Hello everyone! This week we move on from the 1st grade next gen standards and up to second grade. Building off of what the students were taught in grade 1 we see a logical progression to some more complex topics. As always my goal is to understand these concepts and to find ways to teach that involve visuals, manipulatives or anything else that is beyond just writing on a white board. The first concept we will look at deals a lot with the understanding of Number and Operations in base 10. This deals with the concept of place value and decimals. So lets take a look at how we can teach this to our students.

Please watch this video and let me know what you think. I think this video does two thing extremely well. First, it uses a song paired with visuals to make a bland topic more interesting. Secondly, it shows how math can be used in the real world. Letting our students know that this information applies in their everyday life with help build up their mathematical knowledge.

I also think problems like this, while bland will help to further the understanding for the students. Specifically I like how the make the student answer There is _______ ten and ______ ones. It gives students all the tools to learn on their own and with that information hopefully they can explain their mathematical reasoning.

If you have anyways that you know that would better help teach this topic please leave a comment below!