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Direct linkJennifer M. Tobias; Neet Priya Bajwa – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2024
After years of noticing the challenge our students have with fraction operations, we decided to implement a scaffold approach that focuses on using benchmarks to better develop both students' understanding of a fraction as a quantity and their ability to think about fraction operations meaningfully. While we found this approach supported students…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Fractions, Addition, Mathematics Instruction
Roy, George J.; Harbour, Kristin E.; Martin, Christie; Cunningham, Matthew – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2022
One way to emphasize students' strengths when reasoning verbally is through number talks. During a number talk, a teacher facilitates a 5- to 15-minute conversation during which students have the opportunity to engage in mental mathematics and verbally explain and justify their reasoning regarding how they make sense of numerical computations.…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Fractions, Cognitive Processes
Colonnese, Madelyn W. – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2022
The purpose of this article is to share how one teacher implemented exploratory writing within a mathematics lesson to support her third graders in making sense of fractions and communicating their mathematical ideas. The author defines exploratory writing, then describes the teacher's lesson while also presenting a general overview about how to…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Content Area Writing, Writing (Composition), Grade 3
