The Journey To Becoming A Recovering Traditionalist

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As you know, I call myself the Recovering Traditionalist, but I’ve never really explained what that is. I’m Christina Tondevold, the Recovering Traditionalist, and I hope you’ll stick around as we take a look at the journey to becoming a Recovering...

Math Activities To Have Students Do Over The Summer

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Well, we are getting to the time of year when everybody starts asking me, “What are some summer math activities that I can give my students to do over break?” Today, I’m going to give you my unpopular opinion about what math activities to have students do over the...

How To Use Representation In The CRA Method

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As part of my focus on the CRA approach to teaching mathematics, I’d like to spend some time in today’s video talking about the R, which stands for representations. Today, we’re going to investigate two math representations that you need to be using...

How To Use Manipulatives In Math for Elementary Students

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In a previous post, I gave you my recommendations of manipulatives that I love. Well, today, I’m going to give you three “rules” to follow for when you are using manipulatives in your classroom. Watch the video or read the transcript below: Here are links to...

Math Manipulatives Resources For Elementary Students

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I get asked a lot what math manipulatives I recommend. So today, I’m going to give you my favorite math manipulative resources for elementary students. Watch the video or read the transcript below: DOWNLOAD PREK-2ND MANIPULATIVES DOWNLOAD 3RD-5TH MANIPULATIVES...

What Is The Concrete Representational Abstract Approach

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The Concrete Representational Abstract approach to teaching mathematics has a very long history. However, there are a lot of people that don’t know about it. And, I believe the people who do know about it, are probably doing it incorrectly. Watch the video or...