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 …
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 …
Reinforcing teen numbers using the “Say a Ten Way”
Do your students struggle with identifying and understanding numbers such as eleven and twelve? If so, you are not alone. Teen numbers can be a struggle for kindergarten students for …
Quick images to represent and compare numbers
During this school year, students have learned to represent numbers using a variety of strategies, including counters, tally marks, number lines and tens frames. Ten frames are a great way …
Round and Round We Go… Where we will stop… At Rounding?
In 4th grade students also use rounding to estimate sums and differences. This strategy is used to make sure that their estimation is reasonable. They used this strategy in 3rd …
There’s More Than One Way to Write a Number
Leaning the base ten system is like learning a new language for our children. Instead of letters there are the digits 0-9. Depending on the placement of the digit determines …
The Wheels on the Bus go Round and Round… Has nothing to do with Rounding but this does!
In 4th grade students use strategies to estimate numbers. One strategy for estimation is rounding. This is built off of the foundation they received in 3rd grade. Below is how …