It's the simple things

For the students that just don't seem to be getting it. Sometimes teaching the tricks are the best way for them. These are ideas that I have used throughout my teaching that have actually worked.

A selection of reflection Cards that can be used multiple ways. *place one on the board at the beginning of the lesson so the students know what they are going to reflect on *ask a student to draw a card to choose reflection question *display in the class to assist students when reflecting *many more uses

A sheet to help students to organise the scientific process and their thinking while working through a problem.

Roll the dice or pick a card and double it. Cover the answer with a counter. First to get three in a row wins. Can be played as bingo or tic-tac-toe.

Simple bingo game. Numbers 1-9. Roll the dice or pick a card double the number and take one. First to get three in a row wins. Six different boards.

Simple bingo game. Numbers 1-9. Roll the dice or pick a card double the number and add one more. First to get three in a row wins. Six different boards.

A fun way to introduce informal measurements. Have students measure multiple items in the room. From here you can sort, add, etc. Pack includes 2 pages. One blank so you can personalise the objects and the other filled with pretty common items.

These cards are designed to be used for memory, however they can be used many other ways. * ink saving copy included

a simple poster to remind students that there are many different ways to say subtract