Making Number Sense Make Sense: A Math Podcast for Early Elementary Teachers

In this episode, I share some hands-on array math centers and a Building Thinking Classrooms Math Task involving arrays and unknown factors! Big kids love centers too! Get a free repeated addition task! Escaping Ants ! Have a topic you want me to discuss? Fill out the Google Form ! Helpful Links Blog Post YouTube Video Array Bundle! Roll an Array Pick and Build Arrays Spin, Multipliy and Find the...

Do your 10 Frame centers need a refresh? In this episode, I share 10 plus warm-ups, math stations, and print-and-go activities involving 10 frames! If you want to know more about the benefits of 10 frames you can check out episode 30, All About 10 Frames! Helpful Links Blog Post All the Activities

This week we are talking all about 10 frames! Ten frames are a math tool that can help students develop anchors to 5 and 10 which are important pre-place value skills! I levels of the concept of 10, and 5 frame, 10 frame, and 20 or double ten frame activities you can use in your classroom today! Have a topic you want me to discuss? Fill out the Google Form ! Helpful Links Blog Post Get All the Act...

Morning meeting is a great way to connect with your students and build a classroom community. There are times when you just play to play, but if you want to sneak in some math in the morning meeting, I have versatile 5 games for you to do just that! Have a topic you want me to discuss? Fill out the Google Form ! Time Stamps 1:00 In-and-Out Dance-A-Thon 2:33 What Number Am I Writing 3:52 Team Build...

Do you find your students are making the same mistakes over and over again? Using a worked-out example is a great way to have your students discuss different problem-solving strategies and techniques and helps them apply what they have learned to new problems! Learn about different worked examples and the impact they can have! Have a topic you want me to discuss? Fill out the Google Form ! Time St...

Are you looking for some math ideas for the 100th day of school? In this episode, I break down my favorite STEAM activities for the 100th day that your students will love! Every year, I get multiple student requests to keep the “centers” for math workshop because they enjoyed it so much! Whether you take one idea or the whole bundle, these ideas are sure to be a hit with your students! Have a topi...

Do you have a 100’s chart collecting dust up on your wall? I did too but it was a mistake! The 100s chart is a great tool for developing number sense! In this episode, I get into games you can play with the 100s chart, problem-solving tasks, hands-on math center, no prep math centers, and more all with the 100 and 120 charts! Have a topic you want me to discuss? Fill out the Google Form ! Timestam...

If you are looking for some recommendations of places to look to increase your knowledge of math pedagogy, center ideas, and more this episode is for you! I share with you how I first got my hands on a professional development book that I actually used and some others if you are looking to take your math knowledge to the next level. Math can be a subject a lot of people don't feel comfortable teac...

We all have off days, but sometimes your students are just not participating the way you would like in math and problem-solving. In this episode, I am sharing some tips you can try to help boost participation in your classroom! Time Stamps 0:56 Non-Curricular Tasks 2:25 When in doubt, theme it out! 2:55 Ask questions 3:50 Give them a Job 6:00 Mistakes Help Our Brains Grow Helpful Links 4 Non-Curri...

This episode comes from this YouTube video so you can see the games in action! Though some prefer to listen than watch! Your students may know their numbers to 20 in the figurative counter stage, but can they use them? In this video, you will learn 4 games you can play with your students to help them develop more sophisticated counting strategies. These games are perfect for students who are past...

If your students aren't available for learning, it doesn't matter how perfect your lesson is. In today's episode, I’m talking about Trauma Informed Practice and implementing mindfulness in the classroom. I’m giving you practical tips, examples, and a peek into the importance of a trauma-informed classroom. Thank you to all of you who attended my Making Math Moment Talk I had a blast! This will be...

Get my complete counting stages presentation slides! In this episode, I am giving you a sneak peek into the sessions I have my eye on in the Making Math Moments Virtual Summit. I’m looking at sessions on ✅Closing a Building Thinking Classrooms Math Lesson ✅Culturally Responsive Math Education ✅Math Play ✅ Children's books for math problems ✅Coding! There are so many amazing sessions, register...

