Well, here we are...our final day of the summer math challenge! I hope you have enjoyed the series and have made some plans to try some new things this year! Today's final challenge involves asking you to do some reflecting on how you actually organize your math instruction. I am constantly getting teachers asking me what my math block "looks like"--and it's just not that easy of a ... Read the Post
Providing Quality Math Problem Solving Experiences
A few challenges ago, I talked pretty extensively about problem solving as it related to word problems with tips and suggestions and food for thought. Today I want to talk about problem solving "experiences" that are NOT word problems so that we can adjust our thinking and plan for meaningful math instruction. So here we go...some ideas to get you thinking about problem ... Read the Post
6 Tips for Creating a Classroom Culture for Math Talk
So now that many of us have sketched out our year and have done some thinking about the sequence of instruction, resources we have at our disposal, and so on--it's time to start considering the "feel" we want our classroom to have. This is a little less tangible than writing things down on a calendar, so I have a little food for thought as you ponder this idea. 1. Accountable Talk One of ... Read the Post
More Than a Math Center: Help to Unpack and Teach Algebraic Thinking and Operations
So often teachers are asked to teach math standards—whether they be from the Common Core or other rigorous standards—and aren’t given enough help or the resources to do it well. If you sometimes struggle to know exactly what the standards mean or how to break them down for your students, I believe this new line of math resources is exactly what you need! It includes the ... Read the Post
What makes teaching fractions so challenging?
If you have followed me or seen any of my webinars, you know that I wholeheartedly believe that all students can learn math at a high level--and we, as teachers, need to constantly strive to refine our teaching strategies and methods so that we reach ALL students...no matter their starting point. This is especially true for fractions which can be one of the most challenging things we ... Read the Post
Teaching Comparison Problems
It's my day to blog over at Upper Elementary Snapshots! Check out today's post all about teaching COMPARISON PROBLEMS...and how important it is to help students really dig deeply into their problem solving. I hope you get some helpful tips! Whether you call them comparison problems, tape diagrams, or strip diagrams--these problems can really helps students "make sense" of ... Read the Post
Writing about math
Writing about math thinking is REALLY challenging. Students in the intermediate grades aren't used to taking their ideas and transferring them to paper when it comes to complex ideas! If you have asked students to "explain their thinking" about a solution, you may have noticed them writing things like: "First I took the 64 and the 49 and I added them. Then I took the rest away." ... Read the Post
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