I feel like we just fell off the nearest cliff! We jumped into place value headfirst, but had a few set backs when we tried to segue into expanded notation. So, I am starting off with a quick video review for that! Yes, it says 4th grade, don't let that freak you out! Now, on to adding and subtracting across zero. Why both? Because they are two sides of the same problem. You have to understand that is how numbers work together! So, last year, our 2nd graders learned "more on the floor, go next door", which is just one strategy. The only problem with this, is that they really don't know what to do when there are 0s in the problem and that's why we go back to manipulatives for this. Basically, we have to understand that 100 is 10 groups of 10s, and we can change one of those 10s into 10 ones. It will take some practice, and we will move to pictures. Some students may stay in the picture form all year! Do not despair, development takes time!
Thanks, Mrs. Froehling
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AuthorHi, I'm Cheri Froehling, one of the learners in our class! I am also known as the Teacher, but in our class, all of us are learners AND teachers. We are rocking 3rd Grade! Archives
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