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5 Great Math Picture Books for Upper Elementary Children math picture books parenting for success Nov 30, 2022

Older elementary children still love listening to stories.  Reading together helps reduce stress and creates a great feeling of connection between the reader and the...

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Subtraction Strategies -Constant Difference Strategy math skills subtraction Nov 15, 2022

Powerful mathematicians have many different strategies at their fingertips that they can use to solve problems.  They can choose which strategy will be the most efficient for...

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Construct Viable Arguments in Math math skills parenting for success Nov 02, 2022

One morning a tour group passed through my second grade classroom.  The students were chattering in small groups about different math tasks they were doing.  Manipulatives were...

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Frustration in Math math skills parenting for success Oct 27, 2022

“Frustration is not a sign you are not learning, but ease is.”  ---  David Epstein 

This quote always stings a bit.  My mommy heart doesn’t want...

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Addition Strategies- Open Number Line addition math skills Oct 18, 2022

 

Number lines help children build mathematical meaning. Seeing the numbers arranged in order and then hoping up and down the number line helps children develop a better understanding of...

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What is computational fluency? math skills parenting for success Sep 27, 2022

What does it mean to be computationally fluent?  Has this definition changed?  A generation ago, being good at math meant being fast and accurate.  I’m not sure...

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Addition Strategies - Partial Sums addition math skills Sep 22, 2022

In second grade students are learning to add within 1000 using strategies based on place value.  (CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.NBT.B.7).  So what does that mean to use a strategy based...

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Science and Math With Apples Sep 13, 2022

Have you taken your kids apple picking?  It is one of our favorite fall things to do.  We come home with bags and bags of apples and then we have fun figuring out what to cook...

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Help Your Child Develop a Mathematical Growth Mindset math skills parenting for success Sep 08, 2022

Many believe that some people are born with a “math brain” and some are not.  However, recent work by Jo Boaler and Carol Dweck has shown us that there is no such thing as a...

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Best Virtual Math Manipulatives for Elementary Students manipulatives parenting for success Aug 23, 2022

Students are using math manipulatives to support their thinking at school.  When they are doing math at home, it would be great for them to have the same tools available.  This...

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Best Math Manipulatives for Elementary Students manipulatives parenting for success Aug 16, 2022

When I taught second grade, I always helped my students to create a math kit that they would keep at home.  We filled it with manipulatives and math games.  With these kits,...

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Using Arrays for Division division math skills Aug 04, 2022

Now that you have learned the importance of arrays and learned how to build them for one digit and two digit numbers, let’s take a look at how arrays can also help support...

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