Where is the Math?
What math do you see in this picture? According to the Standards for Mathematical Practices, “Mathematically proficient students make sense of quantities and their relationships in problem situations.” How might …
Resetting expectations while reinforcing Math after Winter Break
Ahhh you had two weeks off for Winter Break and you are returning refreshed and ready to kick off the 2017 school year! Pretty soon 18 little minds will reenter …
Still struggling with counting?
Are your students still struggling with One to one correspondence? Check out this quick Origo One video! https://youtu.be/dvyLUpE6o7A
Use an Area Model to Represent Fractions
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Fractions on a Number Line Origo 1 Minute Math Video
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Understanding Fractions with an Area Model
In 3rd grade students are expected to, “Understand a fraction as the quantity formed by 1 part when a whole is partitioned into equal parts.” The best way for students …
Hack Your Teaching
Do your students look like they are filming a “mannequin challenge” when it comes to math interaction and discourse? Research has shown that children engaged and interacting with deep, purposeful …
Lots and lots of lights!
As I was driving home the other night I noticed this beautiful display of lights and it got me thinking about…Math! Math is all around us….especially this time of year, …
Teaching Area in 3rd Grade!
1. What’s included when teaching area in 3rd grade? • Solving real-world problems involving area of polygons • Solve Real World Problems – Determining when it is necessary to find …
Modeling Fractions on a Number Line
Modeling Fractions on a Number Line! In 3rd grade students are expected to, “Understand a fraction as a number on the number line; represent fractions on a number line.” This …
Making connections across domains
How can the concepts found in the Measurement and Data domain be used as an application of other domains? One of the critical areas in Kindergarten is representing and comparing …
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.