Teaching Math by Hart

Ever hear the question, "Why do I need math?" Here's your answer! Enjoy!

This game is a fun and engaging way for your students to practice graphing ordered pairs. I generally use this game after introducing graphing on the coordinate plane to my students. It is a fun and interactive way for them to practice plotting points. 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, multiples, prime and composite numbers and more. For these activities, students need to determine which number is the "imposter", or whi

Within this resource you will find activities designed to get students to see the use of fractions in real life – baking holiday cookies! I generally use this activity as a culminating activity to a unit on multiplying and dividing fractions. I have included 2 different recipes, and 2 different scenarios for your students to work through. If you are looking for a similar activity that is non-holiday related, please check out my other "Baking with Fractions" activity. Enjoy!

Within this resource you will find an activity designed to get students to see the use of rates in real life – shopping for the ingredients for their holiday dinner. I generally use this activity as a culminating activity to a unit on unit rates. This is a great way to incorporate some "real-life" math, especially around Thanksgiving or Christmas. Happy Holidays!

How do your students feel about Math? The survey within this resource is meant to be used as an easy way for you to get to know your students as math learners. This survey will help you understand their needs, abilities, as well as their feelings when it comes to math. Enjoy!

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!

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!

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

The activity in this resource is intended to be used as a fun way to reinforce the concept of square roots. It could be combined into a center, used as a group game, or used as an activity for those early finishers. These cards cover all the perfect squares from 1 – 225, as well as a few “non-perfect squares”. Enjoy!

I've put a holiday spin on my "Number Puzzles" just in time for the holidays! 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. These activities are designed to strengthen number sense skills, while reinforcing basic computation skills! This freebie includes 2 separate activities with an answer key. Enjoy! If you like this resource, make sure to check out a

Within this resource you will find a series of 6 posters intended to raise awareness of number sense and its importance in getting a desirable job. Enjoy!

I have had a few requests to make an editable template to accompany my Writing in Math Class? resource, so here it is. Within this resource I have provided you with an editable template with which you can create your own journal starters that are more specific to your students, their abilities, and the concepts being taught in your Math class. Enjoy! You might also want to check out the 2nd and 3rd editions added to my store!