Tag Archives: elementary

Desmos Polygraph Extension Task

Posted on July 6, 2018 by jgvadnais

Inspiration Toward the end of the school year, my colleague Jorge and I, had a regular gig co-teaching in Mrs. S’s 4th grade class. Jorge had been working with Mrs. S throughout the year on various projects. I joined the … Continue reading →

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Multiplying Fractions: A Desmos Area Model

Posted on December 11, 2017 by jgvadnais

INSPIRATION I’ve been tinkering with area models for awhile, storing countless versions in my teacher.desmos.com account.  A few of my area models support the conceptual thinking of multiplying fractions.  Recently, I was approached by a coaching colleague, Crystal, to teach … Continue reading →

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Desmos Marbleslides: 10 Frame Addition

Posted on May 2, 2017 by jgvadnais

Inspiration Many many months ago, I saw an intriguing tweet. Kristin, @mathminds, had made a Desmos AB focused on 10 Frames and was inquiring about the possibility of an interactive one. Challenge excepted.  I viewed her inquiry as a chance to … Continue reading →

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Desmos Polygraph: Geometry Basics

Posted on February 28, 2017 by jgvadnais

Today, I had the pleasure of introducing Desmos Polygraph: Geometric Basics to a group of 4th grade students.  It was my first time teaching in an elementary classroom and I enjoyed every minute. Starting To avoid answering the same question 100 times, … Continue reading →

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Comparing Fractions w/ Desmos

Posted on August 24, 2016 by jgvadnais

For the past few days, I’ve been hanging out with Mrs. Becker’s (Peytra) 6th grade exploratory class.  We both like experimenting with new strategies and often use her exploratory kiddos as guinea pigs.  Our recent experiment – Fractions. Last year I … Continue reading →

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