Build Math Vocabulary with Buy in! Develop reasoning skills and place value understanding! Use these FREE TASK CARDS as a scoot, a group/partner station activity, or an independent activity.

These are also helpful for identifying students' misconceptions about numbers, place value, odd/even, greater/less than and other math terms. It is designed to enhance reasoning skills, which fosters success with problem solving.

Includes:

• 12 Mystery Number Task Cards / Scoot
• Recording Sheet + "make your own mystery number" extension
• Answer Key
• Instructions, options and tips

Mystery Number is a great game to play daily with your kiddos! I hope this resource gives you more ideas for higher levels of play to build reasoning skills and deeper understanding of place value. Games like this challenge students to really think about some commonly misunderstood math terms. Create BUY IN by offering up a Mystery Number with your kids every day! After playing, consider keeping this at your desk and offering a MYSTERY NUMBER OF THE DAY by tweaking just one or two ideas and make it your own! And be sure to look for my other Mystery Number and place value activities!

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~~~Teach for understanding with these reasoning based resources~~~

From Number Composition to Unitizing:

• The Hiding Game Center Activity
• Lots of FREE Shake & Spills in my store!
• Addition and Subtraction Sorts: Composing Numbers: 12 Sorting Activities
• Changing Numbers Assessment/Activity FREEBIE
• PACKING COOKIES Place Value Unit Level I

Flexible Place Value Fun:

• PACKING PRESENTS Flexible Place Value Unit Level II
• PACKING PEEPS Flexible Place Value Unit Level II
• Flexible Numbers Place Value Match Game & Scoot!
• MYSTERY NUMBER Place Value FREEBIE!
• MYSTERY NUMBER Scoot Task Cards for Place Value, Reasoning & Vocabulary
• Place Value Fugitives FREEBIE!
• A Place Value Chart Board Topper!

For ENRICHMENT:

• First Grade Enrichment Printable Packets/Pages for the whole year!

Addition/Subtraction Strategies that Build Number Sense & Reasoning

• DOUBLES FACT FLUENCY PACK!
• Making & Using TENS Strategy Pack

To emphasize PROBLEM SOLVING with actual thinking: Go Numberless:

• My First Math Story Grades 1 & 2 (Math Libs and Writing your own word problems)
• Grade 1/Early 2 Numberless Word Problem Sort & Solve
• Grade 2 Standards Numberless Word Problems to Sort & Solve
• Grade 3 Numberless Sort & Solve
• Create Your Own Word Problem Fun! Grades 3-5
• Numberless FRACTION Word Problems Grades 5/6

To Build NUMBER SENSE while reinforcing new skills:

• Number of the Day Reasoning Templates Grade 1
• Number of the Day Reasoning Templates Grade 2
• Number of the Day Reasoning Templates Grades 3/4
• Number of the Day Reasoning Templates Grades 4-6

• Counting Circles & Fluency Routines: A Teacher's Calendar Grade K-1
• Counting Circles & Fluency Routines: A Teacher's Calendar Grade 2
• Counting Circles & Fluency Routines: A Teacher's Calendar Grade 3
• Counting Circles & Fluency Routines: A Teacher's Calendar Grade 4-6

For ROUNDING with REASONING, check out:

• ROUNDING MOUNTAIN Number Line Rounding Spin It, Show It, Round It Game

(This third/fourth grade activity is fabulous enrichment for Grade 2!)

For Reasoning & Logic: Mastermind

• Partner Games with Smartboard Version: Superheros, Fortnite or Race Cars

For MULTIPLICATION & DIVISION:

• FREEBIE Multiplication Fact Sorts: Simple and Sophisticated
• FORTNITE Multiplication & Division with simple Algebraic Equation Pictures
• Multiplication Comic Book Templates & Graphic Organizers
• Multiplication Double/Halve Strategy Pack
• Multiplication Comparison Models: 4 MATCH GAMES & SCOOTS Grades 4-6!

• Division Area Model Level I/II 4.NBT.B6
• Division Area Model Level III 5.NBT.B6

For FRACTION OPERATIONS with conceptual understanding:

• Hiding Fractions Game (Grades 2-4)
• Fraction Area FUN (A Visual intro to multiplication or fraction of an area) MATCH GAMES & SCOOTS!
• Fractions in the Pie Hands-on Division Game FREEBIE
• Fraction Multiplication Task Cards, Match Games & Scoots!
• Fraction Division Task Cards, Match Games & Scoots!
• Numberless FRACTION Word Problems Grades 5/6

For MATH OLYMPICS check out:

• COMPLETE MATH OLYMPICS EVENT PACK: Games, Certificates, Posters & Google Doc K-6 WHOLE SCHOOL LICENSE!
• Math Olympics Kindergarten Race to 10 or 20 and Build a Tower Pre K-1
• Math Olympics Shake & Spill K-2
• Math Olympics Version of Flexible Place Value Task Cards 2-3

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