As well as using the Number Charts to add and subtract, there are interesting number patterns to explore. Each Number Chart makes skip counting simple. The even and odd numbers create predictable patterns on each card.
There are many ways that counting on a number line is different than counting objects directly. For one thing, when counting objects we stop when there are no more objects to count. This wouldn't work on a number line! Here are some ideas to help your child learn to use number lines correctly and easily. You could try them all - or just try one. Many of the ideas on this list are things you probably do anyway.
All parents want their children to do well in math class. Parents want to help their children as much as possible. Sometimes, they feel baffled by the way their children are being taught things that they consider to be 'simple' topics.
Remember what the world was like before you could count? Do you recall what challenges you faced while learning to count? What sort of misconceptions did you have about counting back then? Remember? Me neither. Once you know how to count it is very difficult to remember how things were before that time. Fortunately, you don't have to remember what it was like in order to help your child learn to count.
Bringing your students’ attention to details that differentiate specific numbers, or groups of numbers from the crowd makes it easier for your students to remember those number bonds and math facts. The details give your students additional information to hang on to.
The more we know about cognitive load and its impact on working memory, the better off our students will be. Cognitive load is the amount of information competing for a students' attention. Students can only hold so much in their working memory. When there is too much new information for students to keep in working memory, then some of it will get lost. Teachers who reduce cognitive load help students learn math.
Using concrete examples shows students that addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division are processes that combine or separate groups of objects in predictable ways. Real life examples help them learn that seven plus eight is always fifteen.
Incidental learning, also known as play, can have advantages over more formal settings. Students who may worry about their performance, behavior, or achievement level in typical school settings, can benefit from the lower expectations and more relaxed atmosphere.
Teaching academic vocabulary is essential in order for students to understand the related concepts.
Spaced practice goes by many names, such as spaced repetition, spaced retrieval practice, and spaced presentation. Whatever you call it, spaced practice is used with students of every age and in every subject area. It is especially useful when memorizing content such as vocabulary words or math facts, after the ideas and concepts have been understood. Spaced repetition is the opposite of massed presentation usually called ‘cramming’.
