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By the End of Grade 3: Developing Fluency with Multiplication

By the End of Grade 3: Developing Fluency with Multiplication

by Zack Hill | Jan 25, 2021 | Grades 3–5, Grades K–2

By Zack Hill The major work of grade 3 includes representing and solving problems that involve multiplication and division. Then, by the end of grade 3, students are expected to know from memory all products of two one-digit numbers. What does this look like and how...
Creating Time and Space for Students to Develop Foundational Mathematical Ideas

Creating Time and Space for Students to Develop Foundational Mathematical Ideas

by Maureen D. O’Connell | Nov 16, 2020 | Grades 3–5, Grades K–2, Grades K–5

By Maureen D. O’Connell “Slow down, you’re moving too fast, you got to make the morning last…” When we consider early childhood mathematics this familiar song comes to mind. In our hurried society where more is more, childhood expectations have been pushed...
Making Sense of Story Problems

Making Sense of Story Problems

by Deborah Peart | Oct 27, 2020 | Grades 3–5, Grades K–2, Grades K–5

by Deborah Peart, Grade 2 Lead Many people have an aversion to word problems. They cringe at the mention of them. In elementary classrooms, teachers often report that this is what their students struggle with most. When word problems show up in math class, even...
Facilitating the “Choral Counting” Routine Online

Facilitating the “Choral Counting” Routine Online

by Janaki Nagarajan | Aug 25, 2020 | Grades 3–5, Grades K–2

by Janaki Nagarajan How can we best do mathematics together in an online environment? When school suddenly shifted online last spring, I found myself overwhelmed by the learning curve for new technologies—for both myself and my students. I knew that I wanted to...
Helping Elementary Students Cultivate a Strong Math Community

Helping Elementary Students Cultivate a Strong Math Community

by LaToya Byrd and 1 more | Aug 18, 2020 | Grades 3–5, Grades K–2, Grades K–5

by LaToya Byrd and Jenna Laib School looks different this year. It’s easy to focus on the changes that will need to be made—the new practices, the new routines, the new technologies—but we must first focus on our central beliefs about teaching and learning, and use...
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