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How to use your Phone as a Document Camera

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How to use your Phone as a Document Camera

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Instructions on how to use your smart phone as a document camera

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An incredible resource bank of Number Sense Reasoning Routines, Counting Collections ideas, Problem Solving, and parent resources. Check it out!

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Students Collaborating

Student collaboration supports the Standards for Mathematical Practice as students should be able to "understand the approaches of others to solving complex problems and identify correspondences between different approaches" (MP 1) and "justify their conclusions, communicate them to others, and respond to the arguments of others" (MP 3).

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Student collaboration supports the Standards for Mathematical Practice as students should be able to "understand the approaches of others to solving complex problems and identify correspondences between different approaches" (MP 1) and "justify their conclusions, communicate them to others, and respond to the arguments of others" (MP 3).

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Interactive number sense strategy lessons (available on Power Point or Google Slides)

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Steve Wyborney's Blog: I'm on a Learning Mission.

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Welcome to Splat! You are only moments away from a VERY POWERFUL, highly interactive number sense strategy that can be used at any grade level!

This post includes 50 (fifty!) free, downloadable PowerPoint math lessons!

Watch the video, download some (or all) of the lessons, and experience what happens when you unleash this resource in your classroom!

I've been excited to click the Publish button on this post for several weeks! It's time!
UPDATE: The Fraction Splat! Series (with 20 more downloadable lessons) is now available!
After reading this blog post, take a look at THE 12 MOST POPULAR MATH STRATEGIES AND DOWNLOADS ON THIS BLOG.

Splat Through 10
How many dots are under the Splat?

Splat Through 20
How many dots are under the Splat?

Multiple Splats
(Note: Splats that are the same color must cover the same number.)
Splat 3.1 - multiple splats Splat 3.2 - multiple splats Splat 3.3 - multiple splats Splat 3.4 - multiple splats Splat 3.5 - multiple splats
Instant Multiple Splat
(Note: An additional feature of this level is the opportunity to ask, "What could the total be?")

Splat 4.1 - Instant Multiple Splats Splat 4.2 - Instant Multiple Splats Splat 4.3 - Instant Multiple Splats Splat 4.4 - Instant Multiple Splats Splat 4.5 - Instant Multiple Splats
2-Color Splat
(Splats of different colors must have different values.)

Splat 5.1 2-color Splat Splat 5.2 2-color Splat Splat 5.3 2-color Splat Splat 5.4 2-color Splat Splat 5.5 2-color Splat Splat 6.2 Instant 2-color Splat Splat 6.3 Instant 2-color Splat Splat 6.4 Instant 2-color Splat Splat 6.5 Instant 2-color Splat
Instant 2-Variable Splat
(Splats of different colors must have different values. Splats of the same color must have the same value.)
Splat 7.1 Instant 2-variable Splat Splat 7.2 Instant 2-variable Splat Splat 7.3 Instant 2-variable Splat Splat 7.4 Instant 2-variable Splat Splat 7.5 Instant 2-variable Splat
Number Splat
(Note: Only the numbers circled on the screen may be used.)
Splat 8.1 - Number Splat Splat 8.2 - Number Splat Splat 8.3 - Number Splat Splat 8.4 - Number Splat Splat 8.5 - Number Splat Splat 9.1 - Instant Number Splat Splat 9.2 - Instant Number Splat Splat 9.3 - Instant Number Splat Splat 9.4 - Instant Number Splat Splat 9.5 - Instant Number Splat
Instant Number Splat with 2 Variables
(Note: Only the numbers circled on the screen may be used, and Splats of different colors must have different values.)
Splat 10.1 - Instant 2-Variable Number Splat Splat 10.2 - Instant 2-Variable Number Splat Splat 10.3 - Instant 2-Variable Number Splat Splat 10.4 - Instant 2-Variable Number Splat Splat 10.5 - Instant 2-Variable Number Splat
NOTE: I wrote each of these lessons using PowerPoint, so I recommend playing them in PowerPoint. If you do not have PowerPoint, you may want to download the PowerPoint viewer so that you can play the lessons.

UPDATE: The Fraction Splat! Series (with 20 more downloadable lessons) is now available!
Other Posts and Resources Which May Be of Interest Tiled Area Questions The Maze Hundreds Chart
Introducing Cube Connectors
Provide Massive Space to Notice
Primary Tile Questions
3 Powerful Tile Strategies (and 40 new downloadable pages)
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I would treasure hearing about your experiences using Splat! to promote number sense in your classroom!

All my best,
Steve

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Splat! - Steve Wyborney's Blog: I'm on a Learning Mission.

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Welcome to Splat! You are only moments away from a VERY POWERFUL, highly interactive number sense strategy that can be used at any grade level!

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Great lessons (digitally created) on estimation

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Introducing Esti-Mysteries! Each image invites students to wonder what number is represented by the image. As you click through the each Esti-Mystery, clues will appear that will allow the students to use math concepts to narrow the set of possibilities to a small set of numbers. In the end, the students will need to call upon their estimation skills to solve the mystery and find the missing number.

NOTE: In addition, to these original Esti-Mysteries, you may also want to visit the brand new post 51 Esti-Mysteries.

Here is an example:

Download the Esti-Mysteries, try them in your class, and let me know about your experience.

Update: Here are 4 Printable Esti-Mystery Charts you may enjoy using with Esti-Mysteries.

Update: Here is the Full Set of Esti-Mystery Clues (without images) to allow you to browse through the Esti-Mystery Concepts.

