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How to Teach 4th Grade Multiplication: Complex Concepts

Grade 4

Best Practices

Top Tips

How to Teach 4th Grade Multiplication: Complex Concepts

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Happy Numbers team· 01 Nov

Elementary School Sets the Foundation for Future Achievement

Professional Development

Pre-K

Kindergarten

Best Practices

Elementary School Sets the Foundation for Future Achievement

The effects of education are cumulative, creating a strong base for each next step. Learn more in the comprehensive Happy Numbers article.

Happy Numbers team· 01 Nov

5 Concepts Best Explained with a Placе Value Chart and Disks

Grade 2

Best Practices

Quick Lists

5 Concepts Best Explained with a Placе Value Chart and Disks

Place Value Disks provide visual representation and help students make the next step in developing abstract thinking. Try them with Happy Numbers math app!

Happy Numbers team· 01 Nov

Advanced Math for K-1: Digging Deeper into Numeration

Kindergarten

Curriculum Overview

Grade 1

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

Building Conceptual Understanding through Multiple Representation, Modeling, and Manipulatives

Building Conceptual Understanding through Multiple Representation, Modeling, and Manipulatives

Multiple representations, modeling, and manipulatives provide students a full immersion into math and the conceptual view cultivating mathematical mindset.

Happy Numbers team· 01 Nov