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125. Kindergarten Addition Tips and Extensions
This episode tackles two opposite classroom math challenges: students who don’t get addition, and students who’ve already mastered it. Whether you're trying to build understanding from the ground up or keep your addition knowers engaged, I shares real, classroom-tested strategies that go beyond just “more worksheets.”
In this episode I share:
Why addition often breaks down when students move too quickly from counting to abstract story problems
How using concrete tools (counters, 10‑frames, visuals) helps students truly understand “total” and “altogether”
The importance of modeling…
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