As always, you can find me on Twitter @stevewyborney

After reading this blog post, take a look at THE 12 MOST POPULAR MATH STRATEGIES AND DOWNLOADS ON THIS BLOG.
Esti-Mystery #1 The First Mystery Esti-Mystery #2

Esti-Mystery #3

Esti-Mystery #4 ***This is the one where the numbers on the dice are first used as a clue.
Esti-Mystery #5

Esti-Mystery #6
***The most challenging one yet!

Esti-Mystery #7 "The Dice Jam"

Esti-Mystery #8 "Bright Beads"Esti-Mystery #9 "Cupside Down"Esti-Mysteries #10 "Yellow Yarn"
Esti-Mystery: The Smaller Numbers Request
Esti-Mystery: "Sinker?" (from The Smaller Numbers Series)Other Posts and Resources Which May Be of Interest
***This one that may lead to the greatest debate and surprise at the end.

Tiled Area Questions
The Smaller Number Series

This next Esti-Mysteries was requested for a kindergarten class. Enjoy!

***This is a great one to use with kindergarten students.

51 Esti-Mysteries - 51 (fifty-one!) brand new Esti-Mysteries which I've already started posting .

Splat! (50 downloadable, animated lessons)

The Fraction Splat! Series (with 20 more downloadable lessons)

Splat! for Google Slides (This is the one you want if you don't have PowerPoint but do have Google Slides.)

Cube Conversations (80 downloadable, animated lessons)

Thank you for visiting my blog!

All my best,

Steve

P.S. Please feel free to post your reflections in the comments below.

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Esti-Mysteries: Estimation Meets Math Mysteries - Steve Wyborney's Blog: I'm on a Learning Mission.

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Introducing Esti-Mysteries! Each image invites students to wonder what number is represented by the image. As you click through the each Esti-Mystery, clues

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You will have to register for this! (No annoying emails)

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Due to technology changes, Stenhouse has retired the Choral Counting tool. We apologize for this inconvenience and have provided some additional resources below that we hope you find useful.
Choral Counting & Counting Collections by Megan L. Franke, Elham Kazemi, and Angela Chan Turrou inspires preschool and elementary teachers to experience the joys and rewards of using two activities - Choral Counting and Counting Collections - regularly in their classrooms and in their partnerships with families.

What's Choral Counting?

Choral Counting is a fun, engaging instructional activity designed to leverage children's mathematical thinking as they work together to count and dig into a variety of number sequences. It starts with a teacher facilitating a group of students to count aloud together while she records the number sequence in a purposeful organization. Then, the teacher invites students to think about what they notice about the numbers; the teacher facilitates a conversation that builds on student ideas and supports students to reason about the mathematics as they engage with each other's ideas.

The counting sequence might be one that students are familiar with, such as counting by 5 starting at 5, or it might be one that keeps students on their toes, such as counting by 5, starting at 11. At times the count might be a fraction or decimal count, one that goes backwards (maybe even into the negatives), or a regular count by ones, but starting somewhere like 990.

Trying Choral Counting in Your Classroom

As teachers and students engage in Choral Counting together, they often get quite intrigued by what they are seeing in the numbers and begin to wonder which patterns might arise, where regularities might repeat, and why certain things are happening. The ongoing thinking and conversations propel teachers to engage students in this activity over and over, finding new ways to adapt and innovate based on what students are exploring.

While the Stenhouse choral counting tool was retired in 2023 due to technology changes, other online Choral Counting Planners such as this one from Creative Maths might be helpful: https://creativemaths.net/ccp/

You could also use the planning templates available in Appendices 1 and 2 of the Choral Counting and Counting Collections, which you can find in the "Resources" section of the Choral Counting Product Page.

What do you want to count by?

Where do you want to start?

Do you want the sequence to progress across the row or down a column?

How many numbers do you want in that row or column?

What would happen if you increased the number of rows?

Are you interested in trying something totally new, like a fractions count?

Do you think improper fractions or mixed numbers is the way to go?

The list of questions continues, and we invite teachers to ask yourselves questions like these as you play around with a variety of counting sequences. As you test out new ideas, think about how you might try it with your students and what might happen.

Let yourself (and your students!) get intrigued by the many different ways we might engage in Choral Counting together.

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Due to technology changes, Stenhouse has retired the Choral Counting tool. We apologize for this inconvenience and have provided some additional resources below that we hope you find useful. Choral Counting & Counting Collections by Megan L.

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CCNSRR Class Collection

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with special thanks to Christopher Danielson and his Which One Doesn’t Belong - A Shapes Book.

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with special thanks to Christopher Danielson and his Which One Doesn’t Belong - A Shapes Book.

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#CoolBeenArt (artist is on Instagram)

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Great article on recognizing three common instructional moves that take over children's thinking. www.nctm.org

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CCNSRR Class Collection

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Steve Wyborney's Number Sense & Rich Math Talk

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Steve Wyborney's Number Sense & Rich Math Talk

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Steve Wyborney's Blog: I'm on a Learning Mission

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Steve Wyborney is on a learning mission to spread math joy to classrooms everywhere! On this blog you'll find math resources for teachers and for kids of all ages.

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CCNSRR Class Collection :)

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Would You Rather Math – ASKING STUDENTS TO CHOOSE A PATH AND JUSTIFY IT WITH MATH

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Teachers, sign up for my mini-workshop to learn about how to implement Would You Rather Math into your classroom routines. We will explore some sentence frames, what happens when things don’t go as planned, how to use the prompts in a remote learning setting, and much more. See you there!