Presented by Heather Sparks August 10, 2010

Link to real-world experience Restaurant math Lunch money count Shopping

Model different computing modes “Who has another way?” Playing TARGET

Mental Math Skip Counting forward backwards Let’s skip count by four starting with three. Let’s skip count by seven. Mental computation

Discuss strategies “Who has another way?” “Who has an idea where we might start?”

Estimate The power of the ‘think aloud’ About How Many?

Question students about their thinking “Help me understand.” “Explain your ideas.”

Measuring Activities Guess how much Color tile measurement

What are the benefits of building number sense? What is one thing you are going to add to your class this year?