Presented byHeather Sparks

August 10, 2010

Link to real-world experience

Restaurant math

Lunch money count

Shopping

Model differentcomputing modes

“Who has another way?”

Playing TARGET

Mental Math •Skip Counting

•forward•backwards

Let’s skip count by four starting with three.Let’s skip count by seven.

Mental computation

Discuss strategies

“Who has another way?”

“Who has an idea where we might start?”

Estimate

The power of the ‘think aloud’

About How Many?

Question students about

their thinking

“Help me understand.”

“Explain your ideas.”

Measuring Activities

Guess how much

Color tile measurement

What are the benefits of building number sense?

What is one thing you are going to add to your class this year?