Sorting with candy…Say What?
In Kindergarten, students are required to classify objects into given categories; count the numbers of objects in each category and sort the categories by count. Organizing data into categories should …
Connecting Academics & Parents (CAP) Fractions
In 3rd grade students are developing understanding of fractions. Previously in 1st & 2nd grade they have decomposed shapes into equal parts and described them using fraction language, but in …
Understanding the Associative Property of Multiplication
What is the associative property of multiplication? The associative property of multiplication is “an extension of the commutative property; to change the order and group two factors to find convenient …
Modeling the Distributive Property of Multiplication
Modeling the Distributive Property of Multiplication. In 3rd grade: • students explore, discover and understand the distributive property • are not required to demonstrate understand in the context of a …
HCTM Problem of the Month 5th Grade Edition December!
Please send completed problem with students name, teacher’s name, and school through school mail to Jeffrey Cooley at James Elementary Route 7 for a chance to win a prize.
Problem of the Month Third Grade Edition December!
Please send completed problem with students name, teacher’s name, and school through school mail to Kate Fischer at Mabry Elementary Route 1 for a chance to win a prize.
Problem of the Month First Grade Edition December
Please send completed problem with students name, teacher’s name, and school through school mail to Ivette Pichardo at James Elementary Route 7 for a chance to win a prize.
4th Grade winner of the HCTM Problem of the Month for November!
Congratulations to the 4th grade winner of the Problem of the Month competition for November! The winner is McKenna from Mrs. Mendez’s classroom at Rampello Downtown Partnership School
2nd Grade winner of the HCTM Problem of the Month for November!
Congratulations to the 2nd grade winner of the Problem of the Month competition for November! The winner is Sara from Angier/Ward’s classroom at Doby Elementary.
Kindergarten winner of the HCTM Problem of the Month for November!
Congratulations to the Kindergarten winner of the Problem of the month competition for November! The winner is Marlam from Mrs. Mohammed’s classroom at Turner/Bartels K-8 school
HCTM Problem of the Month Winners for November!
We would like to take this opportunity on behalf of HCTM to thank the hundreds of students that participated in our first ever HCTM Problem of the Month for Kindergarten, …
Practice Evaluating Expressions with Battling Robots!
Nora Oswald has created a cool Battling Robots game in which students draw cards to create robots with different battling powers combining expressions. Students must create a powerful robot, roll …
Preparing for FSA – Content Complexities
The Florida Standards Assessment for mathematics is months away, but the preparation can never begin too early. You may be aware of Dr. Norman Webb’s model for Depth of Knowledge …
STEM: Fun With Coding!
What do purple winged unicorns and disco balls have to do with STEM? One initiative President Obama brought to the forefront is the need for children to be well versed …
No Homework? How else can I support my child’s learning?
Want to connect to your children’s learning experiences at school but they currently don’t have any homework? Check out this post from Edutopia, giving parents 15 alternative questions for deeper …
Naming and Describing Quadrilaterals in 3rd Grade
What attributes should we use to describe quadrilaterals? Define shapes using the following attributes: number of sides, number of angles, whether the shape has a right angle, whether the sides …
Top 5 Things to Know About Teaching Geometry in 3rd Grade!
Here are the top 5 things you need to consider when teaching or revisiting Geometry concepts in 3rd grade. 1. What is included in the Geometry domain for 3rd grade? …
Understanding Perimeter
1. What’s included when teaching perimeter in 3rd grade? • Solving real-world problems involving perimeter of polygons • Determining when it is necessary to find the perimeter from a given …