How can I go beyond asking 20 variations of 622 + 77 = ___?
Content Area: Math
Updating Old Questions: A math question that’s TOO high level?!
What happens when we ask a math level that scares off 83% of our students? Don’t lower the ceiling! Lower the floor through scaffolding.
A Math Question That Moves Around on Bloom’s
I was aiming for engagement rather than higher-level thinking.
Healthy Donuts!? Framing a Math Project with a Big Idea
Instead of jumping straight to calculations, what if we framed this math concept with a big idea?
Strategy Game: Sprouts
With Sprouts, students draw a small set of dots and then connect those dots with lines. The first person who can’t make a connection loses.
Math Game: Heaps
Heaps is a lovely math-y strategy game that requires no more than paper and pencil to play.
Just How Much Pasta Could I Cook…
So, just how much pasta could I cook in an Olympic-sized pool?
So… which is longer: a Ray, a Line, or a Line Segment?
Let’s move beyond memorizing definitions and get kids grappling with the fascinating concept of infinity!
Universal Themes in Math? With Fractions!?
What if we used a universal theme to guide our study of fractions? These very big ideas get students thinking about fractions in a new way.
Using a Classic in Math!?
According to Costello, 7 × 13 = 28. In fact, watch him prove it…