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Numeracy Problem Strings: First Grade

by Pamela Weber Harris

 

A comprehensive teacher guide to implementing numeracy Problem Strings in first grade.

This amazing teacher resource contains:

  • 300+ pages of detailed teacher supports
  • 48 lessons designed for first grade classes
  • 240 Problem Strings to help you meet your students wherever they are
  • Sample classroom interactions and important teacher question sections
  • Sample anchor charts with instructions on how and when to make them
  • Representations of student thinking on models to make the math accessible to everyone
  • Reproducible facilitation notes with sample final displays for each lesson

Spiral bound $42.34

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Teaching with Problem Strings

Developing Mathematical Reasoning
Algorithms versus Strategies
Relationships and Strategies in This Book
About Problem Strings
About the Lessons
Facilitating Problem Strings
Planning for Using Problem Strings

Chapter 2 Foundations of Number

What are Foundations of Number?
Our Base Ten Place Value System
The Major Models to Develop Counting
Counting Strategies to Solve Problems

Chapter 3 Foundations of Number Lessons

Chapter 4 Additive Reasoning

What is Additive Reasoning?
The Major Models for Addition and Subtraction
The Major Strategies for Addition
The Major Strategies for Subtraction

Chapter 5 Lessons for Addition and Subtraction within 10

Chapter 6 Lessons for Addition and Subtraction within 20

Chapter 7 Lessons for Addition and Subtraction within 100

Appendix Facilitation Notes

"Pam makes Problem Strings seem like a piece of cake, when in reality there are many moving intentional parts that go into this work. This book helps unpack those moves in a way that does more than just inform. Numeracy Problem Strings will teach teachers, like myself, how to fish."

Tammy McMorrow, First Grade Teacher

"As a coach, these books provide teachers with tangible strategies and teacher moves to use right away in their classrooms. Numeracy Problem Strings gives teachers the supports they need beyond my coaching and PD sessions to actually put the ideas into practice. There are enough problems to last the whole year! This could easily be a core resource for teachers that lives open on their desk, not on their bookshelf."

Jessie Zanutig, Elementary Math Consultant 

"Problem Strings are magical! I've been modeling in classrooms this year, but being able to hand teachers the echo strings to follow up with will help them to really understand how valuable this model is and what a gift the book is! The progression of skills is spot on!"

Susie Burger, retired Principal, current K-5 Math Intervention Specialist

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Teaching with Problem Strings

Developing Mathematical Reasoning
Algorithms versus Strategies
Relationships and Strategies in This Book
About Problem Strings
About the Lessons
Facilitating Problem Strings
Planning for Using Problem Strings

Chapter 2 Foundations of Number

What are Foundations of Number?
Our Base Ten Place Value System
The Major Models to Develop Counting
Counting Strategies to Solve Problems

Chapter 3 Foundations of Number Lessons

Chapter 4 Additive Reasoning

What is Additive Reasoning?
The Major Models for Addition and Subtraction
The Major Strategies for Addition
The Major Strategies for Subtraction

Chapter 5 Lessons for Addition and Subtraction within 10

Chapter 6 Lessons for Addition and Subtraction within 20

Chapter 7 Lessons for Addition and Subtraction within 100

Appendix Facilitation Notes

"Pam makes Problem Strings seem like a piece of cake, when in reality there are many moving intentional parts that go into this work. This book helps unpack those moves in a way that does more than just inform. Numeracy Problem Strings will teach teachers, like myself, how to fish."

Tammy McMorrow, First Grade Teacher

"As a coach, these books provide teachers with tangible strategies and teacher moves to use right away in their classrooms. Numeracy Problem Strings gives teachers the supports they need beyond my coaching and PD sessions to actually put the ideas into practice. There are enough problems to last the whole year! This could easily be a core resource for teachers that lives open on their desk, not on their bookshelf."

Jessie Zanutig, Elementary Math Consultant 

"Problem Strings are magical! I've been modeling in classrooms this year, but being able to hand teachers the echo strings to follow up with will help them to really understand how valuable this model is and what a gift the book is! The progression of skills is spot on!"

Susie Burger, retired Principal, current K-5 Math Intervention Specialist

Download a sample lesson