Register for the FREE Making Math Moments Virtual Summit 2023 ! Get my complete counting stages presentation slides! In this week's episode, we’ll look into the last counting stage Facile Number Sequence. In this stage, of counting, we will really see students who are flexible in the way they solve problems! They can use a variety of non-count by ones strategies and we’ll go into what they are! An...

Register for the FREE Making Math Moments Virtual Summit 2023 ! Get my complete counting stages presentation slides! In this week's episode, we’ll look into the next counting stage Intermediate Number Sequence. In this stage, of counting, we will really start to see all of our hard work come together as students become more confident and successful problem solvers, specifically with subtraction! A...

Register for the FREE Making Math Moments Virtual Summit 2023 ! Get my complete counting stages presentation slides! In this week's episode, we’ll look into the next counting stage Initial Number Sequence. In this stage, of counting, we will really start to see all of our hard work come together as students become more confident and successful problem solvers. We’ll Talk About… ✅Addtion strategie...

Register for the FREE Making Math Moments Virtual Summit 2023 ! Get my complete counting stages presentation slides! Any podcast episodes you want me to make? Let me know in this Google Form ! In this week's episode, we are continuing our deep dive into learning trajectories for counting and how to teach counting and develop counting skills for young students. Counting is an area where students ne...

Register for the FREE Making Math Moments Virtual Summit 2023 ! Get my complete counting stages presentation slides! In this week's episode, we are continuing our deep dive into learning trajectories for counting and how to teach counting and develop counting skills for young students. Counting is an area where students need a lot of practice to really develop their number sense and ability to cou...

Register for the FREE Making Math Moments Virtual Summit 2023 ! Get my complete counting stages presentation slides! Do you have students who are having trouble counting? This series will explore the stages of counting, how to identify the stages of your students, and what to do to support them through this stage and into the next one! Helpful Links Emergent Counters Blog Post One to One Correspon...

While getting a refresher on Culturally Responsive Education, I realized how much the strategies in Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain match up with Building Thinking Classrooms, but Culturally Responsive Teaching was written at least 5 years before BTC. Math is often a subject that is not known to be “Culturally Responsive.” Then why does BTC seem to work so well? In this episode, I out...

Rounding out our number sense routine series is Choral Counting. This routine is great for focusing on specific number sequences that may be tricky for your students! I talk about what a choral count is, how to do a choral count, different ways to record your counts, and some ideas for varying your counts to support different areas of our number system. Any podcast episodes you want me to make? Le...

One of my least favorite standards to work on is counting to 100. 🧮 It takes a long time and it's abstract and the students who need to practice the most often don’t when we count together. So how do we get students to practice counting when they don’t want to? In this week’s episode, I give 8 ideas for rote counting, counting backward, and skip counting! Any podcast episodes you want me to make?...

Continuing with our number sense routines series, is a tried and true routine students will love! I talk about what Quick Images is, how to implement it, and 4 ideas to extend this fast-paced number sense routine! This routine is great for practicing ✅subitizing ✅one to one correspondence ✅number sense ✅academic conversations & more! Helpful Links Quick Images Blog Quick Images Video ⭐ Qu...

This episode starts a series on the Podcast about Number Sense Routine you can implement in your classroom today! If you’ve seen Sesame Street, you may recognize this number sense routine. In this episode, I talk about why you even need a number sense routine, how to do the Which One Doesn’t Belong routine, and the benefits this powerful 5-minute routine can have in your classroom! Helpful Links W...

Are you over worksheets for morning work? I share some ideas for hands one morning work your students will love! Get the Full Bundle ! Get the Morning Work Freebie HERE ! Let's Connect! Instagram Get a closer look at these resources on the blog! YouTube Channel

How do you feel about homework in kindergarten? If you don’t love kindergarten homework I have a solution for you that your students will love! Helpful LinksGet the Homework Games !Read the blog post !Watch the video version !Let's Connect! Instagram Website YouTube Channel