Some classes are creating subtraction number stories using the Doodle Buddy App! Students use the stamps in Doodle Buddy to create the picture of their story and then use the pen in the app to cross out stamps and write their number sentence. Students can then take a screen shot and put it in their google drive to share with their teacher. Take it one step further! Have students put their Doodle Buddy picture in Explain Everything, Educreations, Tell About This or Write About This so that they can record their explanation of their number story. Now teachers have evidence of the student’s thinking and can plan for the next step in moving that student along in their understanding of mathematical concepts! Works great for addition number stories, too! Model creating number stories with whole class Students work independently or collaboratively to create number stories Students take screen shot to save their work
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Follow the link below to a fabulous blog article by Mary Tarashuk about helping students to read like writers. This speaks specifically to teachers of middle school, but is applicable to all grades teaching students to write - in other words, everyone! Enjoy! Help Students Read Like Writers article
Students are using the Number Frames App to help solidify their understanding of number and their understanding of the 10 frame as a mathematical tool. In kindergarten, the students were working on the rug with their iPads while the teacher was modeling on the whiteboard. The teacher had a 10 frame on the board and filled it in. Students were to copy what the teacher did, using their Number Frames app. Then, students were to write the number that matched the 10 frame model. There was plenty of adult support in the classroom to make sure students filled in their 10 frame correctly. It was also a great opportunity to model and practice correct number writing in an authentic way. After students participated in this guided practice lesson, they had the opportunity to practice building 10 frame numbers at their level of understanding. Students could also be given the opportunity to work with 10 frames independently during math centers. If you would like more information ab...