Number talks and number strings are two powerful ways to build number sense and computation strategies in your students. Read more about them here.
What number sense is, why it is important, and how to build strong number sense in elementary students through regular routines in the primary grades.
Use these number sense math activities to build number sense in first grade! Students will love these engaging, fun games too!
Using number talks in your classroom to build number sense in just 10 minutes a day!
Read about the meaning of number sense and how to integrate number sense in the classroom to build mental math skills and fluency.
Are your students lacking number sense? 5 strategies for building number sense in middle school math!
Math worksheets for part part whole, number sense, and missing addend practice with numbers through 10. Use these differentiated math worksheets in your math stations to give students the practice they need to master composing and decomposing numbers up to ten. The part-part-whole box is another math tool, much like number bonds. It's a great graphic organizer that will help students understand the composition of numbers. Three levels of differentiation are included: Below Level - Provides visual support (dots) and partially filled equation. On Level - Provides visual support (dots), but equation is blank for student completion. Advanced - Provides no visual support. Students use number sense to complete the missing part and equation. You get practice pages for : Parts of 5 Parts of 6 Parts of 7 Parts of 8 Parts of 9 Parts of 10 Mixed Practice Sets A through E That's 11 different ways for your students to practice their part-part-whole number sense, and each is differentiated into the aforementioned levels. Answer key is included. The clickable Table of Contents makes navigating the file easy for you! Check out these other math products: Computation Assessment for Addition & Subtraction (RTI Progress Monitoring) Spoons Game {Math} Subtraction Facts - Differences within 20 Spoons Game {Math} Addition Facts - Sums to 20 Let's Connect! EMAIL | TPT | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | PINTEREST | TeacherMood BLOG
Why are using number activities, preschool focused, so important? Number sense develops over time through opportunities to explore and play
Fellow teachers and parents of littles, are you ready to learn about these amazing math talks in kindergarten? Get your math hats on because we're about to explore the powerful realm of dynamic discussions that
Find 5 number sense activities for kindergarten that build a solid foundation of math skills including counting, ordering, comparing & more.
Want to start your daily math time with meaningful routines? This collection of math warm-ups will give you tons of ideas that you can implement today.
Get information and tips for launching Number Talks in your classroom. Number Talks is a quick discussion designed to build number sense and mental math.
Have you heard about number talks? Are you on the fence about using number talks in your secondary math classroom? Maybe you think they might be ok, but you just don't think you have the time. Or maybe you don't know what a number talk is. Here are a few reasons to convince you to start using number talks in your math classroom tomorrow! 1. Number talks are a great chance to show kids that fraction operations can actually "make sense". A common strategy to mentally solve the problem 18 x 5 is to use the distributive property. Students think of 18 as 10 and 5, then multiply 10 x 5 and get 50, multiply 8 x 5 and get 40, then add 50 and 40 to get 90. After seeing this strategy in number talks, think what a powerful lesson this can be for your students about why 4 1/2 x 6 is not 24 1/2. Using similar reasoning as before, students may begin to understand that 4 1/2 is really 4 and 1/2, and you must multiply 4 x 6 AND 1/2 x 6 to get the solution to 4 1/2 x 6. 2. Number talks are a fantastic tool to build a growth mindset as students begin to see just how complex their thinking really it. As students explain their strategies to solve a problem mentally, take a moment and really show students all of the steps that they are completing mentally. Again, going back to the example of 18 x 5, using equations to show each step of their thinking might look like this: 18 x 5 = (10 + 8) x 5 = 10 x 5 + 8 x 5 = 50 + 40 = 90 What a great chance to build students up. Can't you hear yourself saying this to a student, "Wow! That's pretty amazing. When you write all those steps out it looks pretty complicated, and you were able to think that through in your head. Imagine what you'll be able to do if we keep practicing!" 3. Number talks show students that mathematical properties (like commutative, associative, distributive, and substitution) really ARE important...and that they're actually using them all the time! I don't know about you, but I've got quite a few students that think things like the distributive and commutative properties are just dumb stuff you learn in math class, NEVER to be used again. In reality, these properties are the foundation of many mental math strategies that are commonly used. Again, by connecting your number talks back to the written equations that represent student thinking, you have a great opportunity to highlight these foundational concepts and vocabulary. 4. Number talks are a great way to connect multiple representations of a strategy. As students verbally explain their thinking, you can connect it to equations and visual models. This is a great way for students to see their work formalized. After students explain their thinking you could also use a visual model such as a number line or area model. As students see and get used to these models, they can begin adding them to their mental toolbox to help them visualize and conceptualize math. 5. Number talks can highlight some pretty abstract math concepts (like showing that subtracting a negative is like adding a positive). When I started thinking about the problem 34 - 9, one strategy was to subtract 10 and then add back 1 since you subtracted too much. As I wrote the equation to match this, I had a total "A-ha moment"! Here was my equation: 34 - 9 = 34 - (10 - 1) = 34 - 10 + 1 = 24 + 1 = 25 What a concrete example of when subtracting a negative is really positive! 6. Number talks exemplify what the mathematical practices are all about. Honestly, as I started writing this I realized this one point could be it's one post.....so why not! If you want to read in-depth how number talks do this, click here to find my blog post about how number talks support the math practices. Without question, number talks will help students construct viable arguments and critique reasoning of others...it's basically the whole point of a number talk, right? Kids share different strategies, give you a chance to compare and contrast strategies. If you combine your number talks with multiple representations or visual models, then you've also got math practice #4, model with mathematics. Math practice 7, look for and make use of structure, also happens frequently with number talks. (Hint: Look back at reason #1. That's using the distributive property as the "structure" to make sense of fraction computations). 7. Number talks get kids excited to share....and NOT just the ones that always have their hand in the air. As I write this, I'm thinking of a particular student that I had in my 7th-hour class. He was a nice kid but saw little value in school. He usually missed 1 or 2 days a week. On the days that he came to school, he would come into class and every day and ask, "Mrs. Wilcox, are we playing a game today?" Games were basically the only time I ever got him to be involved in class. And then one day during a number talk, I see him waving his hand in the air, eager to be called on to tell me his strategy....ah, the taste of victory! Moments like these are what convinced me to make time in my classroom for number talks. If you're ready to try out number talks today, click here to get some number talk freebies to help you get started! Click here to get a few more tips for planning. These resources will provide you problems and some sample solution slides that have visual models, written expressions and equations for some common strategies! Or if you're ready for everything you need for 100 number talks, get the bundle!
