3rd Grade Thought Exercises | Math Systems
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Description
PURPOSE:
This set of thought exercises was specifically designed to help your students develop their number sense, automaticity and conceptual understanding of the four operations in mathematics. Through these 30-minute a day prescribed exercises, students will become more efficient problem solvers and build their math reasoning skills.
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
This product contains:
✏️ How-to Guide for Classroom Implementation
✏️ 24 Weeks of Thought Exercises
✏️ Opportunities to customize and add additional weeks
✏️ Each week contains 4 different thought exercises
✏️ Each thought exercise contains 30 minutes of partner or whole group activities
✏️ Tips for teachers to implement this program
STORY:
I attended a week-long mathematics professional development this last summer that opened my eyes to the importance of teaching number sense and reinforcing a conceptual understanding of mathematics in a large world of get-to-the-standard-algorithm teaching or "shortcut" mathematics. I jumped in head first this year devoting 30 minutes of my precious teaching time to implementing this system I developed and have seen fantastic results. Students are already understanding the fundamentals of multiplication and some fraction work and we haven't officially taught multiplication or division yet this year. Keep in mind this is a supplemental system for your actual math curriculum and works best if used consistently and right before a regular math lesson.
POSSIBLE EXTENSIONS:
All of the concepts included here naturally flow into your regular math lesson or can act as stand alone ideas depending on the day and student conversation.
MATERIALS/PRE-REQS:
Besides this file, you may require:
✏️ Printed hundreds charts (printable included)
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