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Three Activities for Developing Number Sense in Grades 6 to 8—Irrational Numbers

Developing number sense for students in the upper middle grades includes their understanding the difference between rational and irrational numbers. Irrational numbers have...

Solid Figure Activities with 3 Dimensional Figures for the Early Grades

Teaching the concept of solid figures starts very early on in a child’s education, often pre-school but for most in Kindergarten. There are several solid figure worksheets...

Two-Way Frequency Table Data Sets for Bivariate Categorical Data in Grade 8

Making two-way tables for bivariate categorical data is a standard in the Grade 8 Common Core State Standards math curriculum. I have had some great experiences with my Grade...

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Practice Making Change in K–2 Classrooms

This blog post reviews the place of money in the K–2 curriculums using the Progress in Mathematics textbook series, and provides activities that you can use for students to...

Mathematical Practice 3 for Middle School Students: Vocabulary to Construct Viable Arguments and Critique the Reasoning of Others

We are looking at Mathematical Practice 3 today as a part of a series of blog posts on using the Standards for Mathematical Practice at the middle school level. Mathematical...

3 Ways to Reason Abstractly and Quantitatively in the Middle School Classroom

In this post I will share several ways that you can use Mathematical Practice 2 in your classroom. For me, this practice was one of the more confusing ones when I first tried...

Snapshots of Math; A Base Ten Numbers & Place Value Lesson Plan

This base ten numbers and place value lesson plan for grades 3–8 combines non-fiction chart reading with mathematics to show students math is everywhere! From fun...

How to Make Sense of Problems and Persevere in Solving Them, K–8

Making sense of problems and persevering in them is Mathematical Practice 1, a part of the Common Core Mathematical Practices. This post covers this standard and how it can...

3 Number Bond Activities; Composing and Decomposing Numbers in Grades K–2

In current research and practice for early mathematics education, composing and decomposing numbers is taking on an increasingly import role in developing students’ number...

Candy Bar Fractions Activity, Grades 3–5

My students are working on CCSS 4.NF.A.2 (Compare two fractions with different numerators and different denominators, e.g., by creating common denominators or numerators, or...

Two Ways You Can Begin to Implement the Math Practice Standards

The eight Standards for Mathematical Practice, often called the math practice standards, are part of the Common Core. Don’t get confused as they are referred to in so many...

3 Printable Math Games for Elementary Students

I'm always on the lookout for fun and fresh math games for elementary students. Today I'm sharing three printable math games you can download, print, and then add to your...

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