W's Math Resources

Want to teach your students how to think outside of the box? These lessons include 10 Fermi Problems that will allow you to assess a student's ability to persevere in problem solving, reason abstractly and quantitatively while evaluating a student's ability to make valid arguments. Included in the folder is a student answer worksheet and problem solving rubric.

Do your students have trouble understanding how functions "work"? Each of these 6 worksheets connect how functions work to the world around them. Fingerprints, Morse code and the dollar menu are just some of the things students will investigate as relations and functions.

This 11 step process focuses on an individual problem solver's responsibilities while collaborating to determine a solution. This process is based on Polya's problem solving method and includes a final worksheet for students to hand in. Rubric is included!

This 11 step process focuses on an individual problem solver's responsibilities while collaborating to determine a solution. The worksheets are designed to be used for interactive notebooks. This process is based on Polya's problem solving method and includes a final worksheet for students to hand in. Rubric is included

3 factor games complete with instructions, game boards and writing prompts to help students understand factorization while learning about game theory. Although these are primary 6th grade lessons, they could be used for middle school review of topics, or an introduction to game theory on any grade level.

Are your students having difficulty understanding division? Do your students have difficulty determining remainders? Do you need a good way of introducting the concepts of factors as numbers that evenly divide into another? This 3 day lesson will help students understand all of these concepts while playing the popular "Leftover Game".

Do your students have trouble recording and NOT LOSING step-by-step algorithms for math concepts? This graphic organizer allows students to record steps, explanations of reasons for each step and actual work for each step. Good to use for any math procedure 5th grade and above!

Do your students have trouble creating sub questions for math problem solving? This will help!!