Talking Math with One Basic Teacher

The end-of-unit review in my classroom is a celebration of all we have learned throughout the unit! It is a great way to assess who understands what was taught and who needs some extra review of skills taught. Working with primary grades, I have to make sure that these review activities are fun and engaging. 

I love finding games that focus on movement, stories, and social-emotional skills as well. I am going to share with you 3 activities that I have used in my classroom to review a math unit that gets students moving and keeps them engaged while reviewing the Numbers to 10 Unit. 

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If you were to ask my students their favorite part of math stations, they would most certainly say math games center. They love playing the game of the week and they also love playing other games they have learned in the past. I always have those previous games available because students need to keep their skills sharp! I’m going to share with you 6 easy math games for numbers to 10 that you can use in your math stations.

So in today’s episode, I am going to share with you 6 Easy and Fun math games to use for your numbers to 10 unit. So, let’s get started!

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A few years ago, I had never heard of rekenreks, let alone ever used one in my classroom. The math coach in my building introduced rekenreks to my team a few years back. We started using rekenreks in the classroom and fell in love with them. There are so many great uses for rekenreks that can be used in the classroom for lessons and math stations. I’m going to share with you how I have used rekenreks in my math workshop that are fun, effective, and engaging for students! 

So in today’s episode, I am going to share with you 6 Easy and Fun ways to use rekenreks in math stations.

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We see ten frames all over math sites and frankly all over “Instagram”. There are so many great uses for them! However, teachers may be thinking they know they have to use them. They may not know why it’s so important, even in the upper grades, because they are dealing with more complex number problems. So today, I’m going to tell you why it is important to use ten frames, and some easy ways to incorporate them in the classroom. So let’s get started.

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This past summer I was scrolling “The Gram” and these Pop-It Bubble Poppers came up on my feed a lot. I was drawn to them because I’m that person who loves those packing bubbles and popping them. There’s just something relaxing about them. I found myself heading over to Five Below and bought a few Bubble Poppers. I started thinking about great ways to use them for math. So, in today’s episode, I am going to share with you how Bubble Poppers help with math and 6 great ways for you to incorporate them into your math centers. 

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When I first heard the term Number Talks, I had been teaching for many years, and I wasn’t sure what it was or even if it was something that would work in my classroom. Then a team in my building took the leap and immersed themselves in Number Talks, and loved it and I knew that it was something that I wanted to try. So I grabbed the Number Talks book by Sherry Parrish and started reading it. (You can get the book on amazon). I was hooked. I started trying it out in my room, and I was amazed by the results! My students were able to think more flexibly with their math skills and they were able to explain their thinking! My students were also able to learn from each other by sharing different strategies that worked for them. It helped my students become more confident in math and they began taking risks, and if they got it wrong and figured it out, it wasn’t a big deal. They were able to learn from it and grow, which is the goal.  So in today’s episode, I am going to share with you Number Talks you can use to teach numbers to 10. So, let’s get started!

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Have you ever asked the question, “Why should I use math manipulatives?” It’s something that teachers can find daunting in the classroom, but it’s something that has fully transformed how I teach math and how I run my math centers. I’m going to tell you why it is important to use math manipulatives, 10 awesome examples of math manipulatives and, I will show you how to use them in the classroom.

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As I stated in the last episode math centers are my favorite part of math. They are so engaging and students love them. They are a great way for students to interact with each other and share their thinking with one another. Yet, getting them off the ground can be a bit overwhelming. Well, never fear. I have some ideas for you to think about when getting those centers up and running!

In this episode, I’m going to share with you what I do to get those math centers off the ground and running, and making sure you have those routines and procedures down pat.  My hope is also that I give you some ideas that you can use right away. 

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Math is one of my favorite subjects to teach! I love listening to my kids think aloud to get to the answers and really explaining how they get to an answer. I also love math because that’s where I see my kids take the biggest risks. They are more willing to raise their hand and explain their thinking because they know that there isn’t just one way to get to an answer, there are many ways.

So, in this episode, I’m going to share with you what math stations that I use in my classroom to facilitate that learning. My hope is also that I give you some ideas that you can use right away in your own math centers. 

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When I first heard the term Number Talks, I had been teaching for many years, and I wasn’t sure what it was or even if it was something that would work in my classroom. A team in my building had gone to training on number talks and tried it in their classrooms and loved the results they were seeing. So at a staff meeting, they introduced the concept to the school, and I knew I wanted to try it. 

And I fell in love with it.

So, in this episode, I’m going to share with you the four parts of Number Talks that encourage students to think flexibly about numbers. My hope is also that I give you some ideas that you can use right away in your own Number talks. It is super easy to implement and really it pays off big in your math class!

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