Mathmematics Through Numeracy
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Springville, California, United States
About the store
This is my 30th year in mathematics education. I currently teach 8th grade mathematics and have spent the majority of my career in middle school settings. Over the years, I’ve taught a wide range of courses including 5th grade self-contained, 6th grade math, pre-algebra, algebra, math intervention, and math enrichment. My experience reflects a deep commitment to supporting students at various levels of mathematical understanding.
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Dot Card - Number Talks
This is a set of number talk dot-cards.
Dot-cards are a good introductory activity for introducing number talks to your students. Number talks are a great activity for students to do to help assist them with their number sense. The basic idea behind number talks is to have students discuss various ways to solve calculation problems. Dot cards help introduce that concept to students by allowing them to be able to visualize different ways to groups objects together.
To use them you simply s
2nd - 8th
Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Math
Number Talk - Addition with Animation
This is a PowerPoint presentation with animation that I have created to help my students and other teachers with doing number talks. This presentation asks for students to solve an addition problem in three different ways. Once you have given your students an appropriate amount of time, you can click forward through the animations which will show the students examples of different ways to solve the problems. They are then asked to share the methods that they came up with other students. Abou
2nd - 7th
Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Mental Math
Four in a Row - Multiplying up to 100
Four in a Row - Game board for multiplying up to 100.
This is the game board for the Four in a Row game that has students multiply numbers to achieve products up to 100.
In addition to this file, I recommend you download the FREE directions on my TPT page.
The game of four in a row is a two player game for students in various grade levels. It helps to reinforce basic skills in a fun engaging game. The various games boards are designed around a variety of skills. The first few that I have
4th - 6th
Basic Operations, Math
Four in a Row - Multiplying up to 50
Four in a Row - Game board for multiplying up to 50.
This is the game board for the Four in a Row game that has students multiply numbers to achieve products up to 50.
In addition to this file, I recommend you download the FREE directions on my TPT page.
The game of four in a row is a two player game for students in various grade levels. It helps to reinforce basic skills in a fun engaging game. The various games boards are designed around a variety of skills. The first few that I have p
3rd - 5th
Basic Operations, Math
Four in a Row - Directions
This file is for the basic directions for all of the game boards, but does NOT actually contain any of the game boards. For the various game boards I have created, please check my TPT page for all of the boards you can purchase.
The game of four in a row is a two player game for students in various grade levels. It helps to reinforce basic skills in a fun engaging game. The various games boards are designed around a variety of skills. The first few that I have placed up here have students w
4th - 8th
Algebra, Basic Operations, Math
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About the store
Experience
This is my 30th year in mathematics education. I currently teach 8th grade mathematics and have spent the majority of my career in middle school settings. Over the years, I’ve taught a wide range of courses including 5th grade self-contained, 6th grade math, pre-algebra, algebra, math intervention, and math enrichment. My experience reflects a deep commitment to supporting students at various levels of mathematical understanding.
Teaching style
Over the past two years, I have transformed my approach to teaching mathematics by fully embracing the Building Thinking Classrooms framework developed by Peter Liljedahl. My students work in small, randomly assigned groups at vertical whiteboards placed around the room. This method is the foundation of my instruction—not just an occasional problem-solving activity—and is used to deliver nearly all of the course content. The result is a vibrant classroom energized by music, movement, and deep mathematical thinking.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Honoree of Tulare County Community Advisory Committee (CAC) which is an organization that includes several parents of students with special needs. As appointed by Tulare County school districts and the Tulare County Board of Education, one of the committee's many duties is to honor people, agencies and businesses that support special education.
My own education history
BA - CSULB
MS credential - CSULB
Supplemental Math Credential - CSULB
Additional biographical information
I currently teach at a middle school in Porterville CA at the same school as my wife, who teaches Language Arts.
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