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Proportional Reasoning and Area

Posted on February 23, 2016January 15, 2018Categories Math Lesson

With our focus on proportional reasoning many educators are discovering that it is everywhere in our math curriculum.  Once we become aware of this we know what to look for and listen for so that we can impact students’ fluency and flexibility with numbers. Recently, I gave the following problem … More Proportional Reasoning and Area »

Explicit Teaching – Timing is Everything!

Posted on February 10, 2016January 20, 2018Categories Math Lesson

Explicit teaching must take place in the consolidation part of the shared math lesson when working with EQAO type thinking questions.  To be most effective, teachers need to know the learning goal. As Dr Marian Small says the learning goal should be connected to understanding and less about doing. When … More Explicit Teaching – Timing is Everything! »

EQAO Thinking Questions

Posted on January 22, 2016January 18, 2018Categories Math Lesson

    Recently in a Gr 5-6 classroom the  teacher gave this question (see photo) to his students to solve in pairs.  Some students had different numbers to work with.  This is an example of a thinking type question found yearly on EQAO. These questions are the most difficult for … More EQAO Thinking Questions »

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