{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Tier 1 Interventions","title":"Why Counting Is the Hidden Foundation of Math","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1548,"description":"\nWhat if the most advanced math ideas actually start with the simplest skill students learn first?\n\nIn this final episode of the Tier One Interventions workshop series, we explore a powerful truth: counting is the foundation of mathematical thinking.\n\n\nFrom counting blocks in rectangles to identifying factors in the locker problem, students build deeper understanding when they repeatedly return to meaningful counting experiences.\n\nThese reference tasks allow students to reconnect to core ideas when they struggle:\n\n• Making rectangles\n • Using dimension charts\n • Exploring the locker problem\n • Working through diamond problems\n\nInstead of memorizing disconnected procedures, students learn to recognize the structure behind numbers.\n\nOver time, these repeated experiences build the bridge from counting → multiplication → area → algebraic reasoning.\n\nThis episode concludes our 10-part October workshop series on how math learning develops across grade levels.\n\n👍 Subscribe to Tier 1 Interventions for more strategies that improve math learning and student success.\n🔗 Get involved with Tier 1 Interventions coaching:\n Check the link in the show notes to join live sessions or access the full year of professional learning.\n Join one Mastery Math Method Workshop for just $47.\nContact jonily@mindsonmath.com\n👇 Comment below: Where do you see kids getting stuck most often in math?\n\n⏱ Timestamps\n0:25 The “third way” of teaching math\n1:00 Using reference tasks when students struggle\n2:00 Why counting is the hidden foundation of math\n3:10 Counting blocks in rectangles\n4:10 How counting leads to multiplication\n5:10 Connecting counting to area and factors\n6:30 Why reference tasks work across grade levels\n8:00 Counting groups in algebra expressions\n10:00 Teacher reflections and insights\n14:30 Why micro learning builds deep understanding\n18:00 Counting connects elementary math to algebra\n23:00 Final reflections from the workshop\n24:30 Closing and next series announcement\n\n🎯 Ready to...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/yu0S9TADYioZiMgS0K8G70kNyitiMSJLb8W43CSlH_A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ5MTcyLzE3MDY1/NDQ0NjctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}