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Category Archives: math
Teaching First Grade Math: Shapes
Introduction These the following resources can be used to teach first grade math, specifically geometry and shapes. The resources could be used to teach children about constructing and modeling plane shapes found in the environment (circles, squares, triangles and rectangles) … Continue reading
Addition and Subtraction in the Second Grade
Students will use basic addition and subtraction facts everyday for the rest of their lives, so it is extremely important they have a good foundation of knowledge on which to use and further build upon. Included below are books, online … Continue reading
Teaching Basic Addition and Subtraction in First Grade
I have created this list to help teachers who are teaching basic addition and subtraction facts. This will help assist students to learn the basic fact families up to 18 ( Virginia Standard of Learning 1.5 and 1.6) Text Annotations: … Continue reading
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Kindergarten Math: Shapes
Introduction: Under the Geometry section of the SOL’s for kindergarten there is a focus on plan figures. Within this category students k.11) should be able to identify, describe, and trace plan geometric figures (circle, triangle, square and circle). Being able to identify … Continue reading
Resources for Teaching Fifth Grade Geometry
In fifth grade, students begin to identify, compare, and analyze the properties of geometric shapes. The Virginia Standards of Learning include topics such as angle classification, size comparison, transformations, lines of symmetry, two and three-dimensional figures, and the overall relationship … Continue reading
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2nd Grade Money Resources
The following books and online resources have been assembled to help support 2nd grade math instruction pertaining to money. Many of these resources can be integrated into lessons on identifying and comparing money value, counting and exchanging coins, and making … Continue reading
Teaching First Grade Math: Money
Teachers can use the following resources for students that are in the first grade who are learning about money with a total value up to 100 cents or less (Virginia Standards of Learning for 1.7 a & b). Text Annotations: The Coin Counting … Continue reading
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Teaching Number Sense and Counting in Kindergarten
Introduction: Students in Kindergarten are just getting a sense of number and counting and are motivated to count everywhere they go. Virginia SOL K. 2 deals with multiple ways of thinking about and representing numbers. For this SOL, when given … Continue reading
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Teaching Kindergarten Math: Shapes
The following Instructional Resource Set focuses on the recognition and mastery of two dimensional geometric shapes at the Kindergarten level. In its entirety, this comprehensive plan places emphasis specifically on Virginia Standards of Learning K.11-K12. With these resources, in addition … Continue reading
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Teaching Sorting Skills in First Grade
Introduction: VA SOL 1.20 requires that the student sort and classify concrete objects according to one or more attributes, including size, color, shape, and thickness. This mathematical concept is stimulated by the student's exploration of their environment and most children … Continue reading
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