Deb Maxwell

Answering "how many more?" and "how many less?" are some of the hardest math questions primary students have to answer. Before they can answer these questions in word problems, they need to understand what questions mean and how to answer. This activity gives students lots of practice answering"how many more." The activity is designed to make the skill as easy as possible to ensure student success. The stars are already lined up for them, making it easier to compare the numbers. After doing this

Build students’ mental flexibility with numbers with these 4 sets of mental math task cards. Each set of cards has a student recording sheet and an answer key. There are 96 cards in total. The problems in this file focus heavily on adding and subtracting by 10s. The first set of cards is entirely one step problems. The remaining three sets are multiple step problems. This file is very versatile. It could be used as a center, a small group lesson, or a whole group lesson. If using these probl

Give your students a real challenge with these Valentine's Day themed math problems! There are 60 task cards with Valentine's themed problems written at 3 different levels. All different problem types are included. The three sets are identical except for the numbers and the frame. Each set has a corresponding recording sheet and answer key. For a bit of teacher humor, the subjects of all the problems are presidents and first ladies. Don't miss out on this fabulous DOLLAR DEAL: Valentine's Pri