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<title><![CDATA[Communication: Recording a Problem Solving Discussion]]></title>
<link>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/06/29/communication-recording-a-problem-solving-discussion/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:13:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Focus on Math</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[One of the things I learned this year was the advantage of recording student ideas as they shared st]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[One of the things I learned this year was the advantage of recording student ideas as they shared st]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Learning and the Brain: UPSHIFT!]]></title>
<link>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/06/27/learning-and-the-brain-upshift/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 21:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Focus on Math</dc:creator>
<guid>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/06/27/learning-and-the-brain-upshift/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It is nearly the end of the school year for our district, with Wednesday being the last 1/2 day for]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[It is nearly the end of the school year for our district, with Wednesday being the last 1/2 day for]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Mental Math: Adding and Subtracting on the 100 Chart]]></title>
<link>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/06/17/mental-math-adding-and-subtracting-on-the-100-chart/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Focus on Math</dc:creator>
<guid>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/06/17/mental-math-adding-and-subtracting-on-the-100-chart/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In keeping with the theme of mental math, I would like to propose that students in grades 2+ be chal]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[In keeping with the theme of mental math, I would like to propose that students in grades 2+ be chal]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Mental Math: Finding Compatible Numbers]]></title>
<link>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/mental-math-finding-compatible-numbers/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:49:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Focus on Math</dc:creator>
<guid>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/mental-math-finding-compatible-numbers/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Using pairs of compatible numbers is a great way to do mental math. Learning about compatible number]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Using pairs of compatible numbers is a great way to do mental math. Learning about compatible number]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Mental Math: "How Many to 100?" on the 100-Dot Array]]></title>
<link>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/06/12/mental-math-how-many-to-100-on-the-100-dot-array/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 04:47:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Focus on Math</dc:creator>
<guid>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/06/12/mental-math-how-many-to-100-on-the-100-dot-array/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I mentioned in an earlier post that one of my favourite tools to use with students is the 100-dot ar]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[I mentioned in an earlier post that one of my favourite tools to use with students is the 100-dot ar]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[100 Chart Tic-Tac-Toe]]></title>
<link>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/06/09/hundred-chart-tic-tac-toe/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 22:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Focus on Math</dc:creator>
<guid>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/06/09/hundred-chart-tic-tac-toe/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite activities with young mathematicians is to explore the 100 chart and all of its p]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[One of my favorite activities with young mathematicians is to explore the 100 chart and all of its p]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[An "Equalizing" Question: Moving Sheep]]></title>
<link>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/05/26/an-equalizing-question-moving-sheep/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 18:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Focus on Math</dc:creator>
<guid>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/05/26/an-equalizing-question-moving-sheep/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week I wrote a question for my grade two classes to work on. I had decided to try an]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Earlier this week I wrote a question for my grade two classes to work on. I had decided to try an]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Math Toolkits for Students -- More Stuff to Add (part 3)]]></title>
<link>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/05/19/math-toolkits-for-students-more-stuff-to-add-part-3/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 16:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Focus on Math</dc:creator>
<guid>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/05/19/math-toolkits-for-students-more-stuff-to-add-part-3/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[There are more items that can be added to the toolkits for students, but these I will separate by pr]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[There are more items that can be added to the toolkits for students, but these I will separate by pr]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Math Toolkits for Students: The Basics (part 2)]]></title>
<link>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/05/17/math-toolkits-for-students-the-basics-part-2/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 20:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Focus on Math</dc:creator>
<guid>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/05/17/math-toolkits-for-students-the-basics-part-2/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In the first toolkit post I set the background for toolkits, so now let&#8217;s look the the really]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[In the first toolkit post I set the background for toolkits, so now let&#8217;s look the the really]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Math Toolkits for Students (part 1)]]></title>
<link>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/05/17/math-toolkits-for-students/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 16:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Focus on Math</dc:creator>
<guid>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/05/17/math-toolkits-for-students/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When I worked with a group of teachers last week, one of them asked about math toolkits for students]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[When I worked with a group of teachers last week, one of them asked about math toolkits for students]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[What Does it Mean to "Do Math"?]]></title>
<link>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/05/16/what-does-it-mean-to-do-math/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 17:39:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Focus on Math</dc:creator>
<guid>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/05/16/what-does-it-mean-to-do-math/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[We all sat through many, many hours of math classes, and we &#8220;did math&#8221; daily through man]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[We all sat through many, many hours of math classes, and we &#8220;did math&#8221; daily through man]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Get "Illuminated"!]]></title>
<link>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/05/13/get-illuminated/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 16:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Focus on Math</dc:creator>
<guid>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/05/13/get-illuminated/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I was talking to some math teachers yesterday, and one of the things I mentioned to them was a great]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[I was talking to some math teachers yesterday, and one of the things I mentioned to them was a great]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Fraction Question for "Thirds"]]></title>
<link>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/fraction-question-for-thirds/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 22:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Focus on Math</dc:creator>
