Teaching New Math

Use these easy to implement math routines as morning work, math warm-ups, or math centers to encourage creative problem solving, flexible thinking, and number sense.

Encourage collaboration and algebraic thinking with this easy to implement math routine that can be used as morning work, a math warm up activity, or as a math center for students. Students use algebraic thinking and knowledge of basic facts to solve these puzzles. This simple routine can help students look at numbers and equations creatively, find and use patterns, analyze the reasonableness of their ideas, and help with mental math and overall number sense. Made with homeschool families in min