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How to Teach a Sense of Larger Numbers through Estimation

How to Teach a Sense of Larger Numbers through Estimation

A Guessing Jar is one of my favorite activities for promoting number sense and an awareness of how large a number is. I love that it can be filled with anything small or large and right away we have a number activity that is unique every time.
Happy Numbers team· 02 Nov
Advanced Math for K-1: Digging Deeper into Numeration

Advanced Math for K-1: Digging Deeper into Numeration

The two worksheets that comprise Numeration 1-10: Taking it Further encourage extended thinking about this topic by adding a spatial/relational element to numbers. The first worksheet challenges students to create a ‘flow’ of numbers from lower to higher values by drawing arrows, which is great for reinforcing comparison skills
Happy Numbers team· 01 Nov