This week we have taken a little break from place value to work on our
addition strategies and fact fluency. If I’m being honest, it’s been a much needed brain break because it’s more of a review from first grade as well as just fine tuning those skills. Next week we will dive into
subtraction… which never comes easy, so I’ll enjoy
addition while it lasts, ha!
We’ve been chanting, playing games, rolling dice, spinning spinners, using number lines, making models… anything I can do to get them moving and engaged I will try!
This Double Up Poster is in my
Addition Unit. You can find that
HERE. I’m hoarse and fighting an awful case of seasonal allergies… so I apologize in advance! But, you’ll get the gist of how we chant it out with movements 🙂
Today we started working with the Flip-Flop Strategy. I think it’s so important for students to explain their understanding. You can grab the paper for the flip flops
HERE. The flip flop patterns are part of my
Addition Unit.
I’ll be back this weekend with some Homophone fun and hopefully an October reading unit to share!!
3 Responses
You rock!!! Such an inspiration!
Thanks for the freebie! I have your unit and we had fun making your Doubles Dude!!!
Hi Ms. Amy,
I absolutely love the way you are teaching math strategies and developing your students' math fluency. Your Flip-Flop and Doubles Dude ideas are proof that learning math can be a fun, colorful, interactive, and accessible endeavor. I am a student teacher and I am taking a course about how to incorporate technology in a classroom setting. Have you ever considered utilizing web curation applications like Pintrest to showcase your fun and colorful math strategies?