OK, so I'm still thinking about Math Anxiety and how to prevent or overcome it. One way to prevent anxiety in math is to make sure that our students have a solid grasp of our numerical system. Our number system is based on tens (and so is our measurement system!), so it stands to reason that our youngest students must have a strong understanding of what ten is, and how using tens can help us with computations and estimating. Therefore, working with ten frames is EXTREMELY important for our Kindergarten and Gr. 1-2 students. How much is ten, and how can we partition ten? What numbers go together to make ten? Knowing these facts fluently will lead to ease with mental computations, namely the "Making Ten" strategy of addition and subtraction. But let's not just do drill and kill. There are so many fun ways to learn and practice our 10 facts. Using ten frame manipulatives is imperative, and a topic that I've written about before (click here). I've also written about some of my favourite math apps (click here), but today's post will deal with iPad apps that strengthen students' grasp of making and partitioning 10. The first app (shown above and at left) is called Make Ten+ and is available free from the iTunes store. It's actually lots of fun. Students must click a number at the bottom that goes with the top number to make 10. The game is similar to Tetris in that if the numbers in a whole row are not clicked after a certain time, they rise and you must clear them before they hit the top. Lots of fun, especially for Gr. 1-2 students. The next app is extremely popular with all of the students with whom I've share it. Subitize Tree has several options, but the ten frame option is my favourite for K-Gr. 2 students. The sensei asks players to quickly subitize (say how many without counting) the number of objects shown when the doors on the tree open. If students correctly identify the number, they get a point. Four points sets free an animal that is held captive in the tree. The game gets tense, but not anxiety-type tense! It's available for $0.99. Friends of Ten has six different games that can be played, and all of them involve ten frames. Students can count how many, fill in ten frames, make friendly numbers, and add and subtract. It would be a great math centre! $0.99. The next app I'd like to tell you about is called What's Hiding and is shown above left. Students are shown a ten frame with counters on it. They must identify how many there are by counting as they touch the counters, reinforcing the matching concept that is so important for Kindergarten students. Then the ten frame is covered up and some counters are removed. Students must say how many are left, which we can use to teach the Making Ten strategy, and also the Think Addition for Subtraction strategy! These strategies are so important for Gr. 1-2 students! What's Hiding costs $0.99.
The last app is called Franklin's Friends of Ten. I'm not sure what Benjamin Franklin has to do with Making Ten, but his image is kind of cute! :) This free app involves students identifying the matching number to make 10. When the correct number is provided, fireworks go off. This is a new app for me, and I haven't tried it with any students yet, so let me know if you've used it with your kiddos. Feedback would be appreciated!
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6/12/2015 04:01:16 pm
Therefore, working with ten frames is EXTREMELY important for our Kindergarten and Gr. 1-2 students. How much is ten, and how can we partition ten? What numbers go together to make ten? Knowing these facts fluently will lead to ease with mental computations.
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1/12/2017 06:31:54 am
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