Building the Connection Between Addition & Subtraction and Multiplication & Division
In last week’s video, we talked about three ways to help kids who are struggling with subtraction facts. One of the ways was to help them build the connection between addition and subtraction. But that is easier said than done. I’m Christina Tondevold,...
How to make subtraction not so hard
I got an email asking, why do kids struggle with subtraction facts? She said, “they eventually get addition, multiplication, and even division facts, but students continue to struggle with their subtraction facts.” I’m Christina Tondevold, The Recovering...
The #1 Thing to Teach Kids About Measurement
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...
An Often Unused Way to Collaborate Within Your School: Vertical PD Meetings
I got an email a while back from a principal who was concerned about ways to help her staff collaborate. Part of her email said, “As a small school, we only have one teacher per grade level. And thus it can be difficult to have authentic collaboration with our...
Adapting Math Resources to Encourage Student Thinking
As you start to make a change in your teaching to one that allows more student thinking, you quickly notice that your math resources don’t really change with you, and most people don’t have the time or money to get new math materials. I’m Christina...
Allowing Student Thinking by Changing The Way We Grade
Each month I address a hot topic inside the free Build Math Minds Facebook group. For those of you not in the group, or maybe you missed it, I thought I’d share it here as well. In the training, I discussed Allowing Student Thinking in Math by Changing the Way We...
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