The great hope of society is individual character. ~William Ellery Channing
So proud of @AlexBossing for growing into the man I always knew he would be!
A3: I wish I had been taught multiplication using area models when I was younger. As someone who struggled in math, I think that organizational structure would have helped me, and I see it helping students all the time!
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@wdwtoday This is a big shoutout #castcompliment for Katy at Rose and Crown. She is one of the best servers we have ever had Disney and she made our wonderful dinner even better. So glad to have had the chance to meet her!
A5: Building on knowledge through the progressions and then using that as foundation for the next steps. Strengthens the base while preparing for the next level. #SPSMathChat
I tell my students that's my favorite fact, because 56=7x8 (5678). I don't have a favorite fact, but they remember it because of the connection we make in class! #SPSMathChat
My favorite is 8 x 7. For some reason that one is so difficult for memorizers. But Ss who are flexible can think of 4x7 doubled or 7 x 7 plus one more set of 7. #SPSMathChat
Efficiency is so important, because by 4th grade, we can't use manipulatives for problems where students are adding and multiplying in the thousands. :) #SPSMathChat
A3: I would really like to increase efficiency. I want my students to be less reliant on manipulatives for addition and subtraction within 20. #SPSMathChat