Developing number sense is a crucial part of first grade math. Students can learn to add and subtract without having number sense but they won't be able to go much further or examine whether their answers are correct or not without number sense.
A range of resources and games for building children's early number sense with small quantities and developing conceptual understanding.
Grab this free Printable Missing Numbers Activity and add it to your math centers for a quick and effective way to work on number sense!
Number sense isn't just for elementary classes. Middle school number sense is crucial for students to develop into flexible problem solvers.
Use these number sense math activities to build number sense in first grade! Students will love these engaging, fun games too!
Ideas and tips for developing a number sense routine and implementing number talks in the math classroom.
I’m writing to share decomposing math center activities you can use to reinforce ideas of decomposing. Keep reading to grab the freebie at the end of this blo
By using different hands-on games, students can begin building those number sense skills that are so crucial to master math concepts later on.
KINDERGARTEN MATH - TEEN NUMBERS AND PLACE VALUE We have come so far in kindergarten math this year! My sweet kinders now have 1:1 correspondence down, they can write and recognize numerals 1-10, we covered geometry, measurement and data…. so now we are tackling those tricky teens and place valu
Discover 3 effective number sense routines that you can use instantly in your classroom. These fun math games and activities are ideal for your math block.
For many of us, our kinders start the school year lacking number sense. It’s a challenge we face every year, and we feel like it’s going to take them forever to learn their numbers! These are some of the ways I have been successful in my classroom when it comes to teaching number sense. Even …
This blog post is about teaching primary learners how to decompose numbers in more than 1 way using hands-on activities. What is decomposing? Decomposing
Number Sense 1-20 Games and Centers It's here!! Your one stop spot for all things number sense! As you know, it is so important that your students are able to think flexibly about numbers. Having a solid understanding of numbers is critical to success in math and meeting the CCSS. Students must know what numbers "mean" and what they represent, how numbers relate to one another, and be able to solve math mentally. So how do we help our students gain the solid foundation of numbers that they SO need? Simple! Give your students the opportunities to work with numbers in a variety of ways and representations! Your students will do JUST THAT with all the activities in this pack! You will get 11, yes 11, games and centers, PLUS additional BONUS subitizing materials and MORE! Included in this bundle are a variety of ways you can differentiate in order to meet the needs of all the students in your class! The target group of this product is K-1, however, I do use ALL of these activities with my 2nd grade intervention kiddos! ***DOWNLOAD THE PREVIEW TO SEE WHAT'S INSIDE!!!*** Please email me at [email protected] if you have any questions! Thank you for stopping by my store!! keywords: math, numbers 1-20, number sense, games, centers, kindergarten math, first grade math, ten frames
What number sense is, why it is important, and how to build strong number sense in elementary students through regular routines in the primary grades.
Number sense isn't just for elementary classes. Middle school number sense is crucial for students to develop into flexible problem solvers.
This post is filled with teaching ideas, free number sense resources and links to places to learn more about ways to bring numbers to life in our classrooms at at home with our own children. Number sense starts at a young age with conversations about numbers in everyday life situations and allowing our students to grow comfortable reasoning out math problems. I hope you find the resources and printables from this post helpful in instilling number sense to the young people in your life!
This Daily Math routine is similar to a Number of the Day and Number Routine for second grade. It covers many place value number sense standards. It includes two-digit and three-digit number sense, time, money, and more. Students practicing using a number line and many addition strategies.
Whether you're looking for a fun way to teach addition or looking to add to your fall centers, these apple addition cards are exactly what you need!
Try this fun and simple way to incorporate more number sense into your morning routine and have daily, meaningful number talks EVERY day!
Developing number sense takes time for many students, but this number sense activity makes it fun, exciting, and challenging!
Teach and review important math skills like number sense, place value and addition with these fun, interactive activities.
place value number talks for third grade math. These can be used to build number sense and boost critical thinking skills in the math classroom.
How to use Wixie's virtual manipulatives for formative assessments, math practice, and intentional play to build number sense and strong math foundations.
In order to help students build a strong foundation in mathematics, it is important to develop their number sense. These number sense activities will help your students become more fluent in math!
The ability to fluently compose and decompose numbers is a critical step in mathematical thinking. It's important to regularly provide a variety of experiences to help students increase their fluency, and think flexibly about numbers.
Preschool math is a building block to skills learners are expected to perform in elementary school. Counting, one-to-one correspondence, and number sense are necessities in early childhood classrooms. Teachers can help learners explore number sense by using hands-on materials and engaging math games. This making five math game is perfect for a fun number sense
Building number sense with counting routines, number arrangements, the hiding game, counting with place value, and math running records.
Building a strong number sense is the foundation of most math applications. It's important for our students to know what numbers repres...
