Nisath's Personal Learning Path

Concept math game:  Ten frame mania TangMath has provided students an interactive way to practice their ten-frames for math class and for use outside of school. In this game the directions are, "Show every number on the ten frame before a ball makes it through the maze.". This requires students to think fast and be on their toes to create the number that's on the ball on their ten-frames. As the game progresses, so do the numbers and the ten-frame allows the options of quickly pasting 1, 5, and 10 counters at once. It's a fun and interactive way for students to learn their basic number facts and skip-counting skills. 

Grade Level: 5th Standard: NY.5.OA.1 This standard states,  Write and interpret numerical expressions - Apply the order of operations to evaluate numerical expressions.  I have always enjoyed reading a mathematical expression and having to solve figure out which operations to complete first. It is almost like a puzzle to read the expression and then follow the "P E M/D A/S" rule. PEMDAS is an acronym for the words parentheses, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction. For solving questions that requires the order of operations, such as (5+2^2) x 32, we would look at the inside of parentheses first and then solve the exponents if there are any which in this case I do. So then it would look like (5+4) x 32. Next, the parentheses is still unsolved so we would find the sum for it which is 9. The rules needs to be followed left to right always. Then the expression would be 9x32. There are no more parentheses, exponents, or any other operations left so all that...

Grade Level: 3rd  Standard: NY-3.OA.5 This standard states,  Understand properties of multiplication and the relationship between multiplication and division: 5. Apply properties of operations as strategies to multiply and divide.  For this post, I wanted to relate it to what I am observing while student teaching for third graders. They learned the commutative property a few days ago and now they're learning about distributive property of multiplication. At first, the method they were learning through confused me. I only recalled learning this property through parentheses and distributing the number outside of a parentheses to the two factors. But, this method is about breaking up a large multiplication equation or the arrays and trying to turn them into smaller facts since students know how to do those multiplication facts.  In this method, students are required to draw their arrays according to the question. My question required me to draw 3 rows of 6 in each. Next...

Grade Level: 1st Standard: NY-1.OA.1 This standard states,  Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve one step word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and/or comparing, with unknowns in all positions. For this mini-lesson, I wanted to dive into introducing addition to students in the first grade. I've always wondered how such a foundational thinking can be implemented as this skill is needed for years beyond grade school. This lesson is for after already having introduced addition via number bonds and other interactive ways for first graders. For this lesson, the lesson objective would be: I can learn how to add to a set. The materials needed would be a "Fill Up the Fishbowl" worksheet, goldfish crackers or coloring materials. Students for this activity would draw fishes in their bowl and then record that amount. Next, they would add more to the fishbowl and record down that number as well to add. Lastly, they s...

Grade Level: 3  Standard: NY-3.OA.1 This standard states,  Represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division. Represent products of whole numbers.  This standard specifically states for students to interpret products of whole numbers. For example, students can be asked to interpret 4 x 3 as there are 4 groups  of 3 objects  in each.  So, it's important for students to understand that the first factor represents the rows if doing an array and the 3 represents the columns. As an introductory lesson, I would incorporate the I-do, we do-you do method for completing an introductory worksheet with students to understand that numbers can be seen as groups. I love that this worksheet is simple and the images are familiar enough for all students to identify.  If this worksheet doesn't work for everyone, you can use online math manipulatives or use counters for students to visually make groups.  Students would then get a second day to ...