CRA for composing and decomposing numbers

https://www.mathcoachscorner.com/2012/04/math-pictionary/

Math Pictionary

Love this idea!  So many ways to use this game.

https://www.mathcoachscorner.com/2012/04/math-pictionary/

Cube Conversations

Check out these "Cube Conversations" from Steve Wyborney. In short, he provides images of cube structures and ask students how many cubes are in the structure. The downloadable printable sheets allow students to describe how they "see" the structure.  I suggest you watch the 8 minute video to see how he approaches these problems to engage in rich mathematical discourse with students. He uses a Powerpoint presentation to show the slides, but you can simulate them without the Powerpoint. 

http://www.stevewyborney.com/?p=1253

Fly on the Math Teacher’s Wall: Place Value BY DONNA BOUCHER

Here is something new for me . . . a place value Blog Hop. "Each blog hop will focus on a central math topic, and you’ll find blog posts across all grade levels discussing the same topic.  You’ll also find some *freebies* along the way! " Donna Boucher.

The first step in this Blog Hop starts with place value of tens and ones.  There are many ideas (some reminders) for multiple ages and levels of understanding of place value. 

Refraction - fraction game

https://www.youcubed.org/refraction/

Refraction focuses on teaching fractions and discovering optimal learning pathways for math education. Refraction lets you bend, split, and redirect lasers to power spaceships filled with lost animals! Help free as many animals as you can by expanding your knowledge of fractions.

Want to find a cool new useful and effective app or website?? Check out Common Sense - Graphite

Have you checked out Common Sense Media's - Graphite?

What is Graphite: clearinghouse for apps, websites and console and pc games for education.

Why was Graphite created? There was:

• no centralized marketplace
• no standard ratings system
• a need to reduce time spent by teachers
• no clearinghouse by teachers for teachers 

Take a look and check out:

Review and Ratings - you can see reviews and rating of material.  You can filter by type of device, subject, grade and price.

Top Picks - scroll down on left to isolate content.

Common Core Explorer - can search by grade and standard.

Teacher Center - how to videos, webinars, lesson flows, get certified (you can earn up $170 in an itunes gift card).

Boards - pre-created boards from other teachers (similar to Pinterest, I believe - I'm not a big Pinterest user)

Lesson Flow- customized framework to integrate tech tools. Some are good, others not so much.

It is best to create a free account to get full access. It is free, easy and I have found they don't send any emails (yay!).

Kakooma!

Love this game for number sense and math facts!

I recently attended a national math conference where I was reminded once again of how important it is to know not just math facts, but to have the number sense that goes along with it.  We want our kids to be able to compose and decompose (put together and take apart) numbers fluently.  I was introduced to a fantastic online or app game called Kakooma created by Greg Tang. It is available online here or search for Kakooma on your phone apps (available on apple and android). You have options of Addition, Times, Addition Pro, Time Pro, Legacy and Negative Numbers. Best of all, they are free and great for all ages.

Using the Empty Number Line as a Mental Math Teaching Strategy

By now, you know how much I love these open/empty number lines! Here is an article that explains the value of empty number lines and provides lessons to get you started using them in your classroom or small group.

Using the Empty Number Line as a Mental Math Teaching Strategy

Get the kids perspective on math fact practice

Bored with the same old math fact practice . . . frustrated the students still don't know their facts . . . try this!

By the end of grade 3, according to the Common Core, students should be fluent with their math facts.

• K- add/subtract within 5
• 1st - add/subtract within 10
• 2nd - add/subtract within 20 (know single-digit sums from memory)
• 3rd - multiply/divide within 100 (know single-digit products from memory)

We know from experience, however, that not all students are as fluent as they should be.  They need to practice their facts (after you have taught them to understand the meaning behind the symbols and strategies to solve unknown problems).  Here is an idea to help . . . 

Homework assignment - (thanks Dan Hupp for this idea). Have each student find a way they like to practice their facts and present this to the class.  The activity can be focused on a certain strategy (doubles facts, multiples of 3, etc) or on general fact practice. It can be a card game, practice sheets, interactive web based game, orally with an adult, etc,  but it must be a way the student enjoys practicing and is proving effective for that child.  Students can then present to the class (choose one or two per day to share) or in a small group.

Benefits:

• Students will practice communicating about strategies used in the activity.
• Students fact fluency will increase.
• This will increase the variety of resources for your students to practice their facts.  Variety is the spice of life!

Enrichment resources

AIG~IRP - Public Schools of North Carolina.  Activities for gifted and talented students, listed by grade level and content standard.

Multiplication Fact Practice Printables

Adaptable multiplication charts for practice.  You can print multiplication tables to be complete, blank multiplication tables, partially completed multiplication tables, etc

Geometric Solids Interactive Tool

Geometric Solids Interactive Tool - great tool to model 3 dimensional shapes.  You can view shape as a solid or a net.

Interactive Pan Balance

Interactive Pan Balance - great way to show equivalencies.

Pan Balance - Shapes. Drag and drop shapes to make the scale balance.  Sets up a way to model the standard, "Understand the meaning of the equal sign" (grade 1 standard).

Pan Balance - Numbers. Use this tool to strengthen understanding and computation of numerical expressions and equality

Create a Graph

Want to create a graph to project? Want to put the data you gathered durng sign in time on a graph? 

Check out this online graphing tool:

Online graphing tool

Clock Flash Card

Here is a great site to print flash cards for clocks.