Personal Learning Path

Addition may come easy to some students and may not come as easy to other students which is why it is important to help your students establish a strong foundation in addition.  As I was looking into what element of addition I wanted to explore I remember how two digit addition with and without regrouping was a problem for myself during my math journey. When trying to figure out what should be carried over into the next column can be difficult if the foundation of adding is not strong.  Children often find two digit addition a bit more complicated than single digit addition because  they are solving for two numbers instead of just one. So to help with this topic I found a few resources : 1) a worksheet that incorporates a visual element of two digit addition and   2) a  interactive video that breaks down how to add two digit numbers.   Common Core Standards :  CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.NBT.C.4 Add within 100, including adding a two-digit number and...

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.