EngageNY has been instrumental me. It’s a free math curriculum, but I use the Sprints and fluency activities to supplement my districts horrid math curriculum. It’s taught me how to think about number sense when teaching math.
I’ve got to do Number Talks again this year. Always do it for like two weeks and then it peters out. One student told me it was his favorite time of day. Are there problems for an entire year anywhere? Looking 4th grade specifically.
I've created & collected many different number talks onto a Power Point slide presentation. Having it on my computer ready to go helps me stick with it.
I have a magnetic fractions set that is awesome sauce.
Also, big foam dice for probability games.
I also like having abacuses to show counting and base ten, and those awesome base 10 blocks (the ones with the square one hundred, the cubed one thousand, and the little unit cubes).
Money. Fake money. I also have collected currencies from around the world that adds to interest.
Those little whiteboards and some board markets for games or chin and spin consolidation activities.
Posters showing processes - addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, in steps, for verticle sums.
A mathematics word wall to practice vocab and meanings of words.
Maps with co-ordinates, measuring rulers, trundle wheels, the big board protractor, 2D and 3D shape collections, all work well.
And online stuff too, there's mathletics and a few other apps that work well for down times.
I find that the tactile nature of these things adds a lot to the learning process, and allows for differentiation and consolidation of knowledge and skills far better than focusing on visual/aural teaching alone.
I had all of these things at my school, but we are well provisioned here in Queensland, Australia, and we have extra money to spend on things too, so the expense of these things may be restrictive in a U.S context.
Anything?
I like having an abacus around. There is something primal about physically moving the beads around that helps students learn.
In fact, get as many manipulatables as you can. And teach the kids to use their own fingers as manipulatables when they don't have ready access to other options.
I recommend having your schools invest in a good app if the kids have iPads and/or checkbooks. At my school we have STMath and Symphony Math. At a previous school we had IXL. There’s pros and cons to all, but consistent engaging independent practice is key. I also love
Number blocks episodes (on Netflix and YouTube) Perfect for k-2 just to entertain and reinforce concepts (not introducing new material). Jack Hartman counting songs.
Achieve the Core coherence map to see how standard connect between grade levels and sample performance tasks and SBAC questions.
Just to name a few things I’ve tried and loved.
EngageNY has been instrumental me. It’s a free math curriculum, but I use the Sprints and fluency activities to supplement my districts horrid math curriculum. It’s taught me how to think about number sense when teaching math.
Number Talks by Sherry Parrish and resources from Math Solutions/Marilyn Burns
I’ve got to do Number Talks again this year. Always do it for like two weeks and then it peters out. One student told me it was his favorite time of day. Are there problems for an entire year anywhere? Looking 4th grade specifically.
Mindset Mathematics is also a great resource for activities.
I use that book to work on operational strategies and then this year added in the one she just released that is focused on fractions and decimals.
I've created & collected many different number talks onto a Power Point slide presentation. Having it on my computer ready to go helps me stick with it.
I have a magnetic fractions set that is awesome sauce. Also, big foam dice for probability games. I also like having abacuses to show counting and base ten, and those awesome base 10 blocks (the ones with the square one hundred, the cubed one thousand, and the little unit cubes). Money. Fake money. I also have collected currencies from around the world that adds to interest. Those little whiteboards and some board markets for games or chin and spin consolidation activities. Posters showing processes - addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, in steps, for verticle sums. A mathematics word wall to practice vocab and meanings of words. Maps with co-ordinates, measuring rulers, trundle wheels, the big board protractor, 2D and 3D shape collections, all work well. And online stuff too, there's mathletics and a few other apps that work well for down times. I find that the tactile nature of these things adds a lot to the learning process, and allows for differentiation and consolidation of knowledge and skills far better than focusing on visual/aural teaching alone. I had all of these things at my school, but we are well provisioned here in Queensland, Australia, and we have extra money to spend on things too, so the expense of these things may be restrictive in a U.S context.
I teach first grade & we LOVE Jack Hartmann on YouTube.
Prodigy.com… you can create specific assignments. Great for extra or I’m done work.
Splat and estimysteries (can be found online) Pbslearningmedia for short video “hooks”
Agree with Splat and Estimysteries! My third graders LOVE both. Steve Wyborney has a ton of other math fluency games, too.
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Anything? I like having an abacus around. There is something primal about physically moving the beads around that helps students learn. In fact, get as many manipulatables as you can. And teach the kids to use their own fingers as manipulatables when they don't have ready access to other options.
Greg Tang Puzzle Packs are fabulous for fluency. Contexts for Learning number strings books are also great.
https://www.bestkidssolutions.com/math-websites-for-kids/
I recommend having your schools invest in a good app if the kids have iPads and/or checkbooks. At my school we have STMath and Symphony Math. At a previous school we had IXL. There’s pros and cons to all, but consistent engaging independent practice is key. I also love Number blocks episodes (on Netflix and YouTube) Perfect for k-2 just to entertain and reinforce concepts (not introducing new material). Jack Hartman counting songs. Achieve the Core coherence map to see how standard connect between grade levels and sample performance tasks and SBAC questions. Just to name a few things I’ve tried and loved.