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I once read that subtraction is the most difficult operation for kids to wrap their minds around. It is even considered to be more cognitively challenging than division.
It is no...
Origami is a great tool for helping children develop focus and concentration. Each design takes a bit of time and children need to focus on each step to get the outcome they desire....
Origami is a great tool for helping children develop focus and concentration. Each design takes a bit of time and children need to focus on each step to get the outcome they desire. In...
Origami is a great tool for helping children develop focus and concentration. Each design takes a bit of time and children need to focus on each step to get the outcome they desire. In...
One day when I was teaching second grade, the math coach suggested that we should do a lesson with the students on square numbers.
“Are you kidding? These students are only...
I met with a group of librarians this week and we talked about Math Practice #3 – “Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.” We had such a...
This started out as a post about picture books that include Math Practice #1 (Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.) but it turned out that it is also a post about books that...
When my daughter was 8 years old. We hiked 23 miles in one day. Two years later we did it again.
One of her teachers had created this hike as a fundraiser. Each year she invited...
Math Practice #6 “Attend to Precision” feels familiar to most of us because it feels like the math goal of a generation ago of finding the correct answer and showing our work....
California has been inundated with rain this winter. The rain has got me thinking about rain gauges and measurement. I have a very informal system in my backyard. It’s just...
I keep reading that one of the secrets to a long life is deep connections with other people. Sure, eating well helps and lots of exercise too, but connection wasn’t one of the secrets...
Whenever a student is trying to make sense of a problem I like to ask, “Can you make a picture of it?” Using a tape diagram for math can help children model lots of different...
