Estimation
Want to help your students improve their sense of magnitude and estimation skills in real life contexts? Check out this …
Yearly Archives: 2012
Problem of the Week 11/5/2012
How many squares of any size are there on a checkerboard? Post solutions to the Questions/Comments/Solutions link at the …
Variables, Expressions, and Equations
Here’s a sample activity that provides a context students love – candy! – and helps them understand how to define …
Multiplication and Division Problem Types
Multiplication and division often involve grouping or partitioning collections of countable objects. Problems of this type involve three quantities as illustrated …
Problem of the Week 10/29/2012
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Problem of the Week 10/22/2012
Solve for the variables a through f in the equations below, using the digits from 0 through 5. Every digit …
Instructional Strategies that Support the Mathematical Practices
Click here to watch a great video on skip counting. Notice the following: 1. The teacher’s use of think, pause, …
Making Homework Meaningful
What do you think about the following? How do you think the shift described would affect your students’ learning? Please …
Primes and Composites, Factorization, GCF and LCM
In order to reason successfully with fractions, students need to understand the relationships between numbers and their factors and multiples. …
Addition and Subtraction Models
Click here for a good example of how comparison and part-whole models can help students solve problems with addition and …
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