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170 New Esti-Mysteries
This school year, I’ll be creating and posting 170 brand new Esti-Mysteries. I’ll be posting a new one nearly every day for the rest of the school year – just like last year. The purpose is the same as last year: Sharing math joy with you all year long!
New Estimation Clipboards
To date, I’ve created 101 estimation clipboards. They are very fun and easy to use – and your student will love them! They are also a very exciting and powerful way to build number sense. As I create more, I will post them here.
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The Boundary of Subitizing (The Rewind Version)
Before I proceed with this series on subitizing, I must raise these questions: Is there a subitizing boundary? Is there a number of objects which are simply too many to subitize? If so, what might that number be? 1. Experiencing Subitizing 2. The Boundary of Subitizing, “The Rewind Version” 3. How to Make Quick…
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Experiencing Subitizing
Experiencing Subitizing is the first in a six-part series on subitizing. The links to the other posts will become active this week. 1. Experiencing Subitizing 2. The Boundary of Subitizing, “The Rewind Version” 3. How to Make Quick Subitizing Images + 3 Free Resources 4. Beyond Subitizing 5. These Dots Will Grow on You…
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Is This Claim Always True?
I have a claim. It may be true. It may not be true. My question: Is my claim always true? Watch the video and think about it carefully. Along the way, remember the power of the pause button, one of the most powerful buttons in education because it provides us with space to…
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The Parking Meter Solution
One week after posting The Parking Meter Question, here is the solution. If you have not yet watched the original video you will want to begin here. Also, the PDF can be downloaded here. If you use it in class, please send me a photo! For further instructional ideas and activities, take a…
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How is Math Like Peanut Butter?
How is math like peanut butter? How are prime numbers like glue? Here is an instructional strategy that you can quickly use to help students to think carefully about the attributes of two very unlike ideas. This post ends differently than my other animated posts. It ends with a challenge. I am looking for at…
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The Parking Meter Question
You are about to see a question, a flexible mathematical model, a solution pathway, and an answer. My question to you: Do you agree with the answer that I provide in the video? In one week, I will post an animated model which will either prove or disprove the answer suggested in the video. To…
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I am on a Learning Mission
I am a learner on a learning mission. I am determined to learn. I am ready to step into new territory. I cannot stand still. With one foot on what I already know The other reaching for something new I stretch. I do not blog because I am able. I blog because I…
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8 Animated Dots and 1 Powerful Question
Here are 8 dots and 2 questions. One of the questions is very powerful. I hope this short video will cause your perspective to shift multiple times and will allow you to see through the eyes of several of your students. Here are some recent posts which may also be of interest: A…
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What is in the cup? (fractions and ratios)
What is in the cup? This is an engaging, interactive, classroom community and exploration activity that will lead to powerful discussion. Watch the video below and try this activity in your classroom. Another post you might be interested in is this powerful vocabulary activity: Talk a Mile a Minute. You may also be…
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The Multiplication FLAIR
A FLAIR is a highly interactive document that can be used flexibly to rapidly provide independent feedback to students. The video below will detail how to use the Multiplication FLAIR document. FLAIR is an acronym for Feedback for Learning at an Advanced Independent Rate. While I have hundreds of different kinds of FLAIR documents that…
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My Version of the Talk a Mile a Minute Vocabulary Activity
Talk a Mile a Minute is a truly powerful classroom vocabulary activity which produces very high levels of engagement. I would like to challenge you to watch the video below, download the PowerPoint template, and use this activity in your classroom. This activity can be used in the math classroom, but can just as easily…
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Math in Motion (Video and PDFs)
Today I would like to share a classroom activity which I call Math in Motion. This activity provides a rich opportunity for formative assessment, differentiation, practice, and instruction. See the video below as well as the links to download the math in motion pages. I hope this idea will become a powerful practice in your…
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