“If we believe that we can learn, and that mistakes are valuable, our brains grow to a greater extent when we make a mistake.” – Jo Boaler “The game is played by partners. Each child […]
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race Get the Book Here–> https://amzn.to/2zj74nc (just a heads up all the links are affiliate links below, though that doesn’t […]
“My students had fun playing! Thank you.” – Laura Crispin Objective: To solve one-step inequalities [6.EE.B.5] Materials: Inequality sheet, deck of cards, six-sided die, writing materials, paperclips and markers for game board Players: 2 to […]
“Excellent resource” – Robin K. Objective: To apply the basic rules on the order of operations (PEMDAS). [5.OA.A.1] [6.EE.A.2c] Materials: Puzzling Order puzzle Players: Minimum of 2 players (work in groups or teams) Rules: The […]
Guest Post by George Schalter Kids like pizza. Whenever a pizza is being shared, parents offer kids a slice of the pizza. Instead, if it were a four slice pizza and we offered them a […]
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The Best Way to Help Your Child Master Math Concepts at Home A growing number of children no longer memorize their addition facts or multiplication tables. With the math curriculum as broad as it is, […]
Begin by creating “flash cards” with the numbers 1-9 written on them. You will want a very large bowl with these. Mix them up thoroughly. Now divide your classroom into sets of partners or groups […]
What “stupid” mistakes have you seen in math class? (comment and share below) Dana Garner While in college, I worked for the math department. Many times I would get the same answer for this question […]
Now that students have become familiar with the rules for divisibility, offer them another challenge. Divide the class up into groups and give them this problem: In the next 15 minutes they must write down […]