by Mike Henderson | May 5, 2022 | Grades K–2, Grades K–5
By Mike Henderson Teaching addition and subtraction in grade 2 is a challenging balancing act. As students move from numbers within 100 to numbers within 1,000, they need to use approaches that involve directly representing the quantities they are adding or...
by Alex Clayton | Mar 24, 2022 | Grades K–2
By Alexandra Clayton Many 5 year olds love to tell you (and show you) how high they can count. This skill of rote counting, saying the counting words in the same order each time, is a lot like singing the ABCs . While students may sing “l-m-n-o-p”, they may not know...
by Kristen Taylor | Feb 17, 2022 | Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12, Grades K–5, Professional Learning
By Dr. Kristen Taylor, IM Certified® Facilitator Math teachers can talk all day about math! We get super excited when we encounter someone else who enjoys these conversations as well. But too many of our students don’t get to experience that joyful discourse,...
by Brianne Durst | Jan 27, 2022 | Grades K–2
By Brianne Durst Grade 1 teachers have the awesome responsibility of introducing their students to, and helping them build an understanding of, the structure of our number system. This is no small task! Just think about how many tasks in later years depend on an...
by Alex Clayton | Dec 7, 2021 | Grades K–2, Grades K–5
By Alex Clayton When was the last time you stepped into an entirely new environment? You weren’t sure exactly what was going to happen. There was no one you recognized. How did you feel: Uncertain? Anxious? Hopeful? During morning circle on the first day of...
