164 open-ended math problems perfect for whole class and small group kindergarten math warm-ups or guided math lessons. Teach problem solving with these word problems aligned to the Australian Curriculum – Foundation stage. Each naturally differentiated math question has multiple answers to cater for a range of learning abilities. Keep your students engaged and excited about maths with these age-appropriate math tasks designed around popular kindergarten topics and interests. We usually do one or two of these problems each week. With 164 open-ended questions in this resource, you will have more than enough for the whole year! THIS SET CONTAINS 3 MATCHING VERSIONS 164 open-ended math problems for numbers to 10 in different formats: PowerPoint Presentation Task cards – 4 to a page Worksheets For a whole class guided math lesson or warm-up, just display your chosen problem on a large screen or interactive panel. For small group or individual math activities, use the task cards or matching worksheets. CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW TO SEE SOME SAMPLES Aligned to the Australian Curriculum with all Content Stands Included 99 Number and Algebra problems. 29 Measurement problems. 29 Geometry problems. 7 Statistics and Probability problems. WHY USE OPEN-ENDED MATH PROBLEMS? As a naturally differentiated math activity or assessment. To shift the teaching focus from computation to problem solving and real-life learning. To develop higher order thinking skills – both critical and creative thinking skills. To create a record of each student’s growth and progress. To gain insight into your student’s mathematical abilities, opinions, understandings, and misconceptions. To give your students practice recording their thinking and math understandings. To build self-confidence and encourage reluctant students to “have-a-go”. Change those traditional closed math problems. The ones with only one correct answer – Kaela has 6 cupcakes. If 3 of them are rainbow, how many are chocolate? INTO differentiated open-ended math problems with numerous possible answers - Kaela has 6 cupcakes. If some are rainbow and some are chocolate, how many of each could there be? BOTH AUSTRALIAN & AMERICAN SPELLING VERSIONS INCLUDED Now your students can show you how they are thinking. You will be surprised at the variety of math strategies your students will use. You will also notice your students developing their mathematical language and collaborating with their peers as they problem solve. Looking for FIRST GRADE Open-ended Math Problems? Check out this set - Open Ended Math Problems – First Grade Problem Solving Tasks This is a quick and easy low-prep math resource you will be using over and over. USE THEM IN: Whole class guided math lessons Math warm-ups Math investigation areas, centers and stations Small group math rotations Intervention & Extension activities Homework packets Activities for early finishers Relief or Sub teacher planning Build strong foundational math skills and concepts for your kindergarten students with these open-ended math problems. Teach them to think critically and solve real world problems. If you like this math resource, you might be interested in my other open-ended math resources: · Open-ended math Question Prompts · 88 Math Provocations for Number and Algebra · 75 Measurement Activities · 49 Hands-on Geometry Activities · Loose Parts Mats Bundle of 100 · 30 STEAM Prompt Building Cards Want to be notified about product updates and new listings? CLICK HERE to follow my store on TpT ********************************************************************* Stay in touch with My Teaching Cupboard Instagram Facebook Pinterest And HERE on my blog
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Do you want to challenge your students, need on topic fast finisher activities or quick and easy math rotations that are engaging and educational? Then open ended maths questions are your solution. This resource is quick and simple to set up and can be reused in multiple situations, whether that be a whole class challenge, math group activity, a go to fast finisher or even for a casual teaching day. These 13 Open Ended Question Task Cards are designed to really get students thinking about their answers. This resource covers all content related to the following topics: ⭐ DATA ⭐ CHANCE ⭐ LENGTH ⭐ TIME ⭐ FRACTIONS ⭐ OPERATIONS (PLUS AND MINUS) ⭐ PATTERNS ⭐ MEASUREMENT ⭐ NUMBER ⭐ MONEY ⭐ POSITION ⭐ 2D SHAPES ⭐ 3D SHAPES This set is designed around content for K-2 students however as open ended questions test understanding of a concept they can be used for any K-6 grade. Included in this resource: ✅How to use ideas - to get the most out of your download. ✅ 13 Open Ended Math Question Task Cards - can be used digitally or printed and laminated for repeated classroom use. Can be printed full size for whole class use or printed multiple to a page for small group or individual use. ✅ Workbook with multiple answer-sheet options - numbered or blank answer sheets, double or full page options. ✅ Task card tracker - this helps both the teacher and student to keep track of which questions have been completed. This download allows for multiple uses: ❤️ Math centre/rotation activities ❤️ Whole class activities ❤️ Fast finisher ❤️ Casual teaching resource THIS PRODUCT IS PART OF THE BELOW PRODUCTS PURCHASE THE BUNDLE AND SAVE ⚠️ 300+ Open Ended Questions Math Task Card BUNDLE⚠️ ✨ 30 Number Open Ended Questions Task Cards and Workbook✨ ✨30 Length Open Ended Questions Task Cards and Workbook✨ ✨20 3D Shape Open Ended Questions Task Cards and Workbook✨ ✨ 25 2D Shape Open Ended Questions Task Cards and Workbook✨ ✨20 Data Open Ended Questions Task Cards and Workbook ✨ ✨ 20 Fraction Open Ended Questions Task Cards and Workbook✨ ✨20 Money Open Ended Questions Task Cards and Workbook✨ ✨20 Operation Open Ended Questions Task Cards and Workbook✨ ✨ 20 Pattern Open Ended Questions Task Cards and Workbook✨ ✨ 20 Position Open Ended Questions Task Cards and Workbook✨ ✨ 25 Chance and Probability Open Ended Questions Task Cards and Workbook✨ ✨25 Measurement Open Ended Questions Task Cards and Workbook✨ ✨ 30 Time Open Ended Questions Task Cards and Workbook✨ Other products you might like: • Ice Cream Alphabet Match and Display Set • Ice Cream Skip Counting Bundle - Worksheets, activities and display • 40 Writing Prompts with Pictures - Daily 5 - Fast Finisher - DEAW • 44 Fun Facts to Build Vocabulary and Background Knowledge • 144 Writing prompt cards - Daily 5 - Fast finisher activity All new products go on sale for first 48 hours. ⭐Click here to follow LittleMissT so you don't miss out! ⭐
