Category: Math

Penguin fractions make fraction concepts fun to learn and easy to understand! Download a free Equivalent Fractions Sorting activity to try with your students!

Penguin fractions make fraction concepts fun to learn and easy to understand! Download a free Equivalent Fractions Sorting activity to try with your students!

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Pumpkin Seed Multiplication is a FREE partner activity that uses pumpkin seeds to help kids understand the relationship between addition and multiplication.

Pumpkin Seed Multiplication is a FREE partner activity that uses pumpkin seeds to help kids understand the relationship between addition and multiplication.

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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 โ€“ 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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Free Valentine Candy Hearts math lesson! Students conduct a simple investigation to find out if all boxes of Valentine conversation hearts are the same.

Free Valentine Candy Hearts math lesson! Students conduct a simple investigation to find out if all boxes of Valentine conversation hearts are the same.

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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. Patrickโ€™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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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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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 โ€“ 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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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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