Teaching New Math

This number forms BINGO is perfect for any upper elementary place value unit. Students will read and identify numbers on their BINGO boards written in expanded form (2,000+300+10+9), standard form (2,319), written form (two thousand, three hundred nineteen), and shown represented by base-ten blocks. Allow your concrete learners to make connections among the various number forms by using physical base-ten blocks as they play BINGO. When calling the numbers, make it clear which form of the number

Engage students in grades 3–5 (or multiple ages in a homeschool setting) with 36 weeks of daily math warmups and critical thinking challenges! Each week includes open-ended problems, fraction explorations, problem-solving puzzles, and creative math writing prompts — all designed to encourage reasoning, justification, and multiple solution strategies. Includes a complete answer key with multiple strategies and explanations for every problem. Use it as a bound year-long math journal or print we

Build Deeper Place Value UnderstandingThese 24 Place Value Error Analysis Task Cards help students go beyond surface-level answers and truly understand the relationship between a digit’s place and its value. Students read about common mistakes, explain what went wrong, and justify the correct solution, strengthening both reasoning and communication skills. Two Versions for DifferentiationEach task card is provided in two formats: Contextual Version: Includes a short real-world scenario/prom

Encourage collaboration and algebraic thinking with these seasonal picture puzzles 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 picture 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 mind,

Encourage creative thinking and foster students' number sense by spending just a few minutes at the beginning of class - or during math centers - to create equations of the day. Use the date, the day of the month, or the number of days you've been in school and ask students to create equations with this number as the answer. This routine is accessible to every student with a low floor and high ceiling. Students can use basic addition or subtraction facts, create multiplication or division equati

Encourage creative thinking and problem solving skills with this easy to implement math routine, which asks students to find a way to input an expression into a calculator with a broken key. This activity could be used at the beginning of class as a warm-up, morning work as students arrive, to initiate math discourse, or as a math center. This routine is accessible to every student with a low floor and high ceiling. This simple routine can help students look at numbers and equations creatively a

Encourage flexible thinking with this easy to implement math routine, which asks students to find various combinations of coins to reach given totals. This activity could be used at the beginning of class as a warm-up, morning work, or as a math center. This routine is accessible to every student with a low floor and high ceiling, as there are many possibilities for “correct” answers, encouraging students to share their solutions and ideas with each other. This simple routine can help students l

This base-ten "I have, who has" game is perfect for any upper elementary place value unit. Students will read and identify numbers on their cards in standard form (2,319) and shown represented by base-ten blocks. Allow your concrete learners to make connections among the various number forms by using physical base-ten blocks as they play. With 24 total cards, you can allow students to investigate or review place value in small groups or as a class. Includes 24 unique cards, each representing the