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Piles of Tiles (3-Act Lesson)
A 3-act lesson starts with a quick video or visual that makes students wonder. This one from Graham Fletcher (gfletchy) is set up to ponder the concept of area. Read More
Playing Uno: The “Combine Like Terms” Version
Instructions and printables for a "combine like terms" UNO game. Read More
Math Is Fun
Looking for a definition of a term or a quick explanation of a concept? This is a great place to look things up, either for your own review or for an idea of where to start in your explanation. Just click on the Dictionary tab, or type a word in the search box. Read More
Math Snacks: Counting
Online activities and videos for supporting students' understanding of math concepts such as ratios, scale factors, fractions, number lines, and so on. Some activities may need additional language learning supports (i.e. for beginning English learners). Videos are also available in Spanish and in a printable "comic book" form. Read More
Math Visuals
Imagine that a math teacher made simple, attractive visuals to spark student discussion around counting and basic operations. Berkeley Everett did - and here it is! Read More
Mean, Median, and Range: Open Middle
Students are asked to find a data set to satisfy certain criteria. There is a worksheet provided on the right-hand side of the website where students can record their attempts at answering this question and what they learned from each attempt. Read More
Instructional Strategies for Counting
These three blog posts from an elementary math coach describe instructional strategies around basic counting that may be useful for some ABE teachers addressing very basic numeracy. Read More
Introducing the Orangamallow
A quick reading about a quick strategy a teacher uses to make "like terms" meaningful to her students. Read More
Linear Matching
A printable matching activity for matching graphs to equations. Read More
Graphing Stories
These are 15-second videos that show a real-life event. Students are encouraged to graph the event. The video reveals the suggested graph at the end. The site allows you to sort by type of graph and offers a printable graphing handout. Appropriate for CCRS Level C, Level D, Level E. Read More