the Reinforce stage, children ...
Children have a natural love for learning and exploring in their daily lives. Did you know one of the best places to support this enthusiasm is riding in a car or in public transportation? Here are ...
To view the blog post related to this resource, please click here: Build a “Mind Picture” for the Make-Ten Addition Strategy” To download the resource, simply click on the image below!
Problem-solving is an important part of mathematics teaching and learning. It’s also a term which is used in many different ways in mathematics classrooms. We have word problems, rich tasks, ...