Category: Math

Free Fall Math Word Problem Puzzlers

Daily problem solving is an important key to success in math, but implementing this type of program consistently can prove to be challenging.

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Fraction Spinners make it easy to create fun fraction games for math centers or cooperative learning lessons. Download two free fraction spinners and discover four simple fraction games to practice simplifying fractions, adding or subtracting fractions, comparing fractions, and ordering fractions.

Fraction Spinners make it easy to create fun fraction games for math centers or cooperative learning lessons. Years ago I created the two free fraction

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Out with Answer Keys – In with QR Codes!

You know what QR codes are … those black and white patterned squares you scan with your smartphone to be taken to a webpage with

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Download a free Customary Measurement Foldable from Laura Candler's blog. Student can use alone or in an interactive notebook.

Download a free Customary Measurement Foldable from Laura Candler’s blog. Student can use alone or in an interactive notebook.

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Looking for a fun math game for St. Patrick’s Day? You’re in luck! My free Leprechaun Luck Math Game makes it easy for kids to

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Daily problem solving is a highly effective way to help your students master the Common Core mathematical practice standards. Fortunately, when you have a plan

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When kids first learn about multiplication, it’s an alien concept. The best way to help them understand what multiplication means is to use manipulatives, and

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Mathematical Problem Solving: Mindsets Matter

Do you love math? Or are you convinced that the math train left the station without you long ago? No matter how you feel about

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Part Two: Crafting the Process When students struggle in math, it’s often due to their beliefs about what it takes to be successful in mathematics.

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Part One – Crafting the Problem Growth mindset is much more than a buzzword, and nowhere is this more apparent than in mathematics. Research findings

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We know that current math standards require students to learn through modeling using manipulatives. I have been using LEGO bricks for many years to teach

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Motivating kids before a holiday break can be a challenge, especially if you’re still expected to teach skills and review academic content. Whole group instruction

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Category: Math

Fraction Spinners make it easy to create fun fraction games for math centers or cooperative learning lessons. Download two free fraction spinners and discover four simple fraction games to practice simplifying fractions, adding or subtracting fractions, comparing fractions, and ordering fractions.

Fraction Spinners Make Fractions Fun!

Fraction Spinners make it easy to create fun fraction games for math centers or cooperative learning lessons. Years ago I created the two free fraction spinners below and uploaded them to my Fractions File Cabinet page, but I didn’t include directions or suggestions for activities. Today I’d like to share

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Out with Answer Keys – In with QR Codes!

Out with Answer Keys – In with QR Codes!

You know what QR codes are … those black and white patterned squares you scan with your smartphone to be taken to a webpage with more information about, well, anything! They’ve been popping up everywhere, from restaurant menus to PTA flyers. QR stands for “Quick Response” because scanning the code

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Daily Math Problem Solving and the Common Core

Daily problem solving is a highly effective way to help your students master the Common Core mathematical practice standards. Fortunately, when you have a plan in place, it can also be the easiest way to motivate your students to become proficient problem-solvers. I’ve always recognized the importance of daily math

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Making Connections with Pumpkin Seed Multiplication

When kids first learn about multiplication, it’s an alien concept. The best way to help them understand what multiplication means is to use manipulatives, and to introduce multiplication as a shortcut for repeated addition. Pumpkin Seed Multiplication is a fun, seasonal partner activity that uses shelled pumpkin seeds to help

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Mathematical Problem Solving: Mindsets Matter

Mathematical Problem Solving: Mindsets Matter

Do you love math? Or are you convinced that the math train left the station without you long ago? No matter how you feel about it, if you’re an elementary educator, you’ll probably have to teach math at some point. Fortunately, growth mindset research and new findings about how the

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How to Turn a Word Problem into a Rich Math Task (Part One)

Part One – Crafting the Problem Growth mindset is much more than a buzzword, and nowhere is this more apparent than in mathematics. Research findings in this field are transforming our perceptions about best practices in math instruction. As it turns out, developing a mathematical mindset is more highly correlated

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How to Teach Addition of Fractions Using LEGO Bricks

We know that current math standards require students to learn through modeling using manipulatives. I have been using LEGO bricks for many years to teach students math concepts throughout the elementary and middle school curriculum. It’s a perfect math manipulative, and students love using the bricks, since many students are

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Motivating Math Games

Motivating kids before a holiday break can be a challenge, especially if you’re still expected to teach skills and review academic content. Whole group instruction is particularly challenging because it’s so difficult to get kids to sit quietly and focus on the lesson when everyone (including you!) is hanging on

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