I'm seeing multiplication tables like this in more and more schools. Each product is made up of the number of squares it represents. When would you use an area model? What does it represent? An...
Category: K-8 Math for Parents
Students are taught multiple models in mathematics. This gives them multiple opportunities to understand an idea, strengthens and deepens connections to the material, and provides multiple tools for...
Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide in Word Problems? Beyond Key Words
(Click aqui para leer este articulo en español.) Word problems are the bane of math students' existence. Sometimes we could easily solve the exact same problem if it came up in real life but...
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) include eight "Mathematical Practices" that teachers and students are encouraged to use throughout their mathematical lives. These are different from the...
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) include eight "Mathematical Practices" that teachers and students are encouraged to use throughout their mathematical lives. These are different from the...
https://twitter.com/Cukalu/status/1550529549007560707 Arrays are introduced early in the elementary curriculum. As a bridge from counting to skip counting, to multiplication, and eventually the...