NCTM
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics has identified 5 content standards for math education. When we began developing the lesson plans that can be found on the Math at Home website, we...
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Tangrams
A Tangram is a Chinese puzzle that has 7 shapes. They are always the same, in every set. There are: • Two large right triangles • One medium-sized right triangle • Two small right triangles • One...
View ArticleNCTM Principles for School Mathematics
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics have developed these Principles for School Mathematics. What do you think of the following: NCTM PRINCIPLES FOR SCHOOL MATHEMATICS Equity: Excellence in...
View ArticleThe Equity Principle
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics has outlined all of the math standards and principles for math teaching and learning from Pre-K through high school. According to its website: The...
View ArticleTeaching Subtraction
Yesterday, I wrote about subtraction and how it is harder for children than addition since counting backward is not as common as counting forward. I found this interesting lesson on this interesting...
View ArticleData Analysis and the Young Child – Week 2
Last week we took a first look at how teachers of young children approach data analysis. I thought that we could look at the way the NCTM lays out this standard. According to the NCTM website:...
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