Class Activities

Rich Mathematical Tasks

Open Ended Questions - Below are sites which showcase great ways to ask open ended questions.

Problem of the month - Not all questions align with our curriculum; ensure the program of studies is followed.
180 days of Estimation-180 different pictures, which uses referents and estimation skills.
101 Questions based on pictures and video - Shows images/videos and asks "Any Questions". Has a top 10. Uses the idea of "Math as a 3 act play".
Would you rather math - Students have to pick from two choices and defend their choice.
Which one doesn't belong - Students have to decide which of the items is not like the others.
Fraction Talks
Question Stems - POSTER
Inquiry Math
Open Middle - Great questions for Middle School
Eyes on Math Visuals
Notice and Wonder - Many visuals you can show and simply say "What do you notice? What do you wonder?"
K- 8 Math lessons - Math Solutions Lessons

Number Talks - Getting your students talking in class.

Specific examples of Number Talks K-5.
Number string
Book Study
Dot Cards Game - Dots Fingers Game
Dot Cards
More dot cards
Cube Conversations
- Cube Carving Template
Splat
Unit Chats
Dice Chats

Leaps and Bounds - Intervention strategy (Must be logged in under rdcrs.ca to access). A guide is found here on how to use the resource.

ANIE - Assessment of Numeracy in Education. A guide is found here on how to use the ANIE.

Rich Mathematical Tasks

3 Act Math , Dan Meyer, Graham Fletcher

Other resources:

Problems worth solving - 541 math problems worth solving made by Albertan Teachers

Youcubed - Jo Boaler's site, that has multiple open ended tasks and questions.

VisualPatterns - Site that shows various patterns and asks for a specific pattern number.

NCTM Illuminations - Interactive applets and lessons

Graph of the week - graphs to discuss in class.

Numeracy Tasks - From Peter Liljedahl. Many of these tasks were co-constructed with, and piloted by, teachers from Coquitlam (sd43), Prince George (sd57), and Kelowna (sd23). The tasks are listed individually as word documents so that they can be downloaded and altered to suit your specific context.

Break out Boxes - Using the idea of the "Escape Room" in your class. K - 12

Breakout EDU
Digital Break out boxes
How to set the locks:
- Directional Lock --- BE CAREFUL!!!!
- 5 Letter Lock
- 4 digit lock
- 3 digit lockbox

Get the Math - Algebra in Math

Patterning - Talk about Patterns and Algebra

"Mobile" problems - problems that use a mobile to determine balance

Weekly Math Tasks - