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PreK-2 Teachers and NCTM

A few weeks ago I had the great honor of going to the NCTM Headquarters in Virginia to attend the Program Committee Meeting because I get to help plan the NCTM 2015 Regional Conference in Nashville.  It was interesting to me for lots of reasons, but two of them are still bouncing around in my […]
The Recovering Traditionalist
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Math Doesn’t have to be Formal #TMWYK

Tonight for some unknown reason my oldest son, who is in 1st grade, made a statement that started an informal conversation about math.  This is the type of math that I do with my kids at home (no worksheets, no flashcards, etc…instead we #TMWYK – Talk Math With Your Kids) and so I thought I’d share […]
The Recovering Traditionalist
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Hundreds Chart Activity

Hundreds Chart Number Path Challenge

Last week I was observing in a 2nd grade classroom that was doing work with a Hundreds Chart.  The teacher did a fabulous activity she called the Number Path Challenge.  The kids could start on any number but they had to find three different paths to the number 38.  The first path had to be […]
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Teaching Numeracy – Working Answer Keys

I am partaking in a book study over at the Math Coach’s Corner on the book Teaching Numeracy: 9 Critical Habits to Ignite Mathematical Thinking by Margie Pearse and K.M. Walton.   So far we have read the Foreword (by Arthur Hyde), Preface, Introduction and this week we are discussing the first two Critical Habits.  Below are my thoughts […]
The Recovering Traditionalist
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The Correct Way to Use the Area Model

Is there a WRONG way to use the area model?  I think so, but you may disagree with me.  I don’t know where this started, but I am very tired of seeing area models being modeled incorrectly.  It is so prevalent that I even saw one of the keynote speakers at an NCTM Regional Conference […]
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Organized Computer Desktop

Organizing Your Desktop

Ok, so this post has nothing to do with mathematics.  I had so much fun doing this I just had to share.  I’m not even sure how I came across this blog post by The Organized Classroom, but I really needed it.  The desktop of my computer looks a lot like how my brain feels […]
mathematicallyminded
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