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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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I Heart Math

Valentine’s candy conversation hearts are a favorite around our house. I recently saw this post about these cool conversation hearts that have letters instead of sayings on them. Of course, being math minded as I am, my first thought was, “What math could teachers do with these conversation hearts?” Here are my initial 🙂 ideas…do you […]

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iHeart Math Holiday Hop

I have the pleasure of linking up with several wonderful math bloggers for a month long holiday hop. We are excited about this collaboration because each day you can access a different blogger with great holiday tips and a special gift. Be sure to tune in everyday to read each blog post. By clicking on the […]

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K-5 Task Examples

Today I am doing a workshop using Margaret Smith and Mary Kay Stein’s book 5 Practices for Orchestrating Productive Mathematics Discussions. There are 5 (plus 0) practices that teachers need to do when planning a lesson that they want to have a good mathematical discussion about. 0. Setting Goals and Selecting Tasks – setting goals […]

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Make Math Informal and Connected

Tonight I was sitting down with my 6 year old son doing his math homework. One of the last problems was 38 < ___ and ___< 60. At first he put 38 < 39 and then he thought for a moment and said, “Can it be ANY number that is bigger than 38?” and I […]

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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 […]

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Mathematical Christmas Buying Guide 2013

The other day my mom asked me if I saw a thing she pinned on Pinterest that encouraged people to give their children 3 things for Christmas: 1) Something they want. 2) Something they need. 3) Something to read. I like the simplicity of this idea, but my initial response was, “What about something mathematical?” […]

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