Most textbooks are focused on answer-getting so their assessments are also focused on just answer-getting.  That doesn’t tell you anything about what your students understand, only what they can do. To ensure you are building your students’ understanding of numbers, you need some way to keep track of what they are understanding.  It’s Day 3 of the Number Sense Kickstart and today is all about recording what your students understand about the 8 number sense concepts.  If you have taken The Flexibility Formula course, you have detailed information and observation sheets to help you do this.  If not, Christina Tondevold gives you a simplified way to record what you are noticing about your students’ number sense. Tune in to listen or even go watch this episode over on the Build Math Minds’ YouTube channel so you can see part of the recording sheet: https://www.youtube.com/buildmathminds  Have you joined the Kickstart yet?  Get the 10 Day checklist and the link to all resources mentioned by joining the 10-Day Number Sense Kickstart here: BuildMathMinds.com/10Day-kickstart  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you are looking for a comprehensive online course for elementary educators that will help you better understand and implement the ideas in this Number Sense Kickstart, join The Flexibility Formula Course. During the 10-Day Kickstart you can get a special gift when you enroll by October 19, 2023.  Go to BuildMathMinds.com/enroll to pick the grade level of the course (K-2 or 3-5) and get enrolled.