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26 November

Build a Math Fact Fluency Program for Your Students in 3 Steps

  • Posted by Sarah Schaefer
  • Categories Content for Administrators, Content for Parents, Content for Teachers, Math Blog, Uncategorized

By: Amy Bilek, K-8 Math Instructional Coach at The Frances Xavier Warde School in Chicago Think back to your elementary years: Do you remember flashcards, timed tests, or the Around-the-World math game? Most of us learned our basic addition and …

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Car with watermelons for word problem
04 November

Word Problems-3 Teacher Ideas for Empowering Student’s Performance

  • Posted by Sarah Schaefer
  • Categories Articles on Effective Math Practices, Content for Administrators, Content for Parents, Content for Teachers

Comprehending the word problem is half the battle in solving it. Visual models help students find success in understanding and solving word problems.

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Episode #59: Singapore Methodology: An Interview with Sarah Schaefer
13 January

Episode #59: Singapore Methodology: An Interview with Sarah Schaefer

  • Posted by Cabe
  • Categories Content for Administrators, Content for Parents, Content for Teachers, Kindergarten Math, think!Mathematics Textbook Series

Today we speak with Sarah Schaefer who is the go-to person when learning about the Singapore Methodology. Sarah is the Principal at M4thodology in Atlantic beach Fl and unleashes a bunch of great tips and ideas on how to use …

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18 November

What role do we as teachers play in setting an example of the growth mindset?

  • Posted by Cabe
  • Categories Content for Administrators, Content for Parents, Content for Teachers, Math Blog

As educators, it’s very likely that we have encountered the idea of “growth mindset” for our students. Over 30 years ago researcher Carol Dweck began exploring the link between student’s attitudes toward academic achievement and the comparison between a “fixed …

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08 November

Do students need to draw the bars when solving word problems?

  • Posted by Sarah Schaefer
  • Categories Content for Parents, Content for Teachers, Math Blog

Dear Sarah, I am currently in the unit of Parts to Whole, teaching bar modeling.  Looking ahead, it seems to me that bar modeling is a big part of not only this unit but upcoming units as well. My wondering …

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04 November

Why do Students Struggle When Learning Math Facts?

  • Posted by Cabe
  • Categories Content for Parents, Content for Students, Content for Teachers, Math Blog

Learning Math Facts Math facts are simply the basics: addition, subtraction; multiplication; division. They are basic number combinations and calculations we do every day.  So why is it that learning math facts  creates such huge problems for teachers and students …

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27 October

Meaning of Equality

  • Posted by Cabe
  • Categories Content for Parents, Content for Teachers, Kindergarten Math, Math Blog, think!Mathematics Textbook Series

Meaning of Equality Often we teach the meaning of equality as the equal sign indicating “put the answer.”  To prepare students for future mathematics, we need to rethink the way we communicate this representation to students.  The equal sign is …

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21 October

Communicating Home

  • Posted by Cabe
  • Categories Articles on Effective Math Practices, Content for Administrators, Content for Parents, Content for Students, Content for Teachers, Kindergarten Math, Math Blog

Often we share our students progress by sending home “Monday” folders with worksheets that were completed, test or quizzes taken the previous week, or maybe we have a site where parents can go and see the current grade in your …

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19 October

Renaming in the addition algorithm

  • Posted by Cabe
  • Categories Content for Parents, Content for Students, Content for Teachers, Math Blog, think!Mathematics Textbook Series

Many teachers ask how to help students record the renaming process in the addition algorithm.  What language should I use? I learned to “make trades” or “borrow” when adding and subtracting that require renaming.  Is this still correct?

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15 October

Conceptual understanding comes first!

  • Posted by Cabe
  • Categories Content for Administrators, Content for Parents, Content for Teachers, Kindergarten Math, Math Blog, think!Mathematics Textbook Series
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How can we help student refocus on understanding versus just an answer? Too often when we pose a problem and students shout out an answer.  We need to ask ourselves do students understand the concept or are they obtaining the …

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