Chris Bartal

Help students learn to recognize patterns in factors by using Rainbow Factorization. This activity is perfect for students learning how to simplify fractions. It can be used as a center or a project. It takes most students at least 45 minutes to complete. Your students will be challenged, but will also enjoy trying to fill in the missing pieces of the factor puzzles. All composite numbers selected for this activity were taken from the game Sixty Second Sweep. If your students haven't played

Master Common Core fact fluency in minutes a day using flash cards your whole class can see! Around the world is a perfect way to utilize the few extra transitional minutes during your day. Each .pptx presentation is a minimum of 50 slides with a link on the last slide to loop back to the first fact for continuous play or practice. Colors schemes were chosen to have high contrast with most digital projectors, but the presentations are also editable so colors can be changed. Included in this

Where does Santa keep his money? Sharpen your students' multiplication skills with these 2-digit by 2-digit problems as they solve the riddle. Perfect for a math center or as an enrichment page complete with answer key.

Do your students love puzzles? Magic squares are a fun way to build algebraic thinking. The rules are simple. Each row, column, and diagonal must add up to 15 and each big square uses the digits 1-9. These puzzles are best for 2nd, 3rd, or, 4th grade. This download includes: - 2 pages of Magic Squares - 4 puzzles on each page (8 total) - 2 answer pages Thanks for looking!