Looking to better understand how students think about math? Student math journals are my favorite tool to understand and support my learners!
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Looking to better understand how students think about math? Student math journals are my favorite tool to understand and support my learners!
Engage students with this water cycle circle book. This fun foldable covers the concepts of weather and the water cycle, such as precipitation, condensation, evaporation, and so much more! It makes a great visual and makes science interactive! File Type PDF (Acrobat) Document File Be sure that you have an application to open this file type before downloading and/or purchasing.
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These digital and print and go open-ended word problems are the perfect addition to your whole group math lessons or centers! There are 10 open-ended problems for students to solve, each having multiple answers that extend your students' thinking. While these would be perfect as an extension task in a math center, they are also a valuable teaching tool as a whole class. **If you like this freebie you can purchase the full versions here** Kindergarten Open Ended Math Problems - Common Core Aligned First Grade Open Ended Math Questions - Common Core Aligned Kindergarten Open Ended Maths Problems - NSW Curriculum Year 1 Open Ended Maths Problems - NSW Curriculum Foundation Open Ended Maths Problems - Australian Curriculum Year 1 Open Ended Maths Problems - Australian Curriculum This resource is: In digital form (as a Powerpoint file) to use with your interactive whiteboard In print and go form (as a PDF) to use as task cards. There is also an ink-saving PDF if you need to use less colour! In image format (as JPEGS) for uploading to Seesaw. How to Use: As part of your lesson as a whole class and work through the problem together As extension questions for individual students, pairs or small groups Use as an independent activity/task card As a warm up/plenary activity In guided maths with teacher support What's included: 10 digital slides 10 image files for use with Seesaw 10 print-and-go task cards 10 print-and-go task cards (ink saving option) Slide Guide with concepts covered and suggested resources Instructions for use pages I would love to know if you enjoyed using this product and would really appreciate your feedback! By leaving feedback, you also earn feedback credits to use towards future purchases! **Click Follow Me to follow my store and be notified when new products are posted. All new products are 50% off for the first 24 hours!** I LOVE to see my products in action in your classrooms! Don't forget to tag me on Instagram! ♥ ©️Lucy Jane Loves Learning
Kindergarten problem solving tasks covering the common core standards!! The problem types included: ► provide opportunities to represent ideas using models ► encourage the use of multiple solution paths ► boost critical and reasoning skills ► develop written expression These math problems are perfect for math centers, morning work, problem of the day, early finisher work and more. ************************************************************************** What's in this resource? ► 195 math problems on task cards AND "no prep" task sheets for easy student use ► a variety of recording sheets ► a scoring rubric for the questions ** Please note: due to the nature of the question types the scoring rubric serves as the answer key. There is not a separate answer key. Sample answer sheets are included with this product as a model for students.** ************************************************************************** Topics covered: ► Addition and Subtraction Problems ► Build Shapes ► Classify by Color, Shape and Size ► Comparing Sets to 10 ► Count to 100 ► Counting Objects ► Decompose Numbers ► Describe and Compare by Length ► Identify and Sort 2D & 3D Shapes ► Make 10 and Add within 5 ► Position of Objects ► Represent Numbers within 20 ► Teen Numbers ************************************************************************** Looking for a step-by-step system to launch math centers? Click here to learn about Math Centers 101 ************************************************************************** Product Printing Information: This is a digital file. If you need help opening or printing the file, please refer to tech help within TpT or here for support printing the file. ************************************************************************** Customer Tips: How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: •Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you. ☺ Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches: •Look for the green star next to my store logo and click it to become a follower. Voila! You will now receive email updates about this store. ��� **************************************************************************
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ACORN PATTERNS is a math patterning center with a fall theme. Make these patterning activities open-ended by allowing your primary students to color patterns of their choice. Or, prescribe the patterns by using the task cards. The challenges provided by the task cards allow for easy differentiati...
