Math activities that explore numbers and patterns with the use of a 100 chart.
Math is a subject that students either enjoy or groan about each time they are asked to open their textbooks. Writing a story, you follow rules but the answers may all be different but correct. However, math problems have one correct answer but different strategies to solve the problem.
Students are reluctant to solve math problems because of the fear of getting a wrong answer. Implementing a variety of tools for students to use, such as the 100 chart gives them something tangible to aid them in solving the problem. Hundred chart is a tool to assist with addition, subtraction, multiples, patterns and more. It gives students a visual to decide on how to calculate an answer.
A hundred chart can be used in primary grades til junior grades, then the hundred chart can be upgraded to a thousand chart. There are many math tools for students to use and it is important to teach them all and have students decide what is the best tool for solving mathematical problems. My son prefers the hundred chart for addition problems while my nephew prefers the ruler to assist him. Hundred chart is best to be available to all students and not just a teaching resource or a resource used once or twice. Students need to understand its importance and take the initiative to use it to aid in solving math problems.
