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Teaching Addition and Subtraction Facts in First Grade

This post is meant for first graders learning basic addition and subtraction facts suited for VA SOL 1.5:  The student will recall basic addition facts with sums to 18 and the corresponding subtraction facts.  The following books may be useful … Continue reading

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First Grade Money

Measurement SOL 1.7 The student will: a.) Identify the number of pennies equivalent to a nickel, a dime and a quarter ; and b.) Determine the value of a collection of pennies, nickels, and dimes whose total value is 100 … Continue reading

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Math: 1st Grade Addition and Subtraction Facts

An important part of first grade math is learning addition and subtraction facts. Students need to develop an understanding of the relationship between addition and subtraction as well as develop strategies for quick recall of facts. This post includes some … Continue reading

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Second Grade Math: Addition and Subtraction

Introduction: The mathematical topic for this post is meant for second graders who are recalling addition facts to sums of 20 or less and the corresponding subtraction facts.  The focus is number relationships and is based on VA SOL 2.5.  … Continue reading

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First Grade Math: Counting Money

Introduction This mathematical concept is meant for first graders who are learning about money and its value.  Students need to understand that 5 pennies equal a nickel, 10 pennies equal a dime, etc.  Also, they need to learn what amounts … Continue reading

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First Grade Math: Number and Number Sense

Here are some books that can assist with the instruction of numbers and number sense.  All of them are easy to read and provide excellent images to help students obtain a better understanding of numbers and their relation to place … Continue reading

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Instructional Resource Set – Third Grade Fractions

Introduction This instructional resource set has been developed to meet the current Virginia Department of Education’s Standards of Learning (SOL); specifically, third grade mathematics SOL 3.5, 3.6, and 3.11 which cover fractions. Recommended Fraction Books 1.  The Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Fractions Book by … Continue reading

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Teaching Economics with Children’s Literature: Pigs Will Be Pigs

Introduction and Summary Pigs will be Pigs was written by Amy Axelrod and illustrated by Sharon McGinley-Nally.   This is a story of a family of pigs who become hungry and decide that it is time to eat.  The only problem … Continue reading

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Teaching Economics with Children’s Literature: Arthur’s Funny Money

Arthur’s Funny Money, written and illustrated by Lillian Hoban, is a story about Arthur and his younger sister Violet. Violet is learning her numbers and asks Arthur for some help figuring out a problem.  He promises to help her but … Continue reading

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Teaching about Money in Kindergarten

This post focuses on teaching money to Kindergartners. The resources below will be useful for teaching young children to name and identify the value of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters and to count collections of coins up to 25 cents (in Virginia this relates to Kindergarten Math … Continue reading

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