Operations & Algebraic Thinking

Your go-to collection of blogs on how to effectively teach Operations & Algebraic Thinking in your classroom, including resources, worksheets and tips for educators. Covering order of operaitons, addition and subtraction, multiplication, division, multiples and factors, and exponents.

What Is PEMDAS? Explained For Kids, Parents & Teachers

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What Is Long Multiplication: Explained For Elementary School Teachers, Parents And Kids

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Division For Kids: How To Teach 3 Division Methods From Kindergarten To 5th Grade

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What Is BODMAS And BIDMAS? Explained For Teachers

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What Is The Lowest Common Multiple: A Guide For Elementary School

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How To Teach Long Division Step-By-Step So Children Love It!

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What Is Long Division? Explained For Elementary School

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What is the sum? A Guide For Teachers And Students

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What Is The Quotient? A Step-by-Step Guide For Students And Teachers

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What Is Box Method Multiplication? Explained For Elementary School Teachers, Parents And Pupils

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What Is Order Of Operations: Explained For Elementary School

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Teaching Times Tables: A Guide For Elementary School Teachers From 1st To 5th Grade

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What Is Subitizing? Explained For Elementary School Teachers

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What Are Multiples And Factors? Explained For Elementary School

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Teaching Subtraction In 4th And 5th Grade Interventions: How To Identify and Plug The Most Common Learning Gaps

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Teaching Division: A Guide For Elementary School Teachers

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How to Teach Multiplication: Math Bootcamp

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8 Long Division Examples And How To Solve Them: Explained For Elementary School

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What Is A Multiple: Explained For Teachers, Parents and Kids

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What Is Division With Remainders? Explained For Elementary School and Middle School

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How To Learn Multiplication Tables At Home: The Best Way To Master Your Multiplication Facts

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What Is Division? Explained For Teachers, Parents and Kids

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The 12 Divisibility Rules You Need To Know (With A New One You’ve Probably Never Heard Of)

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Teaching Addition and Subtraction: A Guide For Elementary School Teachers From 2nd To 5th Grade

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What Are Factors: Explained for Teachers, Parents and Kids

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What Is Standard Algorithm Subtraction? Explained For Teachers, Parents and Kids

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What Are Number Bonds? A Guide For Elementary Teachers

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What Are Cube Numbers? Explained For Elementary School

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What Is The Greatest Common Factor: A Guide For Elementary School

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Why And How Every Teacher Should Be Using A Multiplication Chart In Elementary Math Lessons

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What Is A Square Number? Explained For Teachers

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