Other Instructional Approaches

Other Instructional Approaches for Developing Number Sense

Here are some instructional approaches that encompass multiple big ideas and may contribute to the development of students’ number sense:

“Number sense goes well beyond being able to carry out calculations. In fact, in order for students to become flexible and confident in their calculation abilities, and to transfer those abilities to more abstract contexts, students must first develop a strong understanding of numbers in general. A deep understanding of the meaning, roles, comparison, and relationship between numbers is critical to the development of students’ number sense and their computational fluency.” – SK Curriculum, Gr. 2, p. 8

¹Liljedahl, P. (2020). Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12: 14 Practices for Enhancing Learning. Thousand Oaks,California: Corwin Press, Inc.

²Parrish, S. (2010). Number Talks: Helping Children Build Mental Math and Computation Strategies. Sausalito, CA: Math Solutions

³Fraction Talks. Retrieved 9 December 2020, from http://fractiontalks.com.

⁴Meyers, D. n.d. Dan Meyer’s Three-Act Math Tasks. Retrieved 9 December 2020, from https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jXSt_CoDzyDFeJimZxnhgwOVsWkTQEsfqouLWNNC6Z4/edit#gid=0.

⁵Danielson, C. Which One Doesn’t Belong?. Retrieved 9 December 2020, from https://wodb.ca/.

⁶Math Lessons That Build Number Sense. Retrieved 9 December 2020, from http://www.estimation180.com/.

⁷Bushart, B. Same or Different. Retrieved 9 December 2020, from https://samedifferentimages.wordpress.com/

⁸What’s Going on in this Graph?. Retrieved 9 December 2020, from https://teacher.desmos.com/curriculum/view/5c38d8b9b2e2c80d2230827c.

⁹Open Middle: CHALLENGING MATH PROBLEMS WORTH SOLVING. Retrieved 9 December 2020, from https://www.openmiddle.com/.

¹⁰Visual Patterns. Retrieved 9 December 2020, from http://www.visualpatterns.org/.

¹¹Desmos Classroom Activities. Retrieved 9 December 2020, from https://teacher.desmos.com.

¹² S. Wyborney. Splat! – Steve Wyborney’s Blog: I’m on a Learning Mission. Retrieved 9 December 2020, from https://stevewyborney.com/2017/02/splat/.

¹³ S. Wyborney. Esti-Mysteries – Steve Wyborney’s Blog: I’m on a Learning Mission. Retrieved 9 December 2020, from https://stevewyborney.com/2019/09/51-esti-mysteries/.

¹⁴Citizen Math: MATH CLASS, REIMAGINED. Retrieved August 10, 2021, from https://www.citizenmath.com/.

¹⁵Yummy Math – real world math. Retrieved 9 December 2020, from https://www.yummymath.com/.

¹⁶ 3 Act Math Tasks By Kyle Pearce, Dan Meyer and Others. Retrieved 9 December 2020, from https://tapintoteenminds.com/3act-math/.

¹⁷Would You Rather Math. Retrieved 16 December 2020, from https://www.wouldyourathermath.com/.