Would you like another tool to add to your toolbox for teaching place value? While crafting a new place value resource, I had an aha moment. The result was a built-in learning support designed to help students make explicit connections between the standard, expanded, and word forms of numbers. Photo by Yulia Furman So, why not … Read More about One Free and Refreshing Place Value Activity
Free Fun With Popping Doubles for Subtraction
Ever have a student who knows the addition doubles facts inside out but hasn’t transferred that knowledge to subtraction? Well, here’s a free resource to help them make that connection. Popcorn Photo by etorres69 There are two prerequisites for mastering the subtraction doubles facts. First, students need to be fluent with the addition doubles facts. … Read More about Free Fun With Popping Doubles for Subtraction
1 Winning Way to Introduce the Count Down Strategy
Do you need an activity for teaching the subtraction fact mental strategy to count down or back 1, 2, or 3 from a given number? Are you looking for ways to improve your students’ fluency with subtraction facts? Here’s an idea that’ll have your kids hopping around your classroom! As part of my teaching past, … Read More about 1 Winning Way to Introduce the Count Down Strategy
