Category Archives: place value

Royal reading and problem posing

Posted on May 3, 2011 by

Now that all of the hub-bub over the royal wedding between Prince William and now Princess Katherine of Wales is over, do you or your students want just a bit more pomp and ceremony? Perhaps imagining the joyous journey Margaret … Continue reading →

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More on a million…

Posted on April 29, 2011 by

I thought we would close out the week with a final look at literature and activities to help children grasp the concept of large numbers. A Million Dots by Andrew Clements begins and ends with a single dot, and the … Continue reading →

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I want to be a billionaire so freakin’ bad…..

Posted on April 27, 2011 by

You may hear your students humming or singing the popular hit Billionaire by Travie McCoy and Bruno Mars, but do they even understand the concept of a million? Books such as How Much is a Million and If you Made … Continue reading →

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A Million Fish…More or Less

Posted on April 20, 2011 by

With my own family roots deep in the South Louisiana marshland, today I am compelled to mark the one-year anniversary of the Deep Water Horizon disaster and subsequent oil spill that continues to impact the Gulf of Mexico. Rather than … Continue reading →

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