Jessica F. Shumway, author of Number Sense Routines, writes, "As students build their number sense, mathematics takes on greater meaning. Mathematics becomes more about reaching understandings than following rigid sets of rules. With strong number sense, children become more apt to attempt problems and make sense of mathematics. it is the key to understanding all math."
Because the boys and girls are "oh-fishially" now in grade three, we went with a fish-theme for our first task together. This poster was designed to build confidence and reflect the work we've done so far. Students have learned a bit about:
- using a hundreds chart to see relationships and patterns between numbers
- how songs such as the counting by 3s and 25s song can help us count faster
- how base ten blocks help us construct numbers and why a number such as 39 becomes 40, not 340 when we add another one-block
On page 11 of her book, Ms. Shumway says, "The numerically literate student trusts her strategies and application of number sense. The student sees herself as someone who can make sense of situations involving numers and knows that there are a variety of ways to arrive a solution."
My goal this year is for my students to develop their overall math confidence and my intention is to provide number sense experiences everyday. This little poster was a great way to make everyone feel good about math and practice the skills we've reviewed and learned in just the first few days of school!
Oh, one more thing! We'll do lots of poster activities in grade three and I promise they won't always have typos like this one! 🤣 #theylikelywill
If you are a teacher and you'd like to use this now typo-free poster in your class, click here for a copy! The copying/enlarging instructions are included.