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Inchworm, inchworm, Measuring the marigold. You and your arithmetic... You'll probably go far! So here is the beginning of my Kindergarten Measurement Unit. This is a fun unit, and that's a great thing, because we spend a lot of time on it! The unit is divided into 4 sections: length, surface area, weight and capacity. (We're also supposed to do temperature, but we cover that so much in science that we skip it in math). As with everything, we start out with lots and lots of hands-on, concrete learning activities. But once I feel like they have had enough practice, I give them a more abstract problem so that they can apply what they've learned. So let's start with LENGTH! In Texas, kindergartners only need to be able to compare 2 or 3 objects and tell whether they are longer, shorter or the same (and the Common Core Standards look similar). But my children usually master that concept very quickly, so we move on to measuring with non-standard units. K(10) Measurement. The student directly compares the attributes of length, area, weight/mass, capacity, and/or relative temperature. The student uses comparative language to solve problems and answer questions. The student is expected...
When thinking of differentiation in the classroom, it is easy to fall into the trap of putting pressure on ourselves to perfectly level activities for every student. My mind goes to having a rotate…
I've had lots of requests over the summer to share what I do for the first day and week of Kindergarten. I'm always a little hesitant to do these kinds of posts. Each school, team and community as well as the kids are so different. And although this will be my fifth year teaching FDK, I am no means an expert. I make mistakes, and I am tweaking and trying new things every year in hopes of making my program more meaningful and effective for the students I teach. But I do understand how anxiety reducing it is, especially for new teachers to see exactly what another teacher who has taught the grade before does/has done. So I have decided to share, but as you read this, please keep in mind that this is just one way of many many ways you could structure and run your first day and week. FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL: >> Arrival/Entry: 25 min. << Even if you don't have duty first thing in the morning, you'll want to be outside at duty time to meet and greet your new students and parents for at least the first day if not the first week of school. Show them where they can put their backpacks as they enter the Kindergarten pen. When the bell rings, show students how to line up with their backpacks and follow you into the classroom. As you come into the classroom for the first time, introduce the entry routines. Have students hang their coats and backpacks on their hooks, take their outdoor shoes off and put their indoor shoes on. Some of our parents send extra clothes on the first day so we help the kids take them out and put them in their bins. As students are done their entry routines they pick a learning centre to explore. Here is a view from my teacher table before we went out to greet the kids on the first day of school. >> Learning Centres #1: 20 min. << Always start with simple and self-explanatory or open-ended centres on the first day! You and your partner will most likely be busy helping students with entry routines and even possibly helping a few upset friends calm down. Don't make it even more stressful by putting out centres where they are going to require instruction or help! Some examples of things I put out during this learning centre block: Lego Centre: Play Dough Centre: These alphabet play dough mats can be found in my TPT store here. Writing Centre & Creation Station: My linking chart can be found in my Step by Step: Kindergarten Writing Plans unit here. Some other centres I open on the first day are: blocks/building, puzzles, whiteboards & dry erase markers, dramatic play (with minimal furniture and props), bookshelf, iPads and sandbox. If you want to see more centre examples from Learning Centres #1 you can check out my these blog posts: - Classroom Reveal 2016 - Classroom Reveal 2017 - Classroom Reveal 2019 >> Carpet Time #1 - Procedures & Routines: 25 min. << At the end of centres I say "Hands on top, that means stop" and have the students stop and put their hands on their heads. Then I say "When I say go, please put centres away and come to the carpet, go!" We then go around and show students where to put items away. Once most students have made their way to the carpet, I sing this song to reinforce carpet rules: Carpet Song (to the tune of Frère Jacques) Are you criss-cross? Are you criss-cross? Eyes on me. Eyes on me. Hands in your lap. Hands in your lap. Quietly. Quietly. Then I add: I like the way that ________ is sitting, ________ is sitting, ________ is sitting. I like the way that ________ is sitting, Oh so very quietly! (fill in names of students who are modeling great carpet behaviour in the blanks) Then, I introduce myself and my partner and welcome the students to our classroom. I also hand out name tags (usually just their name printed on sticker paper) to help me and my partner remember their names. Then I tell them that we are going to practice a name song to learn each other's names and also learn a few important rules about the classroom. We start with the "Name Song". I usually start by singing my partner's name and have her demonstrate the actions. If I have a big class, I start with 5-10 kids and then tell the students we will do the rest throughout the day. Then we go over the bathroom procedures. We have a bathroom that doesn't lock so we