Ryan Flessner

Woohoo! We trended again! #ElemMathChat

OK #ElemMathChat family...I'm heading to bed. Thanks for the wonderful conversation tonight. I'm grateful for each of you. And - as always - thanks to @mnmmath.bsky.social for organizing these chats for all of us!!!

Join us on November 5 at 8pm Central/9pm Eastern for an #ElemMathChat led by @tilefarmer.bsky.social Alex will lead us in a conversation about Creativity in Math and Mathy Games. See you then!

Thank you for joining us tonight! It’s been a pleasure to be in community with each of you. I can’t wait until next month! #ElemMathChat Again, I'm happy to stay until you've all had enough! #ElemMathChat is a highlight of each month. When I can't attend, I have an extreme sense of FOMO!

Q6: How do you assess number sense? #ElemMathChat

One Too Many: A Seek & Find Counting Book written and illustrated by Gianna Marino is visual candy. The book encourages children to see specific numbers within increasingly complex pictures. I love to use this book to discuss “cumulative total” with teachers. #ElemMathChat

One Family by George Shannon and illustrated by Blanca Gómez allows conversations about unitizing to begin. The book explores ideas such as “One is five” meaning five bananas constitute one bunch. #ElemMathChat

A5: I love Zero is the Leaves on the Tree by @betsyfranco.bsky.social Passages like,“Zero is…the footprints on the beach when the waves come in and in and in” pair with beautiful illustrations - by Shino Arihara - so children can SEE 0. Masterful! #ElemMathChat

Q5: What children’s books do you use to teach number sense? #ElemMathChat

A3: Math Is FigureOutAble!™ inspires students to develop number sense in ways that build on what kids know. @pwharris.bsky.social , @kimmontague.bsky.social ,& others created a video library of problem strings being used in real classrooms. Their website: www.mathisfigureoutable.com/ps #ElemMathChat

A3: If you haven’t experienced Splat!, you haven’t had enough fun in your life! @stevewyborney.bsky.social has a plethora of resources for educators at his website: stevewyborney.com #ElemMathChat

A3: @fawnnguyen.substack.com has an amazing page dedicated to visual patterns. These images will keep kids thinking, debating, and reflecting in ways you probably didn’t think were possible! Find a catalogue of images she and her colleagues have created here: visualpatterns.org #ElemMathChat

A3: Another one of my favorites is Number Talk Images. @kristenacosta.bsky.social has a wealth of resources on her page: tedd.org/choral-count... And @berkeleyeverett.bsky.social has a wonderful library of tasks and images that you can find here: berkeleyeverett.com/images/numbe... #ElemMathChat

A3: I love Choral Counting & Counting Collections by Megan Franke, Elham Kazemi, and @angelaturrou.bsky.social #ElemMathChat Find their book here: www.betterworldbooks.com/product/deta... Find more resources and see videos of Choral Counting in classrooms by clicking here: tedd.org/choral-count...

Some of you have already started answering this one! Q3: What are your favorite number sense activities? Bonus points for links to, or pictures of, the activities! #ElemMathChat

A2: Number walks - Find numbers in your environment (the classroom, the playground, walking in the neighborhood) #ElemMathChat

A2: Student dialogue - Get kids sharing and debating with one another (Choose a number, convince your partner that it’s the BEST number) #ElemMathChat

A2: Connections to the real-world - (What numbers do you see at home? What numbers do you see in your community?) #ElemMathChat

A2: Open ended questions - (What’s your favorite number? What makes that number special?) #ElemMathChat

Q2: How do you inspire students to think about numbers? #ElemMathChat

A1: Many of the resources I use describe how number sense is many things - which makes it hard to define. This is one definition I was able to find. #ElemMathChat

Our first question for the evening is... Q1: What is number sense and why is it important? #ElemMathChat

I’m Ryan Flessner. I’m a professor at Butler University in Indianapolis, IN. #ElemMathChat

Hi Everyone. My name is Ryan Flessner, and I’ll be leading tonight’s #ElemMathChat. I’m so excited you’re here!

Can't wait to be with all of you! #ElemMathChat

Join us TONIGHT for #ElemMathChat with @ryanflessner.bsky.social We’re talking Number Sense Routines and ways to build flexible mathematical thinking. Bring your ideas and join the conversation! 8:00 PM CST | 9:00 PM EST #MathEd #ITeachMath #MTBoS #ElemMathChat

So excited to have the chance to chat with the #ElemMathChat crew tomorrow night! Please join us. 😊

Join us on 10/1/26 for #ElemMathChat with @ryanflessner.bsky.social We’re talking Number Sense Routines and ways to build flexible mathematical thinking. Bring your ideas and join the conversation! 8:00 PM CST | 9:00 PM EST #MathEd #ITeachMath #MTBoS #ElemMathChat

Can’t wait for #ElemMathChat on October 1. Hope you’ll join us!

#ElemMathChat is back for 26-27! Join us the 1st Thursday of each month beginning in September. Learn with @drindiagrit.bsky.social @ryanflessner.bsky.social @tilefarmer.bsky.social @tjmath.bsky.social @sueoconnellmath.bsky.social @dee & more! Invite a friend! #MTBoS #ITeachMath #ElemMath

Will this work as a #WODB? (Counting on the learners...) What would your reasons be?

An amazing source for amazing books that incorporate mathematics: www.mathicalbooks.org #ElemMathChat

As always, thank you to the courageous leader of #ElemMathChat, @mnmmath.bsky.social. Your efforts are noticed and appreciated!

Thank you, @heidisabnani.bsky.social for these questions and ideas. I can’t wait to see how the discussion evolves! #ElemMathChat

A4: Here are just a few of my favorites. #ElemMathChat

Hi #ElemMathChat! I’m Ryan, a professor at Butler University. Picking just one book to share is incredibly difficult, but the one that immediately comes this mind is Boot & Shoe by Marla Frazee.

I love my job. I love my students. I love math. 😊 www.instagram.com/reel/DXhl3Ax... @butleru.bsky.social

End to a great semester with the @butleru.bsky.social COE ED316 crew. #fieldtrip #binning #bibibop #mathrocks

Sorry I’m late to the #ElemMathChat party! I’m Ryan, a professor at Butler University in Indianapolis. Excited to catch up on the convo!

Fun times with @cfless.bsky.social on the “Math and Other Things” podcast. Love the idea of “Stories from the Field” and can’t wait to see what develops! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

Just received notification that I was accepted to speak at @nctm.org’s Annual Meeting in Denver. No, that’s not me in the photo! “Making Early Childhood Numeracy Count” on Thursday, October 29 from 2:45-4pm in the Colorado Convention Center - Bluebird Ball 3F Who else is going?!

[New Post] Ontario Math Links - My Favourite #math related links from this week: ontariomath.blogspot.com/2026/04/math... Links and help from @howiehua.bsky.social @karencampe.bsky.social @mathsjem.bsky.social @mathsvault.bsky.social @tilefarmer.bsky.social and more #MathChat #MTBoS #iTeachMath

Excited to be presenting with @myips.org teachers from @butleru.bsky.social Lab School at KINLCon this summer. Hope to see everyone there!

#ElemMathChat A3 - I try to model asking questions as much as I can to encourage students to do the same. I ask “How do you know that?” a lot. I also love being surprised by students and seeing their spark when I say, “I’ve never seen that before. Could you tell me how it works?”

#ElemMathChat A0 I’m Ryan, a Professor at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. It’s @cfless.bsky.social’s birthday month, so April is always fun at our house!