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This is a document to help teachers to identify the big ideas within a math unit prior to teaching to keep their instruction focused.
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Tweet Welcome to week 2 of our Mathematical Mindsets book study! Last week, we looked at the latest in brain research and talked about the importance of mistakes and struggle. Chapter 3: The Creativity and Beauty in Mathematics Big Ideas - Math gets treated differently than other subjects. It is much more of a performance subject than any other. -There is a big gap between real world mathematics and school mathematics - Students (and the public in general) see math as calculations, rules and procedures rather than creative and beautiful. Impact in the Classroom Fibonacci Numbers and the Golden Ratio One of the examples given in this chapter was about taking a look at the Fibonacci numbers and the golden ratio with kids. I have always loved this series of numbers and many years ago was given a copy of Fascinating Fibonaccis which I have now used many times to talk with kids about Fibonacci numbers. I also love the picture book Rabbits Rabbits Everywhere by Ann McCallum who also wrote Eat your Math Homework. One more excellent resource is this blog, Fabulous Fibonacci Fun where you can find more background information as well as a great collection of images that illustrate the golden ratio in nature. Let Students pose Their own Questions Real mathematicians pose and answer questions all the time. One of the best ways to get our students doing this is to let them have the chance. Give them mathematical tools or situations and let them come up with questions. Let them work to find answers to their questions. This is something I have had some opportunity to do this year in the context of our school wide genius hour. It is definitely something I hope to do more of in the future. Chapter 4: Creating Mathematical Mindsets: The Importance of Flexibility with Numbers Big Ideas -Kids intuitive joy of math is quickly replaced with learning procedures & rules -Students need to see math as a conceptual, growth oriented subject. They should see math as a place to think, not to blindly operate on numbers. Impact in the Classroom Number Talks The single best way I have found to develop a sense of numeracy in kids of all ages is number talks. Doing number talks with my students has been a total game changer in my students' ability to think about numbers, develop strategies and learn to talk about their thinking. It is a structured way to spend 10 minutes each day that will give you big results. If you teach K-4, start with this book, and if you teach grade 5 and up check out this one. If you have been using number talks in your classroom and are ready to up your game, there is a new number talks book all about Fractions & Decimals. I have dug into this one over the past 2 months and it has really helped move my practice forward and increased my students' understanding of fractions and decimals. Hold off on Formal Procedures When do you "teach" kids the traditional algorithms for adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing? Holding off on these formal procedures can really help kids see math as a growth oriented subject where they can develop their own conceptual understanding and design their own strategies to solve problems. If you are using number talks, you will be amazed at what kids of efficient strategies your students can come up with on their own. In my school, we have agreed not to introduce the traditional algorithm for addition and subtraction until grade 4. We hold off on the traditional algorithm for multiplication until the end of grade 5 and division until grade 6. Go for Depth, Not Speed Value deep thinking over fast thinking in your classroom. Whenever I talk about not focusing on speed, the issue of math facts comes up. I think to much emphasis is put on memorization when kids should really be working on knowing facts from memory. For much more about facts, check out this post. Chapter 5: Rich Mathematical Tasks Big Ideas -5 c's of engagement: curiosity, connection making, challenge, creativity, collaboration -5 ways for teachers to open math tasks and increase potential for learning. 1. Open the task so there are multiple methods, pathways and representations 2. Include inquiry opportunities 3. Ask the problem before teaching the method 4. Add a visual component and ask students how they see the math 5. Ask students to convince and reason; be skeptical Impact in the Classroom Rich mathematical tasks are such a good way to generate engagement and enthusiasm in your classroom. Providing kids with low floor, high ceiling tasks are a great way to get big math ideas, work on perseverance and get kids excited about math. After reading this chapter, I decided to try a little experiment with a very engaging, very open ended task, the 1 to 10 card investigation. If you have never heard of this investigation, head here to check out a 1 minute video. I presented the original investigation to a group of first graders who are always looking for a challenge, all of my second graders, the entire 5th and 6th grade classes and a large group of teachers during a PD day. All of these folks were able to access this problem. The excitement and engagement were just as high with adults solving this problem as it was with first graders. Students work together using 20 frame playing cards to solve the problem to 15. The best part of this problem was that there really is no end to it. After folks solved the 1 to 10 card problem, all kinds of extensions were proposed and worked on. Some kids increased the number of cards while others proposed different arrangements of the cards such as what if we flip one over and then put 2 on the bottom. Kids challenged each other and me to go further with this problem. One of my sixth graders must have spent 20 hours on this problem over the last week and was able to generalize a pattern that would work for any number of cards. Kids asked to take cards home and challenge their families. Teachers who worked on this problem during PD literally could not stop working on it. A student uses cards from my place value to 120 deck to work on solving the problem with 50 cards Your turn! What did you think about this week's reading? What changes are you making or thinking of making in your classroom? Please respond in the comments below!