talk about only 1 person in the bathroom at a time, and turn the stop/go sign to "stop" when you enter the bathroom and change it to "go" when you come out. You can grab the stop/go templates for FREE here. Then we start an "At Centres" anchor chart. We put the title "At centres, super students..." and have students brainstorm what super students do during centre time. Usually the SK's will already know some things super students do at centre time (e.g. try different centres, use materials gently, share items with others, put things away when you are done, work on something the whole time etc.) so ask them to share what they know and write them down. Throughout the day after each centre block you can ask them if they have any other ideas to add until the anchor chart is full. Now I know this sounds like a lot and if you can't fit it in I would do the "At Centres" anchor chart before the next centre block instead, because you do want to go over any snack procedures you want them to follow before snack! >> Snack: 15 min. << In our class, I pick a couple of students at a time to line up in a straight line and remind them to wash their hands in the sink and dry their hands on the towel. Then we ask them to go and get their lunch bags and sit at a table. I don't assign seats so they can sit wherever there is a chair at a table. I set a large timer for 10 minutes. I love this timer because the kids can see the red part getting smaller as the time gets less and less. If they are done snack and the timer hasn't gone yet they are asked to put their snacks away, make sure the spot they were sitting at is clean (I have 2 mini brooms and dust pans they can use to clean up their space if needed) and then pick a book from the bookshelf and read on the carpet until the timer goes. When the timer goes I have students put their books and snacks away and come to the carpet. >> DPA: 10 min. << I introduce GoNoodle and I have a student who is sitting nicely come up and pick a song. While that student is choosing a song, I remind all students to be looking at the screen and thinking of what song they might like to choose in case they are chosen next. We do 2-3 GoNoodle dances. I review GoNoodle rules as needed after each song (stay in your space, hands to yourself etc). My partner usually supervises GoNoodle while I set up the next set of learning centres. >> Carpet Time #2 : 20 min. << We get going on creating our co-created alphabet line from the first day! This is what we did last year and what we are planning to do again this year. I start with talking about how we are missing some important things on the walls in our classroom. What are some things we should put up on the walls that would help us with our learning at school? I have the kids share what they think and we talk about the importance of an alphabet line and how it helps us with our learning (it helps us learn our letters/sounds, it helps us know the order of the letters etc.) Then I show them the plan I have in mind (the picture above). Then I say "We need to brainstorm some things that start with each letter so we can take a picture for each letter with things/actions or people that start with that letter!" Then we start brainstorming for each letter. First we add all of the students names under each corresponding letter. Then I have them tell me any item they want to see in our co-created alphabet line and what letter it begins with (if they can). We continue this for a few more days until all of the letters have at least 3-4 things. >> Learning Centres #2: 30 min. << We review our "At Centres" anchor chart quickly and students are invited to explore simple centres again. We mix in literacy-based centres in the morning. We circulate and talk to the students, help wanderers find centres and if I have time I pull kids and take head shots so that I have photos to use to make name cards for the word wall and to add to the cover of their writing portfolio's. FREE name card templates can be downloaded here. The templates for writing portfolio's can be found here. >> Prep: 30 min << Last year I had a prep period every day at this time but if not I would continue centres until lunch. Be sure to tidy up at least 10 minutes before lunch and review lunch time rules and routines (both for while they are eating and for playing outside)! >> Lunch & Lunch Recess: 60 min << Eat lunch! But also remember to do any important first day routines. At my last school parents filled in dismissal forms after they dropped their child off and we had to pick them up from the division chair and go through them quickly to familiarize ourselves with dismissal permissions. Touch base with your teammates if you have any too, they will remind you of any important first day procedures you may have forgotten! >> Entry / Book Box / Carpet Time #3: 30 min. << As students come in, I remind them of entry routines and invite them to grab their book box. This is a good way to see who can recognize their name. Have them sit on the carpet and read/look at their books quietly until everyone is reading from their book box. I keep this super short on the first day and have even done a story from Storylineonline.net instead (I highly recommend this site for indoor recesses too!) when we had staggered entry (the SK's came in the morning and JK's joined in the afternoon) so that the kids were engaged while we were helping the new friends that just joined. You can grab my FREE editable book box labels here or by clicking on the image below: >> Learning Centres: 75 min. << Especially if you have any new students joining in the afternoon, review the "At Centres" anchor chart. Quickly introduce the afternoon centres. I mix in