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Monthly Archives: January 2013

Problem of the Week 1/28/2013

January 27, 2013

The hospital staff consists of 16 doctors and nurses. 1) There are more nurses than doctors. 2) There are more …

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One Hundred Problems

January 24, 2013

As we near the one hundredth day of school, here are 100 problems to challenge students in grades 3 and …

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Problem of the Week 1/21/2013

January 21, 2013

In the 1982 movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, we meet an alien who has been left stranded on earth when his …

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Dan Meyer on Real World Math

January 20, 2013

Click here to watch the video. Reflect: ~ How can you make questions at your grade level irresistible to students …

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…and the answer is…..

January 17, 2013

Grade 1: Question: Seven apples were on the table. I ate some apples. Then there were four apples. How many …

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“One is a fraction and the other one is a number”

January 15, 2013

The title of this post was a 4th grade student’s response to the question  True or false: 3/4 = .34  …

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Problem of the Week 1/14/2013

January 12, 2013

Your mom is a sporting person, so when it’s close to your bedtime, she will have a contest with you …

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Tell Me All You Can Prompts

January 9, 2013

Another great idea from a Math Solutions presentation on Making Sense of Fraction Computations: Tell Me All You Can prompts …

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Standard Algorithms and the Common Core

January 8, 2013

A superficial reading of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics might seem to indicate that standard algorithms are not …

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Just Invert and Multiply…Why??

January 8, 2013

Before reading further, ask your students the following question: What would you say would be a good story or model …

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