The #1 Thing to Teach Kids About Measurement

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So there’s one thing that many kids end up not knowing how to do. But it’s one of the most important measurement skills.  I’m Christina Tondevold, The Recovering Traditionalist, and today I’m joined by my husband, Scotty, as we take a look at...

Solving Money Math Problems with Subtraction Strategies

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Man, one of the biggest pet peeves I have when I am out at stores and restaurants is when someone does not give me the correct change back. I’ve been doing this series all about the different strategies kids use for subtraction, and giving change back is one of...

Solving Measurement Math Problems with Subtraction Strategies

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With our textbooks and standards asking students to use multiple strategies to solve subtraction problems, I’m doing a little series all about what these strategies are and how they can actually be helpful when students are solving time, money, and measurement...

Solving Elapsed Time Problems with Subtraction Strategies

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Well, with textbooks and standards, saying that our students need to be using strategies when they are solving subtraction problems, I decided to do a little series about these strategies and how they can be helpful when students are solving problems that involve...

Solving Money Word Problems with Addition Strategies

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Well since our standards and textbooks are having students solve addition problems using strategies, I wanted to do this little mini-series all about what the addition strategies are and how they apply as kids are solving time and measurement and money addition...

Solving Measurement Word Problems with Addition Strategies

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With textbooks having students use different strategies to solve addition problems, I wanted to do a short series all about what the strategies are and how they are useful even as students start solving time and measurement and money type of addition problems....