Category Archives: math

Teaching Fractions: Second Grade

Posted on December 1, 2010 by openwidearchive

Introduction I have chosen Fractions for my Instructional Resource Set. The following books, websites, activities, and resources can all be used to help children better understand the concept of Fractions in the Second Grade.  The resources I’m listing below could … Continue reading →

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Number Sense Instructional Resource Set

Posted on December 1, 2010 by openwidearchive

Teaching number sense to kindergartners can be fun. Books, manipulatives, and games can all make learning about numbers much more interesting. Hopefully the following information will provide useful resources to teachers and parents when they teach counting forwards, counting backwards from 10, writing … Continue reading →

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Introducing Division

Posted on November 30, 2010 by openwidearchive

Introduction This post includes a variety of resources (books, websites, lesson plans, games, printables, etc.) that can be used to introduce basic division concepts to students and aid them in committing the basic division facts (dividends to 144) to memory. … Continue reading →

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Counting on Number Sense

Posted on November 26, 2010 by openwidearchive

 Number sense is an intuitive feel for numbers and their relationships. Since number sense is something that develops over time, it is imperative that teachers provide students with a variety of materials and resources. Literature is a great way to  … Continue reading →

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1st Grade-Counting

Posted on July 12, 2010 by openwidearchive

Counting is the basic foundation for mathematics and is taught in its more complex forms in the first grade to help students develop strategies and number sense.  Teachers and students can find helpful resources and games that encourage the development of counting skills with counting to 100 and … Continue reading →

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Instructional Resource Set-Kindergarten, Counting

Posted on July 11, 2010 by openwidearchive

Counting can be and should be a fun topic for children to learn.  This blog will offer resources for children and teachers covering the areas of counting, number sense, and number recognition for Kindergartners. There are helpful websites, books, and … Continue reading →

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Teaching Time

Posted on July 8, 2010 by openwidearchive

Introduction to the topic- This entry covers the topic of telling time.  It focuses on VA SOL 2.12.  The student will tell and write time to the nearest 5 minutes, using analog and digital clock.  There are many great resources … Continue reading →

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Teaching 3rd grade Math: Fractions

Posted on April 30, 2010 by openwidearchive

The following resources can help in teaching fractions to elementary students. The books and the other resources are a good way to help make learning math fun. Give Me Half written by Stuart Murphy illustrated by G. Brian Karas Splitting … Continue reading →

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Teaching Money with Children’s Literature

Posted on April 28, 2010 by openwidearchive

Introduction: The resources that are listed below are great examples of materials that can be used in a second grade classroom for a unit on money.  The topics range from counting coin values,  to addition and subtraction of monetary values, … Continue reading →

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Learning First Grade Geometry!

Posted on April 26, 2010 by openwidearchive

INTRODUCTION The topic is plane geometric shapes and the selected resources listed and briefly summarized below are directly related to accomplishing the learning objectives provided by the VA SOL.  Grade one is the level and the associated SOL are 1.12 … Continue reading →

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