Have you ever wondered what math looked like in our classroom?

These pictures were taken while we were exploring the new math tools.  We will use these tools, plus others, all year as we discover how numbers work.  We will always begin to learn a new concept using manipulatives and then gradually transition to paper and pencil activities. We are now working on combinations or partners that make up a larger number.  For example, the combinations of 5 are: 0 and 5, 1 and 4, 2 and 3, 3 and 2, 4 and 1, 5 and 0.  Once we know all those combinations we can use them to add to 5 or subtract from 5.