(This post does contain affiliate links.) It's time for another great picture book addressing math concepts. This week, I'm sharing Arithmechicks Add Up by Ann Marie Stephens. This delightful picture book helps students add within 10 by making different combinations on the playground. What makes this book especially awesome is the fact that it allows for extension within every page by creating different visuals and an additional question. As the chicks play on the playgr

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I've been going through my library and coming across so many good favorites. (I have got to find a better way to keep them all organized!) While looking through my books, I came across another favorite of mine- Goodnight Numbers by Danica McKellar. (This post does contain affiliate links.) This bedtime story takes you through the bedtime routine of a toddler by introducing the numbers one through ten. It includes the word form and digit form. What makes it truly wonderfu

(This post does contain affiliate links.) You know I love writing about picture books that have math connections. I love it so much that I would encourage you to check out all the other blog posts that discuss math literature, because there are a ton of them! Today, I want to share this gem of a book with you: We have loved this series of books and have quite a few of them on our bookshelf. My students love the crazy animal characters that are on each page. In fact, we o

When students solve word problems, there can be a lot of challenges. Maybe students struggle with all the language there is to process in the actual reading of the word problem. Maybe students aren't sure what operation to use when solving the problem. Maybe students don't know where to start when solving a multi-step problem. Word problems are just plain challenging. They require students to combine several skills and apply their understanding. One way we can do that is

(This post does contain affiliate links.) I always enjoy a great picture book, but when it connects math concepts, I'm especially...

A few months back, some members asked me to include some math literature connections. You may want to check out The Doorbell Rang , The Greedy Triangle or The Grapes of Math for other great examples of using literature to discover math concepts. Now that it's freezing outside, we love to sit down with a good book and see how it connects to our math understanding. And I just found a whole slew of math literature books I had hidden away in the closet! (Score!) So, stay t

I love the Olympics! I enjoy watching the best athletes in the world compete and seeing the different events. As I became a teacher, I learned that so much of the data collected from the Olympic events can be used for some valuable instruction. This week, I'm sharing some of my favorite ways to use Olympic data with a FREEBIE template that can be downloaded to begin sharing these amazing events with your students. First of all, if you haven't checked out the Olympics webs

Bar models are probably one of the most popular things people hear about when they research a Singapore-based math education. They may have seen some models used and are curious about how they help students make sense of word problems. As someone who didn't jump on the bar model band wagon willingly, I wanted to share my experience. If you know my story, you know I loved math growing up. I loved the rules and the way things worked. However, in complete transparency, I had

Whenever our students encounter problems, it can be a tricky situation. On one hand, I get super excited about the idea of my students THINKING about everything they know to solve the problem. I love watching their brains work while they access that filing cabinet in their brain of math information and pull out the information to solve a challenging problem. On the other hand, that same process can become a brick wall when it becomes too overwhelming. Students can shut do