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Building Automaticity with Base Ten Cards

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

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...

The Progression of Early Number and Counting

Against the Norm, counting, K-2, Making Math Accessible, Making Sense Series, Math Progressions, Number Sense, Strategy Development, Teacher Content

If you’re not a pre-k, kindergarten, or 1st-grade teacher, you need to find one and give them a hug after watching this video.  They do the work of an army and many times their work goes unnoticed. There’s so much happening in the early years of school,...

I’ll Rip Your Face Off: The Art of Defacing Manipulatives

3-5, 6-8, Against the Norm, Fractions, Making Math Accessible, Making Sense Series, Math Progressions, Math Tools, Strategy Development, Teacher Content

It’s our fault. We have no one to blame but ourselves. We unknowing pigeonhole student thinking with the manipulatives we use. Take fraction tiles for example. Much to my disappointment, they come with labels and it kills me. Manipulatives that come pre-labelled...

Where’s Poly? An Exploration in Geo-Dotting

Geometry, Making Math Accessible, Who Knows?

What’s geo-dotting?  I have no clue but that’s what I’m calling this lesson. We started by asking, “What do you notice?” Our favorites: Looks like Pac-man I see dots and they make a “Y” Looks like someone went crazy with a...

Geometric Subitizing: A Different Kind of Number Talk

3-5, Against the Norm, Algebra, counting, Fact Fluency, Making Math Accessible, Math Tools, Number Sense, Strategy Development

These Geometric Subitizing Cards have been in beta the past two years. I asked our buddy Joe Schwartz to take them for a test drive last spring and he reported back.  Joe’s all in. How do they work?  Let’s play… Last week I took them for another spin...
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