Personal Learning Path

Oh, Place Value 😮 As we were reviewing this topic last week I started to remember how as a young 2nd grader  I could not get the correct answers as to where each value went. As I was looking for how to make this topic more appealing and more engaging I found this place value game and a worksheet that was also a  hands on activity that could help a young 2nd grader grasp this idea a little bit better.  I also thought about how I was a visual learner growing up in school. My hope is that this would appeal and help all those visual learner see the topic of place value from a different perspective.   Grade Level/Content : 2nd Grade ; Place Value Common Core Standards:  CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.2.NBT.A.1 Understand that the three digits of a three-digit number represent amounts of hundreds, tens, and ones; e.g., 706 equals 7 hundreds, 0 tens, and 6 ones. Understand the following as special cases: Place Value Game :   Place Value Sandwiches...

Let's Talk About Numbers... 😊 Numbers are involved all aspects of mathematics , especially in all grade levels.  So I felt that it is important to start with numbers, in particular counting. As a young girl math was defiantly not my strength. I struggled a lot with simple math content because of how my teachers taught me in the past.  However, I do remember how my kindergarten teacher made it a point to make learning fun and engaging. In this blog entry I am reviewing the topic of counting and how to incorporate fun elements to learning how to count from the kindergarten grade perspective.  I find it vital to make sure that younger children get up, move around,  and stretch their bodies.  I found this video , which  incorporated counting to 20,  helpful in starting a lesson on counting to 20. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azIG0kLIlgs I also find giving young children short activities, like a Do Now activity, helps students start thei...

My Personal Learning Path  On this blog I will discuss and examine particualr math concepts that I struggled with and that I would like to explore further. I look forward to exploring different mathematical concepts and topics and finding fun ways to teach math to my future students.