Problem of the Week 1/28/2013
The hospital staff consists of 16 doctors and nurses. 1) There are more nurses than doctors. 2) There are more …
The hospital staff consists of 16 doctors and nurses. 1) There are more nurses than doctors. 2) There are more …
As we near the one hundredth day of school, here are 100 problems to challenge students in grades 3 and …
In the 1982 movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, we meet an alien who has been left stranded on earth when his …
Click here to watch the video. Reflect: ~ How can you make questions at your grade level irresistible to students …
Grade 1: Question: Seven apples were on the table. I ate some apples. Then there were four apples. How many …
The title of this post was a 4th grade student’s response to the question True or false: 3/4 = .34 …
Your mom is a sporting person, so when it’s close to your bedtime, she will have a contest with you …
Another great idea from a Math Solutions presentation on Making Sense of Fraction Computations: Tell Me All You Can prompts …
A superficial reading of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics might seem to indicate that standard algorithms are not …
Before reading further, ask your students the following question: What would you say would be a good story or model …