numeracy based centres in the afternoon. Then we choose a few friends at a time to pick a centre until everyone has picked somewhere to start. Here are some centres I put out in the afternoon on the first day: A Number Provocation: Number Locks: Sorting & Shapes Sensory Bin: Some other centres I put out/have open in the afternoon on the first day are: blocks/building, dramatic play, creation station, puzzles, iPads, snack, a simple shape provocation, a simple patterning provocation, bookshelf and sandbox. Once everyone has picked a space to start in and are playing at centres, I pull any kids that I didn't get a picture of in the morning and small groups to do their September writing piece (only if I can!). You can download this first guided writing sheet by clicking here or on the image below (September to 2025 is included in the file.) This will be going up on our writing wall as our first piece of writing and it helps me see who can write their name independently. I make note on my clipboard who can recognize their name, who can copy their name, who can recognize letters in their name etc. so that I can make name bags for students who need more practice with their name. These name bags will be our first guided literacy groups eventually. You can grab name bag printables from my TPT store for FREE here. We have a snack table in the afternoon so students are invited to eat at that table when they feel hungry. For the first week or so I stop and ask students who have not yet eaten to go to the snack table about 15 minutes before centre time is over, to make sure that they eat what their parents sent with them and to remind the kids to eat. >> Carpet Time #3: 30 min. << Have students practice clean-up routines and come to the carpet. If you have time, have students share what their favourite thing from the day was. Then talk about dismissal routines and outdoor play rules. Make sure you are specific and clear about what is and isn't allowed so the students know the expectations before you get outside! >> Outdoor Play & Dismissal: 30 min. << Get ready to pack up and go outside. I have a bin with their agendas/zippys so I pull them out one at a time and call the student to get ready. Remind them to show their agenda/zippy to their parents when they get home and bring it back to school every day. Be sure also to tell students where you want them to line up after they are ready too! Once all students are ready, review the outdoor rules one last time. Tell students where to put their backpacks when they get outside. Also review what to do when the bell rings. I have students put their backpack in a line by our gate and then come to their backpack and get back in line when the bell rings. I remind students that it will take a little longer on the first day because I am still learning their parents and to wait until I call them to come to the front to be released. Remind them that they must wait until you call them so that I know they have been picked up by a safe adult and how important that is. I show them my dismissal clipboard and tell them I check each student off as they leave to make sure everyone left safely and if they leave out another gate without letting me or my partner know I would think they are missing! The kids seem to get it when we tell them why we don't want them leaving through another gate, especially without telling us first, when you tell them why it's so important. Also, make sure you check what the dismissal rules are at your school is as well. Can you let them go 5 minutes early if the parents want to take them early? Some schools are very strict about not letting anyone out before the bell unless they are signed out at the office. Check these things before the first day so you know what the rules are and can explain to parents that it is a school wide rule! We have all walkers so we get out early and let the kids play. As the parents arrive we make sure to go and greet them so that we can learn who the parents/pick-up people are for each child. When the bell rings, students line up at their backpacks and I call one student at a time to meet their pick-up person. Once everyone is picked up you can go back into the classroom! Phew! That was a lot. There is so much to remember to do on the first day. People often say if the kids all come, have fun and leave safely at the end of the day it is a first day win and it is so true. Don't stress too much about your centres or any guided work you wanted to do. Always focus on the rules, routines and procedures and only get to the the guided work (like the September writing page I mentioned) if you have time! The rest of the week is much of the same so I'm just going to post my week plans from last year, in case you want to take a look. You can download it by clicking here or on the image below. If I had previously written a blog post about an activity I have linked it in the PDF. If you open the PDF and hover your mouse over the page you will see the clicker change into a little hand where there are links on the page. Kelso's Choices is a social-problem solving program that the school's I have been at have used since my first year of teaching. It introduces a lot of Kindergarten friendly ways to solve social problems independently. You can learn more by going to their website: http://kelsoschoice.com I hope you find this helpful and it gives you some ideas on what to do on the first day of school/week. Good luck on the first day! - Yukari UPDATED 07.14.21: This post was written in 2017 and since then I have made lots of updates to my program. I'm not going to rewrite the whole post right now (I hope to do so in the future!) but I wanted to quickly highlight some new