Math Continuum: Addition and Subtraction - Session 1

The session, Math Continuum: Addition and Subtraction - Session 1, was presented online on Tuesday, November 5th.  This online session was presented by Heather Wark (Lakehead University), Samantha VanHooft, and Alicia Schenck (LKDSB Instructional Coaches).  

The continua referenced are:

- Addition and Subtraction Continuum by Dr. Alex Lawson, Lakehead University

Children should learn their number facts. However, they would benefit from learning these facts by using an increasingly sophisticated series of strategies rather than by jumping directly to memorization.
- (Lawson, 2016, p. 4)

Strategies help students find an answer even if they forget what was memorized. Discussing math fact strategies focuses attention on number sense, operations, patterns, properties, and other critical number concepts.
- (O’Connell & SanGiovanni, 2011, p. 5)

Strategies Include:
- Counting 3x
- Counting on/back
- Counting on from larger #

- Direct modelling vs. Tracking  

Join us for the next sessions that will dig into the strategies:

Thursday, November 7  3:45	Multiplication & Division 2 Online location: https://zoom.us/j/762357173
Tuesday, November 12 3:45	Addition & Subtraction 2 Online location:  https://zoom.us/j/323581620
Thursday, November 14 3:45	Multiplication & Division 3 Online location:  https://zoom.us/j/308551586
Tuesday, November 19 3:45	Addition & Subtraction 3 Online location:  https://zoom.us/j/522244692