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Developing Number Sense Through Math Centers

August 30, 2020 by Ashleigh | Leave a Comment

Most upper elementary teachers notice a lack of number sense in their students, and that lack of number sense makes high levels of math extremely difficult for children. We've all seen the blank stares when students are not able to grasp or connect to the concept we're teaching.

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Digital Multiplication Program

August 16, 2020 by Ashleigh | Leave a Comment

As a math teacher, multiplication facts have always been a source of concern. We know that a deep understanding of multiplication is essential for students, but there is also need for students to have at least a moderate (ideally more) memorization of multiplication facts. The

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How to Teach Math Procedures – Includes Distance Learning

July 26, 2020 by Ashleigh | 2 Comments

Reports of back-to-school plans are starting to trickle in to teachers and families. While it’s good to finally have a plan, these plans are also adding a lot of extra stress on teachers. Whether it is 100% distance learning, a hybrid model, or teaching in-class students AND

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Your Guide to Math Manipulatives – Including Distance Learning

July 15, 2020 by Ashleigh | Leave a Comment

When I first started teaching I needed (wanted) all the manipulatives. My mission in life was to have as many math manipulatives as possible. Because more = better. Right? Not really. I found myself going back to the same manipulatives over and over again, while the others

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Teaching Addition and Subtraction

July 8, 2020 by Ashleigh | Leave a Comment

When you teach upper elementary math, teaching addition and subtraction can be....awkward.  Generally speaking, your students already understand the concept. Whether you want them to or not, they know and use the standard algorithm. It's easy to question what to focus on within

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Place Value Extras

July 5, 2020 by Ashleigh | Leave a Comment

There are so many fun and engaging resources and lessons that I really want to use, but there just isn't time to squeeze it all in. That's one of the reasons I love adding a "buffer week" at the end of my math units. Whenever I finish a unit, including our unit assessment, I

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5 Ways to Teach Rounding

June 24, 2020 by Ashleigh | Leave a Comment

Rounding is one of those math topics that is instinctive and easy for some students, while incredibly difficult for others. There's typically a handful of students who initially appear to "get it" but continue making the same errors, due to the fact they've just memorized a

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Understanding The Value Of Digits In Place Value

Understanding the Value of Digits in Place Value

June 17, 2020 by Ashleigh | Leave a Comment

Have you ever read a standard where you had to read, reread, and reread again, and you were still completely confused? That’s how I felt when I first read 4.NBT.1 Recognize that in a multi-digit whole number, a digit in one place represents ten times what it represents in the

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Introducing Place Value

June 14, 2020 by Ashleigh | 6 Comments

Most teachers say that the first topic they teach in math is place value. That isn't a coincidence. Many of us begin with place value because it lays the foundation of all additional math concepts. Unfortunately, place value can be tricky, and it's easy for students to fake

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Teaching Math Through Distance Learning

Teaching Math Through Distance Learning

March 31, 2020 by Ashleigh | 16 Comments

The first couple weeks of distance learning I felt like I was treading water. It went okay, but I was only surviving. Up until now, my distance learning instruction as been focused on review, but I know that I can't stay in place for the next whoever knows how many weeks.

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