Problem solving is a big part of my math instruction. I believe the kids can learn many skills through solving word problems. Our skill the past two weeks has been adding and subtracting to 5 and 10. My goal is for the kids to know these "number buddies" without even having to count. We also solve problems with different number sets. The students can draw a picture, use their fingers, count with manipulatives, or use any counting strategy they feel comfortable with. This week, we have played fluency games to practice the 5 and 10 math facts as well as problem solve using the number sets! By the way, I cannot take credit for most of the "cute" things I use in my classroom. I am a little obsessed with other teachers' blogs, and I find most of my ideas from them!! I also use pinterest to find a lot of great tips and ideas.
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| After working the problems in their math journals, I pick two students to share. |
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| This is an example of our math journals. They have two number sets to work the same word problem. |
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