Math that motivates your K–5 students
As a K–5 teacher, your day is a constant balance of subjects, personalities, and priorities. With so many different dynamics and responsibilities, math class shouldn’t be another struggle to muscle through!
That’s why we’ve compiled a wealth of resources and activities to help you engage students; meet instructional goals; and encourage fluency, number sense, and discussion in your classroom.
The power of fluency
Teachers work to achieve so many outcomes during their math block. While balancing multiple priorities, it’s important to remember that procedural fluency remains integral to student learning. Access this guide to unpack the power of fluency and find free math fluency practice to use in your next lesson.
10 low-prep, high-impact math activities that get to some serious math
Envision your classroom engaged in a difficult math task. All students are participating, leveraging different scaffolds that you intentionally prepared ahead of time. Engagement is high, and students are challenged but motivated. If you’d love a classroom like this, access our free activities that encourage productive struggle while reaching all learners.
Three practices to support problem-based learning
As educators, we want all students to develop a rich and deep understanding of the math they experience in our classrooms. A problem-based learning approach supports this by centering problem-solving in ways that build lifelong mathematical proficiency. Read this guide for practical tips on introducing problem-based learning and deeper conceptual understanding into your math classroom.
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