Math is More Than a Numbers Game
…example of a cooperative learning activity that encourages math talk. In a nutshell, each team needs a “recharger” and one math problem worksheet per person. Students put their pencils into…
…example of a cooperative learning activity that encourages math talk. In a nutshell, each team needs a “recharger” and one math problem worksheet per person. Students put their pencils into…
…member estimates the height of the pumpkin and Person #1 records each estimate. Person #1 measures the height of the pumpkin to the top of the stem and records it…
…will have to solve the problem or one person can check with a calculator that can solve fraction problems. Comparing Fractions Game – Each student spins the spinner once and…
…reading & researching, they have to cut out a head/arm holes in a poster board and decorate it to look like their person. Then they will “talk” as that person…
…Do hands get warmer the longer they are inside the mittens? How does the outside air temperature affect the temperature of hands inside mittens? (If you are wearing mittens indoors…
…and always took time to talk to me. He was a light in a dark place in my childhood when I felt pushed aside by so many other teachers. Ben…
…new concepts with a partner. Predict, Justify, & Check Partner Math Talk Activity Use this simple partner math talk activity to boost engagement and increase rigor with almost ANY assignment….
…mouth. Anyway, I used the silliest voice I could muster and made the puppet talk. He introduced himself as Corey the Cuboid and went on to talk about his other…
…on my desk until I noticed it yesterday. Oh my goodness! Have you ever read a professional development book that was so compelling you wanted to talk about it with…
…In this movie, you’ll meet a boy and girl. They are going to fall in love and live happily ever after.” Um…what? Talk about boring (not to mention a spoiler-alert)!…
…day of the week. Person #1 is always captain on Monday, Person #2 on Tuesday, and so on. If we have a full 5-day week, I just spin a spinner…
…for each day of the week. Person #1 is always captain on Monday, Person #2 on Tuesday, and so on. If we have a full 5-day week, I just spin…
