Search Results for "number sense"
What’s the Secret Code?
This task helps students build number sense as they practice calculating. The task has more than one solution which is nice. At the end it asks students to write a […]
Bowl A Fact
This task reminds us of Four 4’s because students are practicing number combinations to get specific results. We would love to hear about how you use and adapt this task […]
Mouse Count
In Mouse Count by Ellen Stoll Walsh, a hungry snake finds 10 mice on the grass and puts them into a jar. The last mouse cleverly sends the snake on […]
The Four 4’s
Jo has used this task with a lot of success on the first days of school with very hesitant students. Soon after setting the challenge the board area becomes full […]
Number Talks (extract from online course)
This teaches the pedagogical strategy called ‘Number Talks’ with some interesting different methods shared by Stanford students. The full online course is available at: Stanford Online – How to Learn Math […]
Cathy Humphreys Teaching a Number Talk
Cathy Humphreys teaches a number talk to elementary teachers in Stanford’s STEP program.
Fractions with Sense Making
Ask students to draw their solutions. Ask them to think about how they see math. In this video, Cathy Humphreys asks students to make sense of 1 divided by 2/3 […]