#MathStandardMonday
𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗗 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗜 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄. 🌱

Thank you for watching this year and doing the work that truly counts for Ss! 💜

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲.

See you in January 🗓️ 💡

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December 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
𝗜𝗳 “𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽-𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲-𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗽” 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘂𝗽 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘄𝗲’𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱.

6.NS.A.1 asks students to 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, not just compute it.

This NJSLA task makes the sequence clear: meaning 1st, equation 2nd.

▶️ Watch today’s #MathStandardMonday video to learn more.

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December 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM
✨ #MathStandardMonday―I heard something from G5 teachers last week that may sound familiar: “Students don’t know how to turn mixed numbers into fractions.”
🚫 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗿: Students do know—they learn it in 4.NF.B.3…just not in the procedural way adults often expect. More in today’s video. 🎥 #NJSLS
December 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
#MathStandardMonday unpacked 𝟯.𝗡𝗙.𝗔.𝟯
#TuesdayTryIt showed equivalent fractions as equal lengths 📏
Today’s #ThursdayTeachingTip shifts to meaningful comparison 🔍

▶️ Watch the video for a micro move that helps students explain which fraction is greater—𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗰𝘂𝘁𝘀.

#NJSLS @amtnj.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
For December, we’re shifting our #MathStandardMonday focus to 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 — starting with 3.NF.A.3.

• What makes fractions equivalent 🟰
• How to compare using understanding, not shortcuts 🔍

It’s all about reasoning, not rules! ✨🧠
👉 Check out today’s video to dig in. 🧹

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December 1, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This week’s #MathStandardMonday is about 4.DL.A.4, where Ss use data to decide what the evidence does (and doesn’t) support.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
As we saw last week, G2 Ss learn people collect data to answer ?s & that answers vary. 👣 In G3, the work gets more intentional as Ss take the next step in data reasoning.
🔍 Curious what shifts from 2.DL.A.1 to 3.DL.A.1? 🎥 Check out today's #MathStandardMonday video. #DataLiteracy @amtnj.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
🕵️𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘀…
Check out this week’s #MathStandardMonday to find out why.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The goal of 7.NS.A.1 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 to 𝑚𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑧𝑒 𝑟𝑢𝑙𝑒𝑠…

𝗜𝘁’𝘀 to 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑚𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡.

🎥 See what this standard really expects in today’s #MathStandardMonday

#NJSLS #CCSS #MSMath #VisualModels #RepresentationsMatter #BuildingFractionUnderstanding #MathEducation #PLthatCounts

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November 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
6.NS.C.6 extends students’ work with the number line to include 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. ↕️

🚩 A common misunderstanding? Thinking this standard is 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑠.

Want to know what it really says?

🎬 Check out today’s #MathStandardMonday video.

#NJSLS #CCSS #VisualModels @amtnj.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 11:59 AM
📏 #MathStandardMonday | 4.NF.A.1

Fractions aren’t just parts — they’re 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ𝑠.

And when you see them that way… equivalence makes perfect sense.

🎥 Watch how.

#NJSLS #CCSS #ElemMath #VisualModels #RepresentationsMatter #BuildingFractionUnderstanding #PLthatCounts

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October 20, 2025 at 12:04 PM
✨ 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀?

👉 For today's #MathStandardMonday we’re taking that familiar 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟮 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 & stretching it—𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦—to fractions.

(And yes, 🍕 𝗽𝗶𝘇𝘇𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱.)

#NJSLS #CCSS #VisualModels @amtnj.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM
↔️ 𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵!

The first time they show up in the standards? ➡️ 𝟮.𝗠𝗗.𝗕.𝟲

Before we ask kids to 𝗮𝗱𝗱 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 on them, there’s one key idea we can’t skip…

🎥 This week’s #MathStandardMonday breaks it down.

