A5 I like to ask questions about the structure of the problem and how that shows up in the kids' work, for example "where can we see the extra pieces of candy the second friend got" in your drawing? Or how does this equation match the two sets of candy? #ElemMathChat

A3 I hate to be a Debbie Downer but it's tough. Many kids in my school haven't been permitted to struggle - their caregivers jump in to solve all problems right away. #ElemMathChat

A2 Context is really important. After Halloween, I taught 1st graders about comparison problems. I launched with a Fair or Not Fair routine with pictures of 2 sets of candy. Kids needed to explain if two friends received those sets, would it be fair or not. How to make it fair? #ElemMathChat

A1 I can prompt students to explain what is happening in the story problem or what it is about. Basically, getting them to make sense of it. #ElemMathChat

Hi Everyone! Dear Melynee - please do whatever you feel is right. #ElemMathChat

I can't believe we didn't think of Scrabble! #ElemMathChat

A9 I am helping my school librarian add more mathy books to our collection. He created a special section for them in our library so they are easy to find. Thanks for more great tips! #ElemMathChat

A7 I wonder if longer names tend to have higher numbers? Ivy has only 97 while Nadine has 453. #ElemMathChat

A6 Lots of good mathy books to learn about here: www.mathicalbooks.org #ElemMathChat

A6 I enjoy tangrams and the picture book Grandfather Tang's Story. #ElemMathChat

A4 Kindergarten students at my school use "loose parts" such as glass beads to form letters of their heart words. They could also count the number of items in each letter or word. #ElemMathChat

A2 I notice numbers, letters and words. This looks like fun! 26 Letters of the Alphabet? 100 cents in a Dollar? How about 100 W to lose your L? Paul Simon reference 😆 #ElemMathChat

A1 My favorite new game is Bracket City from The Atlantic magazine online. #ElemMathChat

Hi #ElemMathChat ! Hoppin in late. I am grateful for my sweet grandchildren. I am a math specialist in Atlanta.

I’m inspired to survey the families who attend my math workshops this year - in the past my teachers have surveyed the kids about their attitudes about math and their growth mindset. #elemmathchat

I am a math specialist in Atlanta. I am always learning more about students who struggle and how to support them. I also love hosting family math workshops. #ElemMathChat

I feel so silly that I just learned that opposite sides of a six-sides die add up to 7! Thanks to Juanita Copley for letting me in on the big secret. 🙏 🎲🤦 #ITeachMath #ElemMathChat

My students adore Struggly and I feel good about offering it to them as they engage in productive struggle while developing deeper understandings and essential skills. Feel free to give it a try! #growthmindset #ElemMathChat #ITeachMath #MTBoS

I’ve been having so much fun chatting with teachers at the Struggly booth! We have been discovering new tasks and having a blast playing and connecting. #NCTMKC25

At #NCTMKC25 Come by and play with Struggly! #ElemMathChat

@saravanderwerf.bsky.social Your recent videos on YouTube are amazing! Thank you so much! I was looking for more information about 3 Reads and hit the jackpot. 😃

Just wondering, is subitizing:math as phonemic or phonological awareness:reading? Or is that way too simplistic? #ElemMathChat #ITeachMath #MTBOS

@fawnnguyen.bsky.social does this work for you? docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Happy Thanksgiving #ElemMathChat

#ElemMathChat Ok, so now my Deck Blue is functioning!

Come join #ElemMathChat from 8-9 CST on Thursdays! Our next chat is on 12/5 with @sneffleupagus.bsky.social leading!

A6 At my school we don't have workstations per se but have a slew of extra activities that complement the core lessons such as games. Our 4th graders have fallen in love with Numeroso and most of our grades love Struggly. #ElemMathChat

A5 Teachers need to model use of grade appropriate math vocabulary - I love a math word wall or anchor charts that include it. We can notice and name when kids use it appropriately. #ElemMathChat

These are the #EduChats I have down for today. #ElemMathChat #LevelUpEDU #EduSkyAI #EDUskyAI tinyurl.com/blueskyeduchats How to EduChat: alicekeeler.com/2024/11/20/h... #EduSky

A3 Unifix cubes are one of my favorite math tools in lower elementary! We use them a lot and kids learn to compose and decompose numbers with them. #ElemMathChat

A2 At my school, math lessons usually begin with a number sense routine. Students are eager to share their ideas and it's tough to know when to linger or when to move on to the next part of the lesson. #ElemMathChat

A1 Facilitating an atmosphere of trust, respect and genuine interest in the ideas and feelings of others is really important when building a community of mathematicians. #ElemMathChat

A0 Hi Everyone, I am Jennifer, an early learning math specialist in Atlanta, GA. #ElemMathChat

Hello all! So great to see you! Thank you for leading tonight @selena-contreras.bsky.social Can’t wait to chat and learn with you all! #ElemMathChat #ITeachMath #MTBoS

I need to learn about Alt Text. Any pointers? 🙏

@bholden86.bsky.social Hi! I hope all is well with you. 😊

There’s some fun math here for football and math fans! www.nytimes.com/athletic/585... Wait, NFL players eat how many Uncrustables?

A8 3rd graders I work with are beginning to work with multiplication. Some have an inkling that you can switch the factors around and get the same product. I am so excited for them to find out and prove why that works. I learned to ask the question: will that always work? #elemmathchat

A5 I wonder if Ava would want to try it out with various numbers first and try to see if it works for those examples. Would she be satisfied with that or would she see why it works? #elemmathchat

A4 I am thinking this kid understands a very big idea: you can change addends by increasing one and decreasing the other by the same amount and the sum will remain the same. #elemmathchat

A3 Wowza - this kid was quite systematic and used all number symbols to show their thinking! They also noticed there were many solutions. #elemmathchat

A2 I have learned the hard way to be careful with the images I use in problems with kids. How are all 10 going to fit in that hutch? But seriously, they draw the bunnies! #elemmathchat

A1 Jennifer from Atlanta here. I love it when kids ask questions of each other. #elemmathchat

Please join a great chat when Jody Guarino & Chepina Rumsey (@jody_guarino and @chepinarumsey lead the discussion, 'Nurturing Math Curiosity' TONIGHT 8pm CST on deck.blue BlueSky #ElemMathChat #MTBoS

Would you like a free 60-day trial of Struggly? My students (and teachers) love the challenges - so addicting! @StrugglyMath

A6 I recently learned about the fabulous resource from TERC on the topic of math identity which has tons of questions for students. I'll be using some of these in an upcoming parent workshop. #ElemMathChat www.terc.edu/mathequityfo...

A6 There is a thinking routine called "I used to think, now I think". It's great for spotlighting growth in understanding. #ElemMathChat

A5 Most adults didn't learn math this way and conflate teaching with telling students how to do the math. At BTSN today, a parent shared how her student has grown to love math class. She feels respected and that kind of engagement will keep her learning. #ElemMathChat

A4 One idea to help students take ownership of their learning is to elevate mistake-making and how valuable this is in the learning process. #ElemMathChat

A2b With young students, I often have us play the game Telephone to have them practice listening carefully to others and learning how to ask someone to repeat themself when the message wasn't clear the first time. #ElemMathChat