SamizdatMath

This is a really cool activity I made for my third graders: the basic idea is this - instead of giving kids a hundred subtraction problems and mindlessly solving them over and over again, why not have the kids make up their own subtraction problem according to the “properties” of the problem - for example, whether or not it requires regrouping (NOT borrowing!), as well as a target range for the answer, and only using certain digits. If you look at my other materials, you know I’m always trying

Do you have a set of Geoblocks sitting around in your classroom waiting for someone to do something interesting with them? Have you exhausted the sorting and identifying edges, faces and vertices (or "corners," if you will....)? Do you want something really neat to do with them which will develop your students' abilities to visualize and represent 3 dimensional shapes in 2 dimensions? This is a set of 16 Geoblock "search and sketch" puzzles. Students look at the sheet and find the block which m

Tired of holding up clocks and having kids shout out the time? This partner game is ideal for kids from 6 - 10 who need to practice reading time on the hour and half hour. Print up these beautiful and clear clock cards, chop 'em up and shuffle, demonstrate the game and off they go! Send a set home for parents to play with their kids.