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Would you rather is a great warm up that engages students. It allows students to participate even without involving the math if they feel uncomfortable with the numbers.

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It is important to have students think about measurements in multiple ways such as inches, gallons, and non standard units like paper clips. I loved the scavenger hunt and thought it was a engaging way to get the students estimating and thinking about what a reasonable size would be.

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I think incorporating games into math is a great way to make it fun for the students. Many children become more engaged. I used this bingo game for my diagnostic assessment and it really helped me see how well the students know their multiplication.

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When teaching new strategies it is important to start with small simple numbers so students don’t get lost. Also, use numbers that are related to each other help scaffold.

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The activities helped me understand more about equivalent fractions. I was also able to work on predations of fractions such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. The can you make it true activity really helped me think of fractions more fluently and in multiple ways.

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Learning about the different models used to teach fractions was helpful. My lesson was on fractions and it made me feel more confident.

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It was good to learn about the different division strategies. I wasn’t aware of how to use these strategies as I was taught the standard algorithm. I think it is important to provide students with more than one way so they have more chances of being successful.

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It is important to give students a variety of addition and subtraction word problems and not the same type. Looking at compare, separate, join, part part whole, help students gain flexibility when thinking about numbers.

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Today learning more about place value was very helpful. I have never worked with any other bases besides 10. This was something new to me when we were working on the truffles worksheet. These activities opened my eyes of a more effective way to teach students about place value.

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Today I learned a lot about different strategies to help teach basic facts. The goal is to get students to know their basic facts fluently but not just through memorization. We want them to have multiple strategies and then they can choose which works best for them.

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Today I learned about the different ways a hundreds chart can be used and all the different relations. In my future classroom I will use the bottoms up chart.

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The content from today’s class about multiplication and rectangles was similar to what my students were learning in my methods placement. This helped me understand it better and be able to answer their questions and guide them.

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Today I took away that we need to have high expectations of all our students so that they can be encouraged. This also helps everyone in the class keep a growth mindset.

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I really enjoyed the first day of class and learning what this course will be about. One thing I took away is that there are always multiple solutions to a problem.