Are you wondering how to make math more engaging? Do you sometimes look around your classroom and see kids disengaged? Teachers don’t need to put on a song and a dance but there are a few things to consider when planning an engaging math lesson. Many of these
I am always looking for new and fun missing numbers activities. These activities help students practice oral counting in addition to writing and representing their numbers. I believe students need to know their numbers to build a foundation for more complex problems. What are some fun activities and games to
To understand teen numbers, kids need to understand place value. Kids learn to count to 10 but struggle when they get to the teen numbers. So many kids reverse the order of the numerals in teen numbers. Numbers are part of our everyday lives, and we must use these
Counting numbers to 20 doesn’t sound like a complicated skill however, there are several components to this essential skill. Students need to be able to orally count, identify, write, and represent numbers in addition to counting objects. We need to build a strong number sense foundation for students
What are the best strategies for teaching addition? Computational fluency or addition and subtraction facts within 20 builds the foundation for more challenging problems. Students are expected to be fluent in addition and subtraction facts to 20 by the end of second grade. For this to happen, we must
When is it a good time to practice addition 2 digit problems? Once students understand 1 digit addition problems, you can begin to have them add beyond 20. Of course, you should start with using base ten blocks or unifix cubes to model adding the tens and ones. Students need
Using products with part part whole story problems helps students see the relationship between the whole and its parts. The part-part-whole strategy is easy to incorporate into your teaching and helps to improve their understanding of story problems. This strategy especially helped the students who just took the 2 numbers
Are you looking for winter addition worksheets kindergarten focused that are fun? Using themed-based resources keeps learning fun, and the students engaged. I enjoy using books about snowmen with snowmen counters and mats to explore addition story problems. By setting the foundation for addition, you are preparing
What is a good arrays math definition and ways to use them? Arrays are a great way to represent a multiplication equation, and several hands-on ways exist to explore them. Going on a scavenger hunt looking for real-world images of arrays helps students see math in their lives. Plus, assisting
I always like to share a list of parent tips for math at home during our back to school night, parent teacher conferences, and math nights. Math is taught differently now than when many parents were in school. There’s more focus on the basics, which is excellent. But that
I have been teaching for over 22 years in an elementary school. I help educators plan engaging math lessons and cultivate a positive math culture in their classrooms.