New blog post! "Mental Math Monday" summarizing last week's question and many different calculation strategies.
#MTBoS #iTeachMath #T3Learns #MathChat #MentalMathMonday #MathStratChat #ElemMathChat #MathSky #MathsToday #ClassroomMath

Thanks to Howie Hua!!!

https://karendcampe.wordpress.com/2025/04/07/mental-math-monday/

ICYMI, new blog post on percents!
https://karendcampe.wordpress.com/2024/07/26/prime-percents/
Plus, stay tuned for the return of the Problem Solving Calendar next week!
#MTBoS #iTeachMath #ClassroomMath #MathEd #MathsEdChat #ElemMathChat #ProblemSolving #RecreationalMath

Which one speaks to you more? What math do you see? What conversations would you start? #fractiontalk #howmany #ElemMathChat #msmathchat #iteachmath #mathchat

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What is this Ss’ sorting rule? #ElemMathChat #msmathchat #iteachmath #mathchat

How often do we talk about 3D figures based on geometric properties? What would you call these two figures? What other names do they go by? Van Hiele helps us think about the goal of geometric thinking. Where does your grade land? #mathchat #elemmathchat #iteachmath #msmathchat

Always, Sometimes, Never? A rectangle is a aquare?

Always, Sometimes Never? A kite is a square?

Always, Sometimes, Never? A shape has 2 or more pairs of parallel sides?

What A/S/N statement can you create to create optimal levels confusion?

Gr 3 S drew this for fun. I asked “What fraction is yellow?” S responded “ 4/12. What are they noticing? What question would you ask next? Keep in mind not part of a lesson. Just for funsises. #iteachmath #elemmathchat #mathchat

How do you see this pattern growing? What will the next term “look like?” What stays the same? What changes? Can you predict a far term? How about the nth term? #elemmathchat #mathchat #iteachmath

In your #thinkingclassroom who is doing the thinking? How have you intentionally set up constraints to foster a zone of optimal confusion in students? #iteachmath #elemmathchat #mathchat #msmathchat

Trying to build the image with tiles. What focusing questions would you ask? #elemmathchat #iteachmath #mathchat

In the first days of math, what math do you care about? The answer? Process? Patterns?Generalization? #elemmathchat #iteachmath #msmathchat

A number is represented using exactly 5 base 10 blocks. What could the number be? #elemmathchat #mathchat #iteachmath

This task is from NRich.maths.org. A great task. How would YOU open it up to allow for multiple answers & more math talk? “On a farm there were some hens and sheep. Altogether there were 8 heads and 22 feet. How many hens were there?” #elemmathchat #iteachmath #mathchat #representations

There are chickens and sheep in a field. There are 8 heads and 22 feet. How many of each animal are in the field? #elemmathchat #iteachmath #mathchat #representations

Concrete, representational, abstract. When and why are you using each of these representations? #elemmathchat #mathchat #iteachmath

With two colleagues did a 3 hour intro to number talks for a K-5 school. https://bit.ly/NumberTalks-Stocking #classroommath #elemmathchat some teachers were experienced, will be new for some. #mtechat