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Elementary Thoughts
A Collection of Gail's Responses

Gail Englert, a T2T Associate since 1998, has been a teacher for over thirty years. Currently she teaches 7th grade at Blair Middle School, in Norfolk, VA. This is a collection of her responses to questions in the Teacher2Teacher service from elementary and middle school teachers, parents, and students.

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Addition: Addition Error Pattern
What strategies can you suggest to help remediate this addition error pattern?; Addition of Two Digit Numbers
How can I help my nephew on two digit addition operations?
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Classroom Management: First Day of School
What do you do on the first day of school?; Fourth Grade Classroom Materials
What types of supplementary materials related to mathematics would you suggest having in a fourth grade classroom?; Math Classroom Structure
I would like to get some ideas of how to structure the daily math classroom for students of various abilities.; Math Homework
What purpose(s) does math homework achieve?; Setting up Math Groups
How do I set up math groups?; Why I Am a Teacher
Could you answer some questions about why you became a teacher?
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Decimals: Converting Whole Numbers and Decimals to Percents
What is the simplest way to teach a student how to convert whole numbers and decimals into percents?; Decimal Manipulatives
How would you teach multiplying decimals using only manipulatives?
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Division: Division
Please explain the partition method and the subtraction method in teaching division.
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Estimation: The Duck Story
How do I teach rounding to fourth graders who just don't seem to get it?; Estimation
What is the difference between methods for estimation?; Estimating Lesson
I am looking for help with teaching third graders about estimation.; Estimation: Compensation
Please give me some techniques for teaching specific estimation strategies.; Rounding Numbers to the Nearest Ten
What strategies can I use to help with rounding numbers to the nearest ten and the nearest hundred?
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Fractions: Adding and Subtracting Fractions
What is the best method of teaching how to rename fractions to have common denominators in order to add or subtract?; Basic Math Fractions
How do you teach fractions and division using manipulations?; Beginning Fractions
How do you teach beginning concepts of fractions?; Dividing Fractions
Why do we invert and multiply when dividing fractions?; Reducing Fractions with Large Denominators
How can I teach how to reduce fractions with large denominators in a clear way?; Subtracting Fractions with Borrowing
How do you subtract a fraction with whole numbers when you have to borrow?; Teaching Fraction Addition
How do you use "hands-on" objects to teach the concepts of adding fractions?; Thousandth
How do I introduce the concept of thousandth, based on their prior knowledge of tenths and hundredths?; Working with Fractions
Do you have strategies for teaching students to understand regrouping when working with fractions?
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General: 4th Grade Math
Could you please give me ideas as to what my fourth grade daughter should be learning in math?; 100th Day Activities
What are some activities I can do with my students on the 100th day of school?; Children's Literature and Multiplication
What titles in children's literature can be integrated into the teaching of the multiplication concept?; Math - Elementary
Any suggestions to review subtraction and multiplication facts and to practice strategies for solving real life math problems?; Teaching Techniques
How can I scaffold learning experiences for the others during test time and help them relax while still learning?
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Geometry: Coordinate Graphing
I am looking for different ways to play Battleship on graph paper.; How Pi Fits into the K-12 Curriculum
How is the concept of Pi taught?; Tangrams
What are the educational benefits for using tangrams?
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Manipulatives: Homemade Math Manipulatives
Do you have any ideas on homemade math manipulatives?; Pattern Blocks for Middle School
How can I use pattern blocks with my 7th and 8th grade students?; Touch Point Math
Could someone help me try to locate information on touch point math?
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Measurement: Teaching Capacity
Could you give suggestions teaching capacity?
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Multiplication: Learning Multiplication Tables
Is there a tried and tested "best" way of learning multiplication?; Multiplication Table
Is there a trick for learning the 8's?; Multiplying and Dividing by 10
What is the best example or way to introduce the concept of multiplying by 10's, 100's, and 1000's?
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Numbers: Introduction to Odd and Even Numbers
I would like any suggestions about introducing the concept of odd and even numbers.; Place Value and Different Bases
How do I get my daughter the help she needs without spending a fortune on tutors?; Predicting Terms in a Sequence
I need help on how to teach my 4th graders about sequences.
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Statistics: Mean, Median, and Mode
Could you give suggestions for helping students remember the definition of mean, median, and mode?
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Subtraction: Decomposition in Math Subtraction
Could you give ideas for teaching the decomposition method for subtraction?; A Different Way to Subtract
Could you explain this subtraction method that is different than what is normally taught?

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