Classroom-ready Number Talks For Third, Fourth And Fifth Grade Teachers: 1000 Interactive Math Activities that Promote Conceptual Und

Very clear information. Step by step guide to implementing lessons.

Great resource to get kids talking math. Excellent to supplement a short morning discussion or provide students with an opportunity to work independently/small groups to dig deeper into their thinking. Great discussion starter.

My students loved these. Great conversation starter.

As a person who did not learn this way, but wants to help tutor kids in math, this is invaluable. If you’ve never worked this way, looking at a piece of homework with a bunch of squares is really confusing. I also know some moms who could use this when they try to help their kids with their homework. My only issue is with the fractions, I honestly just did not understand how the number line is supposed to help if you’re the one drawing the line? But here’s my dirty secret: I somehow, in moving around during those years and switching school, never really learned fractions solidly the way everyone else did. So I’m using that chapter for myself!!

This is an extraordinary book for teaching math in a way that is intuitive to students, rather than laying down a series of abstract rules that students are expected to memorize and punished for failing to understand. It helps visual and kinesthetic learners develop a deep understanding of math that will let them build on future math lessons. There are several studies demonstrating that students learn best when they connect information to prior knowledge. While accuracy is emphasized, the process is more important than the answers.As far as structure goes, the book covers addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, as well as fractions and decimals. I'm very glad I found this book!