Which is longer: a Ray or a Line? Let's move beyond memorizing definitions and get kids grappling with the fascinating concept of infinity!
Thinking Like Equivalent Fractions Go across disciplines by asking students to write a story about fraction equivalence.
When A Math Puzzle Isn’t Very Puzzling It looks like a fun puzzle. But it's actually just a low-level worksheet in disguise!
Math Game: The Game of 100 The Game of 100 is a simple game requiring no supplies, yet it opens up a rich world of exploring strategy and a little mental math.
The Coloring Problem How few colors can you use to fill in a map so that no neighboring regions are the same color?
Olympic Medal Math Project In the paper, I read about Norway's dominance of the Winter Olympics, despite being a tiny country. I love this juxtaposition of unexpected data! Let's turn it into a math project. Here are some questions I thought of…
Updating Old Questions: Addition With Missing Pieces How can I go beyond asking 20 variations of 622 + 77 = ___?
Math Project: Disneyland Parking Structure Let's develop a math project to challenge students who have demonstrated a mastery of multiplication and are ready to explore its applications. We'll count the parking spaces in the Disneyland parking structure!
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.
Exploring Palindromes in ELA and Math Palindromes are one of those fun ideas that some gifted kids just latch onto. We'll check out palindromic words, phrases, and even numbers in this article.