first day/week resources that I now use: The name poem I use during the first week of school can be found in my sight word poem pack here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fill-in-the-Blank-Sight-Word-Poems-for-Kindergarten-5914838 The read alouds I now use (and the corresponding lesson plans and printables can be found in my "Kinder Read Alouds - September" pack here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/KINDER-READ-ALOUDS-SEPTEMBER-4266690 Here are some photos from the lessons: I also shared my centre plans for September to March in my "Kindergarten Centre Plans for the Entire Year!" last August. However, it is a growing document and I only have up to March completed. Other projects took priority this past year and I don't know when April to June will be added.. but hopefully you can use and enjoy September to March for the time being! If you download the file, most of the images are clickable and it will either take you to a product, a blog post, an Instagram post or an Amazon page, depending on what the centre is! You can download these here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/-FREE-Kindergarten-Visual-Centre-Plans-5848330 I hope you find some of these resources/ideas helpful! - Yukari
These digital and print and go open-ended problems are the perfect addition to your whole group math lessons or for use in guided math! There are 64 open-ended questions for students to solve, each having multiple answers and therefore catering for a range of learning abilities. Just grab some mini dry erase boards and some math manipulatives! Now includes image files for use with Seesaw! **Please click on the preview file above to have a closer look at what is included!** This resource is: Aligned to the Common Core Standards and covers ALL standards in the Counting and Cardinality, Operations and Algebraic Thinking and Number and Operations in Base Ten domains In digital form (as a Powerpoint file) to use with your interactive whiteboard In print and go form (as a PDF). There is also an ink-saving PDF if you need to use less color! In image format (as JPEGS) for uploading to Seesaw. Why Open Ended Math? Questions allow for multiple responses and possibilities Questions can be used again and again A range of answers are possible, and therefore it caters for a range of learning abilities Students gain confidence as there is no one correct way to answer the question It allows students to ‘show you what they know’ without limiting their potential, as closed questions can often do Students can learn from other students as they can see there might be multiple ways to solve a problem. It can give ideas for different strategies that can be applied to a question that they had not yet thought of. They allow for lots of rich math discussion and for students to use reasoning to explain their choice of strategies. How to Use: Use as part of your lesson as a whole class and work through the problem together Use as a warm up/plenary activity Use in guided math with teacher support Use as extension questions for individual students, pairs or small groups What's included: 64 digital Powerpoint slides 64 image files for use with Seesaw 64 print-and-go task cards 64 print-and-go task cards (ink saving option) Slide Guides for each domain - with concepts covered and suggested resources Instructions for use pages Are you looking for... Open Ended Math Questions - First Grade (Common Core) Open Ended Maths Number - Year 1 {Australian Curriculum} Open Ended Maths Number Year 1 (NSW Curriculum) Open Ended Maths Number - Kindergarten {NSW Curriculum} Open Ended Maths Kindergarten (Australian Curriculum) You can also first try a FREEBIE version here! *Please note that some slides in the Kindergarten/Foundation/Year 1/First Grade products will overlap due to some similarity and crossover in content. Please select the correct product to suit your grade level and curriculum* You might also like: Addition to 10 Open Ended Digital Activities Numbers to 20 Games and Centers Friends of 10 Maze Worksheets Spin and Graph Picture Graph Worksheets I would love to know if you enjoyed using this product and would really appreciate your feedback! By leaving feedback, you also earn feedback credits to use towards future purchases! **Click Follow Me to follow my store and be notified when new products are posted. All new products are 50% off for the first 24 hours!** I LOVE to see my products in action in your classrooms! Don't forget to tag me on Instagram! ♥ ©️Lucy Jane Loves Learning
Here is the first week of my Shapes Unit. These are just the problems--I do lots and lots of other activities to get the kids exploring and really thinking about the attributes of shapes. I will detail specific activities tomorrow in a warm-up post. But for now, here are some problems! This is a very hands-on unit. I provide my students with lots pattern blocks and other shape tiles so that they can explore and manipulate shapes in a very concrete manner. Pattern Blocks Square Color Tiles Shape Magnets Day 1 For this problem, I give each student a blackline master of a circle and some colored square tiles. I challenge them to fill the circle completely with the square tiles. They cannot overlap the tiles and they must cover the circle completely--no white spaces left. They will try and try and try--but despite their best efforts, they are unable to complete the challenge. The most important part of this problem is the discussion that occurs during and afterwards. Why can't they fill the circle with the square tiles? They will inevitably come to the conclusion that they cannot fill the circle with squares because squares have straight edges and...
