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Trends in Standardized Test in Mathematics: What’s Important and How Is It Being Scored?

There has been a major upheaval in the standardized testing that students receive in math. The types of content that are being tested, the types of questions used to test...

How to Express Regularity in Repeated Reasoning with Fact Families At the Middle School Level

I have been seeing the usefulness of teaching fact families at the middle school level. As a result, I have been thinking about how students look for and express regularity...

How to Use Teddy Bear Counters in the Elementary Math Classroom

Teddy bear counters have become near and dear to many early elementary math educators. Having come from mostly a middle- and high-school teaching background, I first...

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How to Look for and Make Use of Structure in the Elementary Classroom: Math Standard 7

A topic that I have been thinking about recently is the use of area models to teach multiplication. Today’s post looks at how we can look for and make use of structure...

Coherence in Teaching Mathematics: How Multiplication Fits in the Curriculum

Whether you are a principal, a math supervisor, a math coach, or a classroom teacher, you may wonder how different elements of the math curriculum are connected between and...

Elementary Math Specialist: Knowing the Trajectory of Your Curriculum

Maybe you are a great math teacher, maybe you have great math skills, or maybe you just were lucky, but you have been hired to work as the elementary math specialist at your...

A Template for a Systems of Equations Activity, Grade 8

One of the most challenging Grade 8 math topics to teach is systems of equations. Activity-based lessons are one way to go when you are trying to teach students; I also like...

Connecting Ten Frame Activities to Number Bonds and Number Sentences, K–2

When I visit classrooms, I often see students engaged in wonderful fun activities, but I can’t help noticing that these activities don’t always connect to the math ideas that...

3 Quadrilateral Activities to Learn the Names of Quadrilaterals

Here are some quadrilateral activities that you can use in your first through third grade classes as well as some advice about how to use them. After a quick review of what...

Attend to Precision in the K–8 Classroom: Math Standard 6

Today’s Standard for Mathematical Practice, Attend to Precision, is one of the ones I work with the most in my classroom. Students can engage in some great discussions about...

Place Value Primary Resources to Promote Flexibility in Grades 1 and 2

Today, I am sharing some place value primary resources to develop understanding and flexibility in place values in the early elementary classroom. The ideas are appropriate...

Developing the Use of Multiplication with Area Models, Grades 3–4

Students’ formal introduction to multiplication begins in the third grade, which lays the groundwork for solving all kinds of real-world problems. One critical aspect of...

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