Building Automaticity with Base Ten Cards

counting, K-2, Making Math Accessible, Math Tools, Strategy Development, Teacher Content

A few years ago, I was in need of a resource that would help students build fluency beyond 20 so I created some Base Ten Cards. I’ve referred to the cards in presentations but I haven’t shared them in this space…until now. Below you’ll find a...

Multiplication Subitizing Cards: An Upgrade to Building Fluency

3-5, 6-8, Estimation, Fact Fluency, Games, Making Math Accessible, Math Tools, Number Sense, Strategy Development

Four years ago, I shared Subitizing to Foster Multiplicative Thinking. Since then, I’ve really enjoyed hearing back from folks like you about how the cards are supporting your work.   Along the way, I’ve received “a few” emails asking about for...

Foundations of Fractions Online Course

Against the Norm

Over the past 2 weeks, I’ve released a series of fraction videos in collaboration with my good friend Christina Tondevold (@BuildMathMinds). Each video addresses some of the ways I tackle fractions in an elementary classroom. In the series, I shared some fraction...

Reasoning with Fractions Through the Lens of a 10 Yr Old

Against the Norm

My daughter has laid down a marker when it comes to reasoning with fractions. Well, at least in my small world. She’s 10. She won’t read this post for a long time because her mom and I know what she reads on the internet…at least we hope we do. Maybe she’ll never read...

Behind the Scenes: The Creation of a Progression Video

Against the Norm

In recent months, I’ve received a lot of questions asking how I create the progression videos. Here’s how it all goes down. Step 1: Research There are so many great resources available for early number concepts but I continually found myself coming back to...