Board Slam Battleship mixes the classic board game Battle Ship with a fun new math game to create an activity that increases math fluency while having fun.
Description You probably have Snake Game cards in your classroom, but what about Snake Game booklets? These are unique and so much more fun that a worksheet. Teachers love them because they are easy to prepare–print, fold, staple, that's it! They are designed for students to write their answers directly inside. Use these booklets with the Montessori beads, or they can stand alone, either way your children will have fun practicing their linear addition while improving their fluency. Self-correction super easy because you also get answer key booklets. Homeschool teachers you'll be happy to know that there's a version formatted just for you so you only have to print one of each booklet. Classroom teachers, your version will allow you to print multiple copies of the same booklet so you can quickly make a class set. What's Included Addition Snake Game Booklets 1 PDF with teacher information (preparation and basic presentation suggestions) to help you get this lesson up and running as soon as possible 1 PDF with the homeschool version of the Addition Snake Game Booklets 4 PDFs with the classroom version of the Addition Snake Game Booklets 1 PDF with the Addition Snake Game answer key booklets Preview
I shared on my instagram account the following activities I created to review prime and composite numbers with my daughter. We glued the multiples bookmark along with the prime and composite numbers chart inside her interactive notebook. If your students need extra help, the following sheets can be place inside sheet protectors and used […]
This math game is a fun way to review counting coins and money skills in the classroom.
My students and I first celebrated POWERS of TEN DAY in 2014. My 3rd-5th-graders see the film on their first day of class and we discuss it (see “POWERS of TEN and COSMIC EYE ~ Mind-Expanding for Students), but October 10th is the perfect day to revisit the film and introduce a few advanced math ... Read more
Several years ago, I heard about the Let's Make Squares activity from an OKMath Newsletter sent out by Christine Koerner. She recommended Let's Make Squares
Check out all 10 scientific notation activity ideas for helping students become pro working with really big & really small numbers.
FREE math partner games for multiplication and division facts. These partner games are low-prep, engaging, and perfect for math centers or early finishers.
If you’re a fan of special “academic” days of celebration such as Pi Day, Powers of Ten Day, and Fibonacci Day, celebrated on November 23rd, then we have something in common! What student isn’t interested in anything that involves “celebration?” It can be a good thing to set aside whatever studies are happening at the ... Read more
Measurement concepts benefit from hands-on learning! Help your K-3 learn non-standard units of measure & how to use a ruler. Get 20 ideas for measurement today!
Tweet Clip art by Whimsy Clips My students are so engaged by the changing of the seasons and learning with a theme that I try to incorporate the seasons into what we do each day. Because some members of our school community are not really into celebrating holidays in the classroom, I try to stick with lots of activities around the different seasons rather than specific holidays. Fall is a great time to bring pumpkin, apples and leaves into the classroom. When I saw this great set of 10 frame clip art by Graphics From the Pond I knew I wanted to make a new set of 10 frame cards. When I made a set of cards and spend time and money putting them on cardstock or laminating them, I want them to serve more than one purpose. Ten frames (and twenty and five frames) have so many uses in the classroom, so I put together 10 ways to use these cards with kids. These activities work great in Kindergarten and first grade classes and can be used for whole group, math centers or interventions. With the mix of ten frame cards and numeral cards, it is easy to differentiate the activities to meet a diverse group of needs. 10 Frame Flash This makes an excellent whole group, small group or partner activity. Simply flash the 10 frame at your students for 1-3 seconds and then ask them how many pumpkin seeds they saw and how they know they are right. Read more about this here! Matching Numerals and 10 Frames As a whole group game this can be a lot of fun and a great way to work on numbers to 10! Pass out 10 frames and numerals and ask kids to find their match. You can then display them on a pocket chart and talk about what they see. Kids can also do this on their own or with a partner. Spread out all the numeral cards and make a pile of the 10 frame cards. Have the student(s) pick a card from the 10 frame pile and find it’s match in the numeral pile. You can also switch this around and spread out the 10 frame cards and have them pick a numeral card. 10 Frame Memory An easy twist on a classic game! This game is great for kids to play with a partner or in a small group. Simply mix all of the cards together, do a bit of shuffling and then arrange in a rectangular array. If your students are not ready for all the 10 frames you can pick and choose. Just make sure you have the corresponding numerals and 10 frames! Note: Your students should be familiar with matching 10 frames before trying this activity! Sequential and Non Sequential Ordering These activities can be done as a large group by giving each kid a number (until you run out!) and having them get in order from least to