<guid>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/fraction-question-for-thirds/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[First, let me say what a wonderful year of collaboration it has been with the teachers from Alwin Ho]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[First, let me say what a wonderful year of collaboration it has been with the teachers from Alwin Ho]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Basic Facts: Subtraction]]></title>
<link>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/05/03/basic-facts-subtraction/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 18:19:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Focus on Math</dc:creator>
<guid>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/05/03/basic-facts-subtraction/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The subtraction basic facts are those that are the &#8220;reversals&#8221; of the one-digit + one-di]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The subtraction basic facts are those that are the &#8220;reversals&#8221; of the one-digit + one-di]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Number Wanted Poster!]]></title>
<link>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/05/02/number-wanted-poster/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 17:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Focus on Math</dc:creator>
<guid>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/05/02/number-wanted-poster/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is an activity that I have used successfully with elementary students, and then hung in the hal]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[This is an activity that I have used successfully with elementary students, and then hung in the hal]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[The Meaning of Equality]]></title>
<link>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/04/23/the-meaning-of-equality/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2011 22:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Focus on Math</dc:creator>
<guid>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/04/23/the-meaning-of-equality/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I was in Indianapolis, Indiana recently at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Na]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[I was in Indianapolis, Indiana recently at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Na]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[More on 100 Day!]]></title>
<link>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/04/05/more-on-100-day/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 22:51:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Focus on Math</dc:creator>
<guid>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/04/05/more-on-100-day/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[With the 100th day of the calendar year coming up soon, I thought I would post a few more ideas for]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[With the 100th day of the calendar year coming up soon, I thought I would post a few more ideas for]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Basic Facts: the Last Addition Facts]]></title>
<link>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/02/25/basic-facts-the-last-addition-facts/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:48:22 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Focus on Math</dc:creator>
<guid>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/02/25/basic-facts-the-last-addition-facts/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In three previous entries I have discussed the learning of basic facts with the visual tool of ten f]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[In three previous entries I have discussed the learning of basic facts with the visual tool of ten f]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Ten Frames for Learning Math: Basic Facts - Doubles and Near Doubles]]></title>
<link>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/02/22/ten-frames-for-learning-math-basic-facts-doubles-and-near-doubles/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:11:41 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Focus on Math</dc:creator>
<guid>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/02/22/ten-frames-for-learning-math-basic-facts-doubles-and-near-doubles/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The basic facts which are the doubles are those facts which add two of the same: 3 + 3, 7 + 7, and s]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[The basic facts which are the doubles are those facts which add two of the same: 3 + 3, 7 + 7, and s]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Ten Frames for Learning Math: Basic Facts +5, =10]]></title>
<link>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/02/18/ten-frames-for-learning-math-basic-facts-5-10/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 22:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Focus on Math</dc:creator>
<guid>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/02/18/ten-frames-for-learning-math-basic-facts-5-10/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ten frames (click to download), as discussed in the previous post, are powerful visual tools for hel]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Ten frames (click to download), as discussed in the previous post, are powerful visual tools for hel]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Ten Frames for Learning Math: Basic Facts +1, +2, +9, +8]]></title>
<link>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/02/17/ten-frames-for-learning-math/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 22:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Focus on Math</dc:creator>
<guid>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/02/17/ten-frames-for-learning-math/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Basic facts are just that: basic. They are the foundation for a lot of other kinds of mathematical t]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Basic facts are just that: basic. They are the foundation for a lot of other kinds of mathematical t]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA["Big Ideas for Little People" at the BCAMT New Teachers' Conference Feb. 2011]]></title>
<link>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/02/13/big-ideas-for-little-people-at-the-bcamt-new-teachers-conference-feb-2011/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:34:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Focus on Math</dc:creator>
<guid>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/02/13/big-ideas-for-little-people-at-the-bcamt-new-teachers-conference-feb-2011/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I just got back last night after flying to Vancouver (well, Richmond actually) for the New Teachers]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[I just got back last night after flying to Vancouver (well, Richmond actually) for the New Teachers]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Math Centres in Primary Classrooms]]></title>
<link>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/02/13/math-centres-and-guided-math-in-primary-classrooms/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 05:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Focus on Math</dc:creator>
<guid>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/02/13/math-centres-and-guided-math-in-primary-classrooms/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[We had a wonderful afternoon yesterday at Charlie Lake School  collaborating around primary mathemat]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[We had a wonderful afternoon yesterday at Charlie Lake School  collaborating around primary mathemat]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Problem Solving Questions: Primary]]></title>
<link>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/02/11/problem-solving-questions-primary/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:35:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Focus on Math</dc:creator>
<guid>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/02/11/problem-solving-questions-primary/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here are two problems you might like to explore with your class. Remember, even though both problems]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Math Art for the hall Bulletin Board]]></title>
<link>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/02/09/math-art-for-the-hall-bulletin-board/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 22:57:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Focus on Math</dc:creator>
<guid>http://focusonmath.wordpress.com/2011/02/09/math-art-for-the-hall-bulletin-board/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Today was a great day of doing math art with six classes of students. The grade 2&#8242;s and 3]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[Today was a great day of doing math art with six classes of students. The grade 2&#8242;s and 3]]></content:encoded>
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