Teaching Math by Hart

Within this resource you will find an activity that will help your students visualize and draw nets for a variety of 3D shapes, including a variety of prisms, pyramids, and cylinders. I usually use this activity as an introduction to a unit on polyhedrons. I think that this activity could be used at multiple grade levels, within multiple concepts. This resource includes notes, a whole class activity, as well as a set of worksheets varying in difficulty. Enjoy!

Are you ready for Pi Day? Within this resource you will find all you need to celebrate a fun-filled Pi Day on March 14. Believe it or not, this day is not all about math, as these activities are all integrated within the core subject areas. Students will strengthen their understanding of pi through English Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, and of course Mathematics! This resource includes the following: -An example of a possible day plan. -A collection of individual challenges to use thro

Reading in Math class? 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 a collection of activities that have been created to be used with the following books: “Sir Cumference and the First Round Table” by Cindy Neuschwander “Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi” by Cindy Neuschwander “Sir Cumference a

Can you build the strongest bridge? 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. Makes a great introduction or conclusion to your geometry unit or integrated within your forces and structures unit in Science. Get your students interacting with each other while putting their problem solving skills to work! They will love this activ

Want to have some fun in Math class? Within this resource you will find nine Surface Area & Volume centers designed to help your students strengthen their skills in a fun and challenging way. This particular group of centers focuses on problem solving. Concepts covered include: determining surface area & volume of cubes, rectangular prisms, triangular prisms, and cylinders. **Please note that 2 sets of centers are included in this resource, one metric, and one standard. These activites,

Want to have some fun in Math class? Within this resource you will find nine Surface Area & Volume 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 surface area and volume, as well as using the formulas to complete different tasks. These activites, do not need to be used as strictly centers. They could easily be used as enrichment activities, early finisher activities, or a

Want to have some fun in Math class? Within this resource you will find nine Geometry centers designed to help your students strengthen their skills in a hands-on and fun way. This particular group of centers focuses on using the Pythagorean Theorem to solve challenging problems. 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

Can you create the tallest free-standing skyscraper? 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! This activity can be used at just about any age, even as a team building activity for your staff! Enjoy!

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 engaging activity that has been created to be used with the book, "Sir Cumference and the Isle of Immeter" by Cindy Neuschwander (story not included). This series of books is easily integrated within any Geometry unit. However, I think the theme of thi

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!

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

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, "Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi" by Cindy Neuschwander (story not included). This series of books is easily integrated within any Geometry unit. However, I think the theme of this particula

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 engaging activity that has been created to be used with the book, "Sir Cumference and the Sword in the Cone" by Cindy Neuschwander (story not included). This series of books is easily integrated within any Geometry unit. However, I think the theme of t

Will your flying saucer fly the farthest? 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. This activity would make a great addition to your unit on circles. Get your students interacting with each other while putting their problem solving skills to work! They will love this activity! Enjoy!

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, "What's your Angle Pythagoras?" by Julie Ellis. I think the theme of this particular book is best used as an introduction to the Pythagorean Theorem. Students will be given the opportunity to pr

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, "Sir Cumference and the First Round Table" by Cindy Neuschwander (story not included). This series of books is easily integrated within any Geometry unit. However, I think the theme of this part