Watch to see a wonderful representation created by Graham Fletcher, of how early counting skills build foundational mathematical understanding--- concepts discussed- subitizing, more/less, composing and decomposing numbers!

CRUCIAL FOR K-2

Graham Fletcher sheds light on why we teach math in the order we do and how it helps build conceptual understanding as well as important place value understanding

This is a wonderful resource with ideas of how to build fluency with adding numbers above 20. There is a link to download base 10 cards and videos explaining how to use the tools to solve problems in a fun, meaningful, appropriate way!

If you are looking for something to help your child/student in this area here is the link,Base Ten Cards GFletchy.com

Watch this great video that shows how multiplication skills develop from 2nd to 5th grade where students learn concrete to abstract through to the traditional algorithm.

Watch this great video that shows how division skills develop from 3rd grade to 5th grade.

Watch this great video that shows how fraction understanding develops from 1st to 5th grade.

Download the cards and watch the video for ways to use them with your students/children

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