Bedtime Math
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Category Archives: Grade 2
How many rectangles?
Give your students a challenge with this competition problem.
Understanding the Equal Sign
Researchers have found that students in the United States often view the equal sign as a “do something” signal. What …
Borrowing vs. Decomposing
Here’s a great example of how language can affect conceptual understanding. The following is from a third grade teacher in China, quoted in Liping …
Math Exchanges: A good read!
Click here to preview Kassia Omohundro Wedekind’s book Math Exchanges: Guiding Young Mathematicians in Small-Group Meetings. It is full of …
Common Core Math: From Standards to Instruction
Click here to see the slides from a great ASCD webinar that explain how to design units of instruction by examining …
Fives and tens, adding and subtracting
Here are some great activities from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics that you can use at individual computer …
Estimation
Want to help your students improve their sense of magnitude and estimation skills in real life contexts? Check out this …
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, …
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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