Teaching Math by Hart

Drawing in math class? Why not? This activity will help your students strengthen their skills when it comes to drawing shapes in 2-dimensional form, as well as 3-dimensional form using simple cube-a-links. Students always love this activity, as they find it is something different from “regular” math, and it is often an activity that all students feel successful with. They never believe me when I tell them that we are going to be spending all math class drawing and coloring! Enjoy!

The activities in this resource are intended to be used as a warm-up (or wrap-up) activity in the math classroom. They are designed to get students engaged and thinking mathematically. They can be used at any time of the year, or in conjunction with a concept being covered in class to help further understanding. These activities are designed to strengthen number sense skills, while reinforcing the realization that numbers really are everywhere! This booklet includes 10 separate activities with

The activities in this resource are intended to be used as a warm-up (or wrap-up) activity in the math classroom. They are designed to get students engaged and thinking mathematically. They can be used at any time of the year, or in conjunction with a concept being covered in class to help further understanding. These activities are designed to strengthen number sense skills, while reinforcing critical thinking skills! This booklet includes 28 separate activities with an answer key. Enjoy!

The activities in this resource are intended to be used as a warm-up (or wrap-up) activity in the math classroom. They are designed to get students engaged and thinking mathematically. They can be used at any time of the year, or in conjunction with a concept being covered in class to help further understanding. Concepts covered include, odd and even numbers, prime and composite numbers, multiples, sums, products, fractions, decimals, and more. This activity also has a visual/kinesthetic compo

The activities in this resource are intended to be used as a warm-up (or wrap-up) activity in the math classroom. They are designed to get students engaged and thinking mathematically. They can be used at any time of the year, or in conjunction with a concept being covered in class to help further understanding. These activities are designed to reinforce that numbers can be represented in multiple ways. Concepts covered include; whole numbers, decimals, fractions, percents, exponents, and mor

The activity in this resource is designed to help students make connections between what they are learning in math class and the real world. Students will have the opportunity to use the skills they have gained in math class and use them towards real scenarios. Your students will enjoy this activity while strengthening their number sense skills in a very real way! I typically use this activity as a culminating/assessment activity to a unit on decimals and percent. Within this activity studen

The activity in this resource is designed to help students make connections between what they are learning in math class and the real world. Students will have the opportunity to use the skills they have gained in math class and use them towards real scenarios. In this case, your students will get to design their dream room when provided with specific dimensions and a budget. Your students will enjoy this activity while strengthening their number sense skills in a very real way! I typically use

Are you struggling to get your students to make real life connections in math class? Why not start with some personal ones? The activity in this resource is intended to be used as a "get-to-know-you" activity in the math classroom. It can be used at any time of the year, but works great as an ice-breaker during the first days of school. This activity can be done at any grade! Enjoy!

Within this resource you will find an activity designed to introduce students to graphing ordered pairs in a fun and creative way, using the four quadrants. I think that this activity could be used at multiple grade levels to help introduce or review graphing on the coordinate plane. The following is included in this resource: •Notes on graphing, including a fill-in-the-blank version. •Sample of completed notes •A whole class activity •A partner activity •Student samples of completed activity E

Integrating literature of any kind into your math lesson is always a great change of pace for your students. At first they might think it is strange to be reading in math, but by the end they always enjoy it! Within this resource you will find an activity that has been created to be used with the book, "One Grain of Rice" by Demi. I think the theme of this particular book is best used as an introduction/review of doubling (lower grades) or exponents (higher grades). This activity provides your

The activity in this resource is designed to help students make connections between what they are learning in math class and the real world. Students will have the opportunity to use the skills they have gained in math class and use them towards real scenarios. In this case, your students will have the opportunity to determine whether their chosen profession will provide them with a comfortable way of life, in terms of affording everything they will need to survive. Your students will enjoy this

This resource is designed to be a fun and engaging way to teach your students about data collection. This activity is a great one to do in the spring or around Easter. If you really want to get the kids excited you could have the students dye or decorate their eggs as a culminating activity! Within this resource you will find a double-sided worksheet for your students to work through in groups. They will have the opportunity to record information regarding their egg’s appearance, mass, volume

The activities in this resource are intended to be used as a warm-up (or wrap-up) activity in the math classroom. They are designed to get students engaged and thinking mathematically. They can be used at any time of the year, or in conjunction with a concept being covered in class to help further understanding. Concepts covered can include place value, decimals, greater than/less than, sums, and more! These activities will really make your students think! There is no wrong answer as long as t

Within this resource you will find seven rate centers designed to help your students strengthen their knowledge and skills in a fun and challenging way. This particular group of centers is all about problem solving. These activites, do not need to be used as strictly centers. They could easily be used as enrichment activities, early finisher activities, or as a "Problem of the Week". I have also included a detailed description on how to use centers in your classroom and some tips on how to us

Want to have some fun in Math class? Within this resource you will find ten Perimeter & Area centers designed to help your students strengthen their skills in a hands-on and fun way. This particular group of centers focuses on understanding the difference between perimeter & area, as well as using knowledge of perimeter and area to complete different tasks. These activities, do not need to be used as strictly centers. They could easily be used as enrichment activities, early finisher activitie

Want to have some fun in math class? Within this resource you will find twelve number centers designed to help your students strengthen their number sense in a fun and challenging way. Seeing that these centers are focused on the broad concept of number they can be used at any time of the year, or in relation to a concept being taught in class. This particular group of centers is all about BASIC OPERATIONS & MENTAL MATH. These activites, do not need to be used as strictly centers. They could

With this purchase you will receive all the graphing resources I have created! If you purchase this bundle you are saving over 30%! This bundle currently includes: Graphing for Treasure Graphing Ordered Pairs Graphing Linear Equations Graphing Patterns You can preview all the above resources here. If you have any questions about this product, please ask before purchasing. You can reach me at teachingbyhart@gmail.com

The activity in this resource is designed to help students make connections between what they are learning in math class and the real world. Students will have the opportunity to use the skills they have gained in math class and use them towards real scenarios. Your students will enjoy this activity while strengthening their number sense skills in a very real way! I typically use this activity as a culminating/assessment activity to a unit on decimals and percent. Within this activity students

Want to have some fun in math class? Within this resource you will find twelve number centers (varying in difficulty) designed to help your students strengthen their number sense in a fun and challenging way. Seeing that these centers are focused on the broad concept of number they can be used at any time of the year, or in relation to a concept being taught in class. This particular group of centers is all about PROBLEM SOLVING. These activites, do not need to be used as strictly centers. Th

Can your wheelbarrow carry the heaviest load? The activity in this resource is designed to be used as a team building activity in the math classroom. It can easily be used at any time of the year to challenge students and incorporate the design process. Get your students interacting with each other while putting their problem solving skills to work! They will love this activity! Enjoy!