Rogue Algorithm

Provide your students a chance to explore with patterns and number relationships with this set of sorting cards. These cards allow for multiple uses and can be the springboard for rich mathematical discussions about and multiplying and dividing with powers of ten, helping address both Common Core standards for Number and Operations in Base Ten as well as the Standards for Mathematical Practice. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

This set of three self-checking puzzles will allow your kids to practice renaming improper fractions as mixed numerals (and vice versa). When the puzzles are done, your students will learn facts about African-American inventors Garrett Morgan, George Crum, and Lewis Lattimer. Perfect for some quick practice with fractions during Black History Month - or whenever! For more practice with fraction concepts, you may find these other products helpful – Monkey Mania & Jumping Giraffes equivalent f

Get more use out of your task cards with this free template that will allow you to turn any task card into an opportunity for a written response. I love using task cards (as do my kids!), and I learn a lot about their thinking from the conversations they have when they are working in pairs on a particular card. However, I wanted a way to give students an opportunity to write more fully about their mathematical thinking without doing a completely different activity, so I developed these templat

Build in your students the “habits of mind” of mathematically proficient thinkers as they explore with fraction expression with this quick one-page assessment task. This free product is a sample task from the Finding Fraction of a Number set of my Mastering the Practices: Instruction & Assessment Tasks. I designed the tasks in this set as a way to have my students explore an area of mathematical content in a way consistent with the behaviors described by the eight Standards for Mathematical