This year I decided to add the 0-120 number grids to my K-2 estimation jar. The number grids come from our Math Medley kits and kids can use dry eraser markers to “think” as they’re working out their estimation. Of course, there’s the thinking paper and the referents, as well.
I’m excited to share with you that our Building Number Sense in Grades 4-5 Power Pack is now available. All of our Power Packs are filled with games that teach parents strategies and tools to help their children build strong math skills.
As I mentioned in an earlier post, there have been a lot of changes in mathematics curriculum and pedagogy in recent years and a lot of parents don’t feel as prepared as they’d like to be when it comes to helping their child in math. The power of these Power Packs comes in the integration of strategies and tools that parents use as they play the games with their children. While playing the games, not only are parents learning about the new standards, they’re also gaining strategies they can use to help their child in math.
The strategies and tools in our 4/5 Power Pack are:
I’m excited to share with you the newest member of our Family Math Night product line: Power Packs: Building Numbers Sense in grades K-1, 2-3, and 4-5. These Power Packs are filled with games that teach parents strategies and tools to help their children build strong math skills. They can be used during your Family Math Night event, as take-home math packs in the classroom, and as classroom math centers. Why Power Packs? There have been a lot of changes in mathematics curriculum…
Last night I held my first Family Math Night event. It was fabulous. I had 31 student Station Facilitators – the most ever. And every one of them did an amazing job. Here’s a photo of them right before we opened the doors. Can you find the principal in there? But what I really want to share with you are my upcoming What Do You Notice? posters. You get to see them before anyone else. Except for the first one…
I was cleaning up the Estimation Table at my last Family Math Night event when I noticed a slip of paper next to the Hershey’s jar. Taking a closer look at it, I realized I was looking at the thinking behind someone’s guess as to the number of Hersheys in the jar. This piece of paper is priceless to me as an educator. It allows me to clearly understand the steps this child took to arrive at his/her answer – an answer…