This is a photo of our current math series and its Problem of the Day. This problem was solved in 10 minutes by my students. This is not rigorous enough, not complex enough, not inspiring at all, a…
Another week down! I'm back to link up with Kacey at Doodle Bugs Teaching to share five things from my week! :) and I'm also linking up with Teaching Blog Addict for Freebie Friday. You can find the freebies under 2 and 3. We introduced new play dough mats! These alphabet play dough mats have been a huge hit and a great support for the kids who need it. This is a free download from This Reading Mama! Our caterpillars are growing so fast! We have been making observations every day. Here is what are observation table looks like most days. Magnifying glasses, caterpillar/butterfly books, pencils, crayons, observation sheets, hanging folders (to keep their observation sheets/book covers in) and mini cubes to measure the caterpillars with. Mid week my ECE partner transferred the caterpillars over to the net with the kids. They were so excited to watch her! Click on the image below if you would like to check out the butterfly observation and other printables in my TPT store :) We are still working hard on mastering addition and subtraction! We practiced with these addition and subtraction sticker stories this week. Click here to grab the template for free! We made this craft for our mom's this week! I got the idea from Food, Love & Life. This is my sample. And we did a directed drawing and drew our moms. They drew in pencil, I outlined it for them with a Sharpie and then they coloured it in with crayon. Then I glued them onto manila folders and laminated them for durability. Here is my sample... And these are by the kids! We put our flower craft inside and sent them home! I hope the moms love them! One area of focus for our team for the next 2 months is problem-solving and supporting students through solving open-ended and higher-order thinking questions. We decided on several different questions to try and here is the first one. First I did this activity with them whole group. I did an example then I had some students come up and create a pattern with pattern blocks for me. Then I drew their pattern and we circled the core and labelled the pattern together. Then students were able to try these prompts at centre time. Here is an amazing one that one of my kiddos made. At first I told him, "remember we are solving the problem not just building!" To this he replied I did solve the problem! It's an ABABCB pattern and the second shape is a yellow hexagon!" !!! I looked closely and realized he was right. What a creative thinker! I was blown away! (Although he missed the "using 10 pattern blocks" part of the instructions.. but I let that fly since I was so impressed with his creativity!) I had some of my kids try a similar but different problem and record their ideas as well. We were so happy with how it went! It's making it's way onto an interactive math board which I will share soon ;) That's it from me! I hope you have a great weekend!
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Two pages from my September Open-Ended Packet.Challenge your students with open-ended math questions for journals and do-nows with this June packet for first and second graders. Open-ended journal prompts: why are they important?Over the last few years, I've made the switch to ALL Open-Ended Journal...
Two pages from my February Open-Ended PacketChallenge your students with open-ended math questions for journals and do-nows with this June packet for first and second graders. Open-ended journal prompts: why are they important?Over the last few years, I've made the switch to ALL Open-Ended Journal p...
