Download the Resource Fraction cards are a simple and powerful way to help students make sense of fractions. They invite learners to notice relationships, compare values, and build strategies that go beyond memorizing rules. As you just...
A rekenrek (or “number rack”) is a simple yet powerful math tool designed to help students make sense of numbers. With rows of beads grouped in fives and tens, the rekenrek highlights structure, not just counting. Students use it to see numbers, subitize, and develop...
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,...
Download the Resource 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...
As elementary teachers, we rarely have the opportunity to explore division of a fraction by a fraction. When we do, it’s normally accompanied with Keep-Change-Flip or the saying “Yours is not the reason why, just invert and multiply.” Both are...
The more I create… the more I learn. Here is the 3rd installment of this whole Making Sense Series which has truly forced me to be a better teacher. A more educated teacher. I can’t stress enough how much I’ve learned from diving into the...