#NJSLS #VisualModels @amtnj.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 12:04 PM
✨ A #CoachingthatCounts first—a #MSMath spotlight for #MathStandardMonday: 6.NS.B.3

Often, fluency gets reduced to ➡️ "follow the steps."

❌ But what if those steps aren’t the most efficient way?
🎥 This week, I’m unpacking what fluency REALLY means.

#NJSLS #PlaceValue @amtnj.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
#MathStandardMonday 📌 Today’s focus: 𝟱.𝗡𝗕𝗧.𝗕.𝟳

💡 𝐾𝑒𝑦 𝑝ℎ𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑒: “Strategies based on place value.”

❓ But what does that 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 mean when students add, subtract, multiply, or divide decimals?

👉 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆’𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲!

#NJSLS #CCSS #PlaceValue #StrategiesNotShortcuts @amtnj.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
#MathStandardMonday

This week we’re taking place value 1 step further.

❓ How can the same digit be worth 10× in one number and 1/10 in another?

🎥 Check out the video on 5.NBT.A.1—and why it’s not about “moving the decimal point.”

#NJSLS #PLthatCounts #StrategiesNotShortcuts

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September 15, 2025 at 11:58 AM
✨ #MathStandardMonday - 4.NBT.A.2 ✨

This week’s spotlight is on a 𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟰 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂e.
It looks simple at first glance…but it’s where one of the most common misconceptions shows up. 👀

#NJSLS #CCSS #PlaceValue #PLthatCounts #StrategiesNotShortcuts #ElemMath
@amtnj.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 11:54 AM
This week's #MathStandardMonday unpacks 1.NBT.B.3—comparing 2-digit numbers with place value

💡Too often the focus is on the symbols when the real goal is helping students explain why

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September 1, 2025 at 12:20 PM
✨ New this year! Every Tuesday I’ll share a classroom-ready resource to bring #MathStandardMonday to life.

🃏 This week’s freebie → Break It to Make It: How Many Ways?

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August 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
📊✨ #MathStandardMonday is BACK! ✨📊

This week’s spotlight: 1.NBT.B.2 – Place Value 🔎
🎥 Common pitfalls + why it matters for long-term success.
👉 Watch the video & join my Oct 8–9 workshop. Learn more: www.mathcoachingthatcounts.com

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August 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
#MathStandardMonday—5.NBT.B.5 is my LEAST favorite fluency standard. Not because multiplying with the standard algorithm is often rushed—though that’s true—but because this one leaves A LOT open to interpretation. 🎥 Check out the video to learn more. #NJSLS #FluencyBeyondFast @amtnj.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 12:59 PM
✏️ #MathStandardMonday: This week, we’re unpacking 2.OA.B.2—& 2 phrases that seem to contradict each other: "Using strategies" & "Know from memory". 🎥 Check out this week’s video to see how they work together—& what it means for G2 fluency. #NJSLS #CCSS #FluencyBeyondFast @amtnj.bsky.social
June 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
✏️ #MathStandardMonday💡Up this week: 1.NBT.C.5 —What does it mean to "mentally find" 10 more or 10 less? And what does TRUE fluency look like with this standard? 🎥 Check out this week’s video to learn more! #FluencyinAction #PlaceValuePower #PLthatCounts #NJSLS #CCSS @amtnj.bsky.social
May 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
✏️ #MathStandardMonday - Let’s clear up a common confusion around fluency: When do Ss stop using "r" for remainder? Should they enter Gr 6 using decimals in their quotients? 🎯Spoiler: The standards might surprise you. 🎥 Watch the video & learn more! #NJSLS #CCSS #FluencyBeyondFast @amtnj.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
📘 #MathStandardMonday As we continue unpacking fluency, this week we’re digging into K.OA.A.5—but not just what the standard says. We’re exploring "HOW we get there” & "WHAT it looks like.” 👉 Check out the video to learn more. #NJSLS #CCSS #FluencyBeyondFast @amtnj.bsky.social
May 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM