Representing Numbers

This week students have been learning to represent numbers 1 to 20.  Our goal by the end of Grade 1 is to represent numbers 1-100. 

Why is number sense and representing numbers important? 
It encourages students to think flexibly and promotes confidence with numbers. It also promotes the foundation for simple arithmetic and more complex mathematics later on.

This week we brainstormed a number of ways we can represent numbers.
-writing the numbers numerically
-writing the number word
-drawing pictures
-tally marks
-addition or subtraction equations

We asked students this week, 'How many ways can you make 10?'  This will be a ongoing task throughout the year to demonstrate their progress in representing numbers in different ways

Here are some games you can play at home with your child https://www.splashmath.com/number-gameshttps://www.splashmath.com/number-games