“One is a fraction and the other one is a number”
The title of this post was a 4th grade student’s response to the question True or false: 3/4 = .34 …
Category Archives: Grade 1
Tell Me All You Can Prompts
Another great idea from a Math Solutions presentation on Making Sense of Fraction Computations: Tell Me All You Can prompts …
Standard Algorithms and the Common Core
A superficial reading of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics might seem to indicate that standard algorithms are not …
Another great book
Watch this short video of Christine Moynihan, author of Math Sense: The Look, Sound, and Feel of Effective Instruction. In …
Dynamic Paper Tool
Here’s a great resource from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Illuminations site that allows you to print customized …
Progression for Instruction on Fractions
If a fraction is a piece of pie, how can we make students understand multiplying two pieces of pie? – …
Subtraction with regrouping: Focus on number sense
Subtraction with regrouping is often the nemesis of math teachers; it is one of those topics that many students just …
What mathematics do teachers need to know?
For anyone planning to teach K-12 mathematics in the era of the Common Core Standards, this report from the Conference Board …
Bedtime Math
Be sure to visit Bedtime Math daily for fun, informative stories accompanied by math problems for your students at three levels.
How many rectangles?
Give your students a challenge with this competition problem.
The Math SPOT 