CreativeMathLessons

Do your students have trouble with fractions? Looking for a fun activity to do with your class? Here is an easy activity that will be a change from the usual worksheet. Directions: Print out the colored fraction bars for each student. The students will then cut them into smaller pieces and sort them by color or by denominator. Following the instructions on the page, they will find physical pieces of fractions that are equivalent. For example they could hold up 3 of the 1/6 pieces and show

Looking for a project for your math class? This simple project allows the students to use creativity while reinforcing the procedures to find area and perimeter. Basically the project has students create their dream home on graph paper and then find the area and perimeter of each room. There are a few follow up questions involving carpeting and costs. A rubric is attached. This would be great for a Pre-Algebra class or even in the younger grades. My students have really enjoyed this in t

Looking for a new way to start off the year teaching Geometry? For a change of pace, rather than read the rules to the kids on the first day I decided to give them this activity instead. Supplies Needed: Notecards, paperclips, Starbursts, rulers, This is essentially a printable/editable packet with 6 different line segments that the students will measure using 6 different units of measurement. I chose 3 non-traditional units (notecard, paperclip, Starburst) and traditional units (Inches,