A For Add-On (A To Z Blogging Challenge)--Plus Other Ramblings

I accept been super busy on my trip to the E coast to catch friends that I totally missed final Th together with fifty-fifty my blogiversary (but hey, at that topographic point volition e'er survive more).  I all the same create accept a piffling process giveaway, but I volition hold off until I am dorsum from my trip for the Lollipics prize (yay!).

So, for the Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 to Z blogging challenge I am going to beak almost a math topic, concept, or term together with write a chip almost it or plow over but about ideas how to teach/reinforce it : )

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 for Addition!!!  Addition is actually the start matter nosotros learn kids together with kids e'er desire more, more, to a greater extent than hence I gauge it is natural that nosotros focus on add-on first.

Long earlier nosotros used numerals at that topographic point were dissimilar adding devices--our fingers, the abacus, sticks, etc.  Now at that topographic point is the estimator but earlier nosotros allow the piffling people but punch inwards the numbers for that nosotros accept to brand certain they empathize the concept.  Also, (my favorite) house value come upwards into play in 1 trial nosotros acquire to a greater extent than than nine of something.  Also, I experience it is real of import to accept the piffling ones empathize all the dissimilar ways to brand each number.  Even doing that simple exercise tin survive interesting to piffling kids...

How many ways tin nosotros brand 8?

Some kids volition solely nation 1+7, 2+6, 3+5, 4+4, 5+3, 6+2, 7+1  That is vii ways.
Then other kids mightiness accept those summation the 0+8 promotion 8+0 (2 more)
But hence you lot may accept other kids that fifty-fifty intend almost splitting upwards the add-on to survive 1+1+6, 1+2+5, together with hence on.  Then you lot start to think, Wow!  There are a lot of ways to brand an slowly number--way to a greater extent than than the seat out itself.

Anyway, let's encounter if your simple educatee tin abide by out how many ways at that topographic point are to add together numbers upwards to 8 (my hubby belike remembers the shortcut).  Let me know what respond you lot come upwards up with.

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In other word I am on my trip to catch alongside my NY together with CT friends together with my wonderful hubby is belongings downwards the fort (with all 5 kids).

Dawn on Th (3/27/14) morning time at Jamaica Station inwards Queens, NY

I spent 1 24-hour interval inwards West Babylon final calendar week afterward flight into JFK together with taking the prepare out to Long Island.  We had a swell pizza luncheon on Fri together with my college friend from BYU together with I had a swell fourth dimension catching upwards together with talking almost the similarities together with differences betwixt NY together with southern CA.

Manhattan Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (3/28/14)

On Fri I went into the metropolis together with visited (attended a session) inwards the Manhattan Temple.  It was beautiful!  Plus, that 24-hour interval it wasn't freezing--it was 50 degrees hence it was barable.  Then I took the prepare upwards to Connecticut.  My friend is looking for a novel house to alive due to the landlord non renewing their lease.  I accept been trying to assistance her scour Realtor.com for an affordable place.  We fifty-fifty went to await at houses belatedly final night.  It was fun, but disappointing a bit.  Some houses are but hence expensive!

Sat I helped my friend become through bags of wearing clothing together with helped her immature adult woman become through her cupboard to plow over away the wearing clothing that didn't stand upwards for anymore.  My immature adult woman is the same way--it is hence much to a greater extent than fun to become through wearing clothing alongside individual else (I intend I bask it too!  I plow over away much to a greater extent than if a friend comes over to assistance me build clean out my closet--but solely particular friends are willing to assistance clean).

sun nosotros went to Church together with it was great!  They had a prissy ward (congregation) alongside a LOT of families.  Later that 24-hour interval I made cookies--something that my friend had never done.  She grew upwards inwards South America together with manifestly baking isn't something that she learned.  She was happy to larn how to brand chocolate chip cookies together with I was happy to present her (and consume some--yum!).  Tomorrow nosotros are going to bake breadstuff too!

Today was super busy, but I did acquire to gear upwards her older laptop that had a broken jack hence she couldn't accuse it.  Thank goodness for Amazon for having the part, YouTube for having a tutorial, together with my friend for having a mini tool kit.  It took a piffling while, but afterward next the directions together with figuring out a few piffling details of the steps he didn't create a close-up on, it worked!  All her pictures were rescued from the difficult displace (and I impressed her husband).

Well, it has been a long day.  If you lot are interested inwards participating inwards the Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 to Z blogging Challenge you lot tin become hither to larn to a greater extent than almost it.  I completed the challenge final yr together with accept practiced intentions for this year, but it is going to survive tough.  Have a swell 24-hour interval everyone!