When Problem Solving, Precision, and Computation Meet: 5 Ideas to Ponder
I think it would be hard to find someone who would argue with the following statement: All students need to
I think it would be hard to find someone who would argue with the following statement: All students need to
Open Ended Math Challenges As you know if you have followed me for any length of time, I love to
As we move into the upper grades, we sometimes make some assumptions about some of those “basic skills” such as
After a few weeks off from school, I noticed that we were missing a little “spark” in math class…students seemed
As you may know, my students LOVE open ended problem solving….and so do I! As I introduce each open ended
OK…today was a little fun in math. A lot, maybe. I stumped my students. Yep. All of them. I have
How many of you introduce the equal sign in the very first days of school? How often do you explore
One thing that is a HUGE part of our curriculum in fourth grade involves multiplication concepts–facts, large number multiplication, measurement
As you know, I am a huge believer in incorporating problem solving into math class whenever possible. Over the years,
As we have been building more and routines into our days, I have been working on starting to improve the