Just as athletes stretch their muscles before Every game and musicians play scales to keep their technique in tune, mathematical thinkers and problem solvers can benefit from daily warm-up exercises.
Additionally, teachers will gain a deeper understanding of the underlying math -- the big ideas, skills, and strategies children learn as they develop Numerical literacy..
Dozens of classroom examples -- including conversations among students engaging in Number Sense routines -- illustrate how the routines work, how children\'s Number Sense develops, and how to implement responsive routines.
In Number Sense Routines , Jessica shows that Number Sense can be taught to all students.
Students who never develop strong Number Sense will struggle with nearly all mathematical strands, from measurement and geometry to data and equations.
They make reasonable estimates, compute fluently, use reasoning strategies (e.g., relate operations, such as addition and subtraction, to each other), and use visual models based on their Number Sense to solve problems.
Students with strong Number Sense understand numbers, ways to represent numbers, relationships among numbers, and Number systems.
The daily use of these quick five-, ten-, or fifteen-minute experiences at the beginning of math class will help build students\' Number sense.
Jessica Shumway has developed a series of routines designed to help young students internalize and deepen their facility with numbers.
Just as athletes stretch their muscles before Every game and musicians play scales to keep their technique in tune, mathematical thinkers and problem solvers can benefit from daily warm-up exercises