greatest. It also works great as an individual task or a partner activity. Once kids have the cards in order, it is a great time for kids to practice counting forward and backwards. Make sure your students get a chance to put numbers in order that are not sequential as well. This activity can be done with just the numeral cards or with both the numeral and 10 frame cards together. Roll and Build This is a simple and effective game! All you need is some blank 10 frames, 10 sided dice and pumpkin seeds. If you don’t have pumpkin seeds bingo chips or other small markers will work just as well. Students can play alone or with a partner. Roll the die, and build that number on the ten frame. This goes much faster if kids do not remove the bingo chips each time but just add more or take some off as they roll. The pumpkin seeds I used got rinsed off and left out for a few hours on a towel to dry. The kids had a lot of fun with them! Odd and Even Sort These cards are a great way to practice odd and even numbers. Using the 10 frame cards is easier than just the numerals but when your students are ready go ahead and use them all! Check out more ways to work on odd and even. Flip and Write Combinations of Ten You can never have to many games for combinations of 10 and this is a great one requiring little teacher prep. Give the student a stack of 10 frame cards or numeral cards if they are ready. Have them flip over a card and write an equation showing how many seeds they see and how many more they need to make 10. I usually have kids create their own record sheet for this activity on a piece of scrap paper. It saves prep time and money! You also might want to check out computer games for combinations of 10. Make 10 Go Fish This is one of my students’ favorite games for practicing combinations of 10. Mix two sets of the ten frame cards together. Shuffle and distribute 4-5 cards to each player. Have each kid look for matches that make ten. For example the 3 and the 7 are a match and the 6 and the 4 are another one. When all matches have been found in individual player’s hands, have them play go fish. If I have the 2 card in my hand, I would ask another player, “do you have the 8 to go with my 2 to make 10?” That player would respond “yes I do or no I don’t have the 8 to go with your 2 to make 10. This language can be challenging to students when you first start but they will catch on quick! Read more about how I use this game in the classroom and see some pictures of the game in action. Pyramid 10 This is played like the classic solitaire game pyramid. Mix two sets of ten frame cards together or use one set of ten frame cards and one set of numeral cards if your students are ready. Students make a pyramid and find matches that make ten. Read more about how my students play pyramid and see more pictures! Mystery Card (Addition and Subtraction) This is a fun game and a nice challenge when students are ready. This game must be played in groups of 3. Two players choose a 10 frame card and place them on their foreheads. The third player finds the sum of the two numbers on their foreheads and tells what it is. Then each of the players with cards on their heads looks at the other person’s card and tries to determine what card they have. This lets one student practice adding 2 numbers under 10 while the other two students practice solving missing addend or subtraction problems. The 10 frame visual really supports this learning. I like to change out the 10 frame playing cards with the seasons to keep things fresh for my students! You can grab the pumpkin playing cards here or the spring seeds card set here. Looking to extend these activities for older students or those who are ready for a challenge? Check out my Double 10 Frames Activity Set! If you are looking for more ways to get 10 frames into your classroom, I highly recommend picking up a copy of Using Ten Frames to Build Number Sense. It is full of great ideas that are easy to implement in the classroom.
The logistics of starting an interactive notebook is one of the most dauting barriers for math teachers. Here’s a set of simple 3 steps to take to get started!
Hello again! I was browsing pinterest the other day (as I tend to do - a lot!) and I found this nifty idea that got me thinking. It is ...
Make Ten... A fun and easy card game for kids that reinforces math concepts and uses a regular deck of playing cards. Free printable play mat included!
50 of the BEST hands-on math activities for toddlers and preschoolers for counting, graphing, measuring, shapes, and sorting.
Properties of logarithms can be tricky for students in Algebra 2 and teachers. I love using activities to teach logs and this post explains how I teach them to my kids!
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Measuring angles can be fun and creative with these art projects for upper elementary.
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Are you looking for some fun linear equations activities and teaching ideas? This post is chock full of ideas for stations, centers, review activities and independent work for linear equations. Includes links to games, math pennants, foldables for algebra interactive notebooks, an algebra 1 word wall, a puzzle, a hands-on algebra project, and a free pdf printable template that works great as a warm up or closer in an algebra classroom.
This Number Bonds To Ten Kite Craft is such a fun hands-on craftivity to help reinforce number bonds with your students!
Click to see 3 different ways to rotate a shape about the origin. These 3 strategies have helped my students master rotating a shape.
