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Family Math Night What Do You Notice? Poster

Family Math Night What Do You Notice? Poster

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So for this What Do You Notice? poster, I decided to tie in rectangular arrays with prime and composite numbers.  That said, whatever math-y thing students notice is totally acceptable.  For example, one student noticed that the “buildings” had square windows.  Great.  That’s a little bit of geometry.  Another student noticed that each set of colored rectangles included the same number of squares.  Again, great, as that required some counting and comparison.  Just like the student who noticed that there are…

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Family Math Night What Do You Notice? Poster

Family Math Night What Do You Notice? Poster

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Here’s my latest What Do You Notice? poster from a recent Family Math Night event.  The nice thing about these posters is that they’re open-ended which allows for anyone to respond.  For this one, I decided to make a venn diagram.  But I didn’t draw the usual circles.  Instead I drew two hexagons.  This created the rhombus (parallelogram) in the center. The categories I used for the numbers were even numbers and multiples of 5.  That said, anything appropriate would have…

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Math Tricks

Math Tricks

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I hired my youngest son, Ryan, for the summer. When your kids get older they don’t hang out with you as much so we have to find ways to keep them around. I find money works. :-)But hiring him was really a win/win. He needed a job and I needed help. So he’s been keeping track of the hours he’s worked and every couple of weeks we square things up. Yesterday he reminded me that I owe him $100 for…

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Subitizing: Developing Number Sense K-2

Subitizing: Developing Number Sense K-2

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Subitizing is being able to quickly recognize how many objects are in a small set without having to count the objects. In this short video I show how to use dot cards, dice, 10-frames, and dominoes in developing number sense skills so important for success in mathematics. .

Family Math Night Make-N-Take Kit

Family Math Night Make-N-Take Kit

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We all know that when parents get involved in their child’s education, student learning increases.  What better way to get parents actively involved in important skills than through fun and engaging games that reinforce classroom learning?  That’s the idea behind the newest addition to our Family Math Night kit series:  Make-N-Take Station Kit. Designed to give students practice in important number skills, our Make-N-Take Kit is the perfect way to make sure your K-5 students continue the learning at home….

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