Want to challenge your students thinking in Math? These open ended task cards are designed for first grade to promote higher order thinking skills. There are 32 task cards included in color and black lined. The task cards consist of a variety of topics: number, operations, chance, 2D and 3D shapes, length and fractions. Each task card has an open ended question, which will challenge your students to think of a number or possible answers. ********************************************************************* This product is now available in the money saving bundle below: First Grade Math Centers - 300+ pages -Save over 30% off *************************************************************************** Product Use ♥ Math centers/rotations ♥ Assessment ♥ Guided Math Lesson ♥ Early finishers This pack includes: • Teacher instruction sheet • Product use • Two sets of 32 task cards in color and black lined - open ended math questions on each task card. Example - Task Card 1 The answer is 10. What is the question? •5 + 5 = •Double 5 •Half of 20 •What is the difference between 10 and 20? •What is the sum of both of your hands? •What is one third of 30? •How many years in a decade? •The class had 20 students. Half of them sat down. How many students were still standing? There are so many possible questions that students could come up with. For each task cards students could record their answers on mini whiteboards, boards, or in their math books. Simply print and laminate the task cards onto hard card stock paper for durability. Print a class set of student response sheets. Please see the preview to see a snap shot of the product. You might also be interested in: Second Grade - Open Ended Math Task Cards Valentine's Day Adding 3 Numbers Task Cards - First Grade Adding 3 Numbers Task Cards - Valentine's Day Theme First Grade True or False Addition and Subtraction - Valentine's Day Task Cards Winter Theme Addition and Subtraction True or False Task Cards - First Grade Winter Theme Adding 3 Numbers Differentiated Task Cards - First Grade Winter Theme Teen Numbers Task Cards - k-1 Winter Theme Addition Task Cards - k-1 Winter Theme Subtraction Task Cards - k-1 ********************************************************************* If you purchase this product I would very much appreciate you coming back and leaving feedback at some stage. :) ******************************************************************** Customer Tip! How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you. ☺ Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches. Look for the green star next to my store logo and click it to become a follower. You will now receive email updates about my store.
Looking to better understand how students think about math? Student math journals are my favorite tool to understand and support my learners!
Full version available here: January Open-Ended Math Questions This download has two free pages. Enjoy! This year, I’ve made the switch to ALL Open-Ended Journal prompts. Why? Because it allows the kids to dig deeper and forces them to convey stronger mathematical reasoning. I see more “behind the scenes” thinking going on which is invaluable to me. With open-ended questions, there are multiple solutions. Open-ended journal prompts: why are they important? Over the last few years, I’ve made the switch to ALL Open-Ended Journal prompts. Why? Because it allows the kids to dig deeper and forces them to convey stronger mathematical reasoning. I see more “behind the scenes” thinking going on which is invaluable to me. With open-ended questions, there are multiple solutions. Read more about this approach on my blog (and grab some freebies, too!) ✿The Value of Open-Ended Math Questions What’s the difference? Old questions: There are 10 cookies. 7 are chocolate chip. How many are sugar? (There is only ONE answer.) Open-ended way: There are 10 cookies. Some are sugar and some are chocolate chip. How many of each could I have? (There are SEVERAL answers. Kids can make/show MANY combinations.) How do I use these? My original intent was to place these in the back of the kids’ poetry binders. But that still involved passing out papers and binders opening and closing, which can be a lot of work! So, I now run them off and create a little monthly packet. These go home at the end of the month. I only have 15-18 problems in my packets and use the rest for DO-NOWS that go home that day. These can also be used for homework. Other notes about this bundle: Can be folded in half and glued in notebooks if that's what you are currently using. I offer lower/higher numbers for some problems so you can differentiate. All problems have lots of possible answers so I make it clear to kids that I want to see several possible answers. It is expected. Seeing what’s NOT there is just as telling as seeing what is there. Once you switch over to Open-Ended, you'll never want the standard prompts again. I promise! Thanks for looking! Individual Months also available below: ✿September Open-Ended Math Questions ✿October Open-Ended Math Questions ✿November Open-Ended Math Questions ✿December Open-Ended Math Questions ✿January Open-Ended Math Questions ✿February Open-Ended Math Questions ✿March Open-Ended Questions ✿April Open-Ended Questions ✿May Open-Ended Questions ✿June Open-Ended Math Questions Check out a few of my other first grade math products: ✿Practice Makes Perfect: Addition & Subtraction Worksheets ✿Practice Makes Perfect: Names for Numbers ✿Practice Makes Perfect: Balancing Equations Let's keep in touch! ☀️Visit my blog at FirstGradeBloomabilities ☀️ Follow me on Pinterest ☀️ Follow me on Instagram ☀️ Subscribe to my newsletter FirstGradeBloomabilitiesand download my FREE 50 Page Bucket Filler Activities now.
Fellow teachers and parents of littles, are you ready to learn about these amazing math talks in kindergarten? Get your math hats on because we're about to explore the powerful realm of dynamic discussions that
Looking to better understand how students think about math? Student math journals are my favorite tool to understand and support my learners!
