Problem of the Week 10/15/2012
Milly and Sue have the same size lawn. Milly can mow the lawn in 24 minutes and Sue can mow …
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Sample Assessment Items for the Common Core
The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium released a new round of sample assessment items this week. Click here to try the …
Problem of the Week 10/8/2012
Phil and Cath make and sell boomerangs for a school event. The money they raise will go to charity. They …
Math Games
Looking for fun math games that support learning? Click here for games from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Click …
Building Number Sense with Skip Counting
Begin in younger grades by skip counting by 2, 5, and 10. Here’s a great video that shows how counting …
Problem of the Week 10/1/2012
I met a man who said, “If you can guess my age, I will pay you one dollar for each …
Problem of the Week 9/24/2012
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Singapore Math Strategies
Before addressing specific strategies, it is instructive to read about Singapore’s rationale for school mathematics, as expressed in the syllabus …
Problem of the Week 9/17/2012
John is decorating his new apartment. He has a 9 foot long wall along which he would like to place …
Multiplying Positive and Negative Numbers
It’s a simple rule: When multiplying two numbers, if the signs are the same, the product is positive, if the signs …
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