Division using an area model - Excellent alternative for stuggling students.

So you have a student who is struggling with division. They don't get the "standard" algorithm. What do you do?

A.  I keep showing them the standard algorithm until they get it.
B.  I give up!
C.  I listen to their thinking and try to find an alternative that might help.

For those who choose "C," here is an alternative that might help. It leads into the Partial Quotients method favored by Everyday Math.

Friday Funny - A present for you. (12/20)

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year's Break!

Multiplying and Dividing Integers

Multiplication

Division

Subtraction of Integers

Review: Addition of intergers

This video begins with adding single digit integers, but then extends the idea using a place value model to add integers up to 3 digits.

2nd Friday before Christmas

 

Does anyone do a better job of conveying Christmas Spirit than Charlie Brown?

Absolute Value

Here is some instructional information for Absolute Value. You can use this for your own understanding or review, or use this as part of your instruction for the class.

Site of the Week: Indiana Dept. of Ed.

Hopefully, we all have been to the Indiana Dept. of Ed. website before, but are you aware of all that the site can do for you?

Use LVIS to renew, print off current copy of, or update your Teacher's License.

Find out more information regarding your grades transition to Common Core Standards.

Contact the DOE with a comment or suggestion

Click on "Educators" to find out information on many topics of value to teachers.

Click "Data" to find reports on various types of data about a school or corporation.

This is just the tip of the iceberg. Take some time to explore the site as you have the time.

Number Line Activity

Here is a short video that you can use to help you further understand how to do a number line activity.

Note: Remember that if you have the same representation of a number (such as the number 1 and the fraction 4/4, these occupy the same space on the number line.

3rd Friday Before Christmas

Some humor and a Christmas song.

For your listening pleasure...

Site of the Week

Found this resource while looking for a fraction chart. It has some worksheets and some interactive whiteboard pages.

Click here to go to site.