Becoming mathematicians: Flexible additive thinking
Explore, expand and zoom into the critical components, or “molecules”, in the development of students' knowledge and understanding in additive thinking, including thinking flexibly about numbers, thinking flexibly about the operations, using benchmarks and using foundational facts.
Participation
This course is for all K-8 staff wishing to learn about flexible additive thinking.
The video is about 20 minutes long. You might like to watch it on your own or with your colleagues. If you are working with your colleagues, allowing at least an hour would provide you with time to pause the video to discuss key points and play with some mathematical ideas.
Mode of delivery
Becoming mathematicians: Flexible additive thinking is available through MyPL.
Additional professional learning
Becoming mathematicians: Flexible additive thinking is a part of the NSW Mathematics Strategy bite-size on-demand professional learning series. These are short, focused mathematical videos and resources that explore important mathematical concepts from K-8. They are designed to be completed in one session with suggested opportunities to further explore ideas in practice.
These include:
- Becoming mathematicians: Exploring patterns
- Becoming mathematicians: Flexible multiplicative thinking
- Becoming mathematicians: How numbers and fractions work
- Becoming mathematicians: Quantifying collections
Please visit the NSW Mathematics Strategy professional learning page for details on other sustained, short and bite-size professional learning opportunities.
Contact us
Contact the NSW Mathematics Strategy Professional Learning team for further information.