Problem of the week 6/3/2014
Mr. Bender made some muffins. He sold 3/5 of them in the morning and 1⁄4 of the remainder in the …
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50 problems to reason your way through the end of the school year
Looking for some fun problems to fill the last days of school? Enjoy these! 1. Judy and Dan both collect …
Solution to last week’s problem
Jill, Adina, and Susan had $837 all together. Jill had the least amount of money. Before they went to the …
Problem of the Week 3/19/2014
Jill, Adina, and Susan had $837 all together. Jill had the least amount of money. Before they went to the …
NCTM Blogs
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Looking for structure in word problems
By grade 4, students have worked with all four operations and are expected to solve multi-step word problems. Research tells …
Blogs to Talk About
Ah December…the chance to catch up on all the great material sitting in inboxes. Here’s a gem that is not …
Problem of the Week 11/17/2013
Gina caught a fish. To win a contest, her fish had to weigh more than the previous record, which was …
Understanding Cross Multiplication
Students seem to love using cross multiplication to compare fractions and check for equivalence; this simple, mysterious procedure will assure …
Count around the circle with fractions
Here is an activity for middle school students that borrows a familiar number sense routine to have students think deeply …
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