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 […]

My First 3 Act Math Tasks

The other day I had one of the best days I’ve had in a long time out in the schools.  After watching Dan Meyer’s Webinar about the 3 Act Math Tasks (if you don’t know what 3 Act Math is, stop reading and watch the webinar…seriously…it is worth the 30 minutes) and then reading everything […]

Teachers Pay Teachers Christmas Freebies

Looking for some fun (and FREE) Christmas Themed Math Activities??  Well, Teachers Pay Teachers has a bunch of free ones, but I just picked out a few for you. 1)  Kindergarten and 1st grade kiddos will have fun with Santa’s Sleigh Drop.  They get to model a story problem about Santa dropping toys off his […]

TpT Number Line Freebies

Since everything I seem to be posting lately deals with Number Lines, I thought I would continue the theme with a few Teachers Pay Teachers Freebies that focus on understanding and using number lines.   Number Path/Sequencing Counting Flip Chart has children count how many items are on the page and then circle the corresponding […]

Pinterest Pins I Love!

In my life, this month has unofficially been devoted to Number Lines and Number Paths.  For one of my other blogs I compiled a list of my favorite Number Line Apps, so for my favorite Pinterest Pins this month I thought I’d keep with the theme! #1 Hang numerals on a line to create a Numbers […]