Place Value


Book Description

You had better not monkey around when it comes to place value. The monkeys in this book can tell you why! As they bake the biggest banana cupcake ever, they need to get the amounts in the recipe correct. There’s a big difference between 216 eggs and 621 eggs. Place value is the key to keeping the numbers straight. Using humorous art, easy-to-follow charts and clear explanations, this book presents the basic facts about place value while inserting some amusing monkey business.




New Pedagogical Approaches in Game Enhanced Learning


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"This book addresses the major challenges associated with adopting digital games into a standard curriculum, providing fresh perspectives from current practitioners in the education field"--Provided by publisher.




Number Sense--More and Fewer Blocks Game


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Help young children practice basic mathematical concepts in an engaging game format. Lesson plan and necessary patterns and game pieces are provided. Learning how to compare numbers has never been so fun!




RtI in Math


Book Description

Learn how to help K–8 students who struggle in math. This book provides a variety of clear, practical strategies that can be implemented right away to boost student achievement. You will find out how to design lessons that work with struggling learners, implement the recommendations for math intervention from the What Works Clearinghouse, use praise and self-motivation more effectively, develop number sense and computational fluency, teach whole numbers and fractions, increase students’ problem-solving abilities, and more! Extensive examples are provided for each strategy, as well as lesson plans, games, and resources.




1st & 2nd Grade File Folder Math Games


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Getting young children to be excited about mathematics can sometimes be a daunting task, but help is available. The "1st & 2nd Grade File Folder Math Games" book makes learning mathematical concepts not only easy but fun! This book provides a variety of ways to engage young learners in an in-depth manner that helps them to grasp mathematical concepts much more easily and thoroughly. It's An Attention Grabber! Achieving math proficiency requires repetitive practice, which can quickly become a big turn-off for the young child, but they love to play games. Creativity and variety are a must to capture the short attention span and focus of children in this age group. The "1st & 2nd Grade File Folder Math Games" book contains 42 different printable worksheets that are designed to be naturally appealing to the playfulness of young children. It Improves Classroom Engagement! You can employ "1st & 2nd Grade File Folder Math Games" printable worksheets in a variety of ways in the classroom environment that encourages student participation and is conducive to developing autonomy and mastery of the "Common Core Math Standards." They can be used to engage the entire class, small groups, or purpose specific work centers. Whatever your preference for disseminating this material, it's a "win-win" scenario. It will generate greater student participation, and focus which results in increased learning productivity. It Makes Learning At Home Fun! Assigning the math game printable work sheets as homework can be the catalyst that helps to engage parents and siblings in the learning process at home. This virtually extends the learning environment beyond the limitations of the classroom. It will provide an ideal opportunity for students to obtain a greater understanding of mathematical concepts, in addition to even more practicing of skills learned. It Strengthens Foundational Math Concepts! Mathematical concepts are designed like building blocks. Each skill learned and mastered provides the foundation for math concepts of greater complexity. It is of the utmost importance that students develop automatic recall of basic math facts, rules, and functions in order to excel in math. "1st & 2nd Grade File Folder Math Games" can help to strengthen that foundation of learning. It's Quick, Easy and Fun! Teachers have a limited amount of time to teach each subject matter during the school day. The "1st & 2nd Grade File Folder Math Games" book saves the time and effort to create and develop lesson plans that include activities that are interesting, engaging, easy, and fun. Games are a great way to incorporate repetition and practice that what would otherwise be vey tedious and boring. It Enhances and Supplements Classroom Teaching! "1st & 2nd Grade File Folder Math Games" book provides a "no worries" way to complement classroom teaching. It's quick and easy to incorporate in the classroom. Makes learning fun for students, teachers, and parents alike. The activities are aligned with the current "Common Core Math Standards." It is another tool you can add to your teaching arsenal that lends itself to an improved in-depth learning experience for everyone! It Can Increase Student Confidence The goal of every teacher is to create autonomous learners. In order to achieve that goal, students need to develop self-confidence in their ability to learn any subject matter. What better way than doing the activities contained in the "1st & 2nd Grade File Folder Math Games." The more they play these games, the more they learn. The more they learn, the better they get at applying the knowledge they have gained. The better they get at utilizing their math skills the more confident they become as they achieve mastery of mathematics. You can empower and inspire students to achieve greater learning, by simply incorporating "1st & 2nd Grade File Folder Math Games" into your teaching environment.




Heinemann Maths P7 Teacher's Notes


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The "Heinemann Mathematics" scheme has been developed by the authors of the primary course "SPMG", with the aim of building on established strengths to provide a structured development of children's mathematical knowledge and skills within the revised curricula.




Math Adventures in Team Building


Book Description

Promote community in the classroom with this collection of simple class-participation games and exercises based on math topics. Students will solve math problems, create simple equations, compare measurements of classroom items, draw graphs, and more! The activities challenge students by combining student interaction with problem solving. They can be completed in a short amount of time or expanded through multiple rounds, making it easy to incorporate them into your day-to-day lesson plans.




Lessons in Teaching Number and Place Value in Primary Schools


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Lesson planning in line with the new Primary National Curriculum! Structured around the number and place value sections of the programmes of study within the National Curriculum (DfE, 2013), this book provides practical examples and lesson ideas on how number and place value can be taught within the primary classroom. Children need an in-depth understanding of our number system in order to access effectively other elements of the number curriculum; this is an area of maths that is a high focus throughout the primary curriculum. The accompanying commentary before and after each lesson plan, informs some of the decisions that you will make as part of the planning process. Potential challenges associated with the lesson, including common errors and misconceptions children encounter are also discussed. The authors recognise that each class is unique and so you will find suggestions after each lesson on how it can be adapted and developed to suit your teaching needs. Did you know that this book is part of the Lessons in Teaching series? Table of Contents Teaching the national curriculum for mathematics / Teaching number and place value / Planning: telling the ‘story’ of the lesson / Year 1: One more than, one less than / year 2: Place value / Year 2: Using and = signs / Year 3: Patterns when counting in multiples / Year 4: Negative numbers / Year 4: Roman Numerals / Year 5: Big numbers / Year 6: Understanding decimals / Year 6: Reading scales / Moving on / Glossary of terms / Models, images and practical resources WHAT IS THE LESSONS IN TEACHING SERIES? Suitable for any teacher at any stage of their career, the books in this series are packed with great ideas for teaching engaging, outstanding lessons in your primary classroom. The Companion Website accompanying the series includes extra resources including tips, lesson starters, videos and Pinterest boards. Books in this series: Lessons in Teaching Grammar in Primary Schools, Lessons in Teaching Computing in Primary Schools, Lessons in Teaching Number and Place Value in Primary Schools, Lessons in Teaching Reading Comprehension in Primary Schools, Lesson in Teaching Phonics in Primary Schools




Math Instruction for Students with Learning Difficulties


Book Description

This richly updated third edition of Math Instruction for Students with Learning Difficulties presents a research-based approach to mathematics instruction designed to build confidence and competence in preservice and inservice PreK- 12 teachers. Referencing benchmarks of both the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, this essential text addresses teacher and student attitudes towards mathematics as well as language issues, specific mathematics disabilities, prior experiences, and cognitive and metacognitive factors. Chapters on assessment and instruction precede strands that focus on critical concepts. Replete with suggestions for class activities and field extensions, the new edition features current research across topics and an innovative thread throughout chapters and strands: multi-tiered systems of support as they apply to mathematics instruction.