Rekenreks

The students continued to explore number sense through the use of rekenreks in our 1st grade math class.  Here is a picture of a rekenrek.  Since each row of beads show 10 in two groups of fives, through the use of different colors, students are encouraged to chunk their numbers.  What would 13 look like? Or 8?  Challenge yourself at home over our holiday break and have fun learning math with rekenreks.  Don't forget to visit our wiki as well for additional interactive games using rekenreks.

Using ipads to explore number sense

The students used iPads to explore numbers, addition and subtraction today.  We used an app called Multi-Touch Math, which allows the user to solve different number sentences with a given set of numbers.  We also used tangrams and geo boards to learn more about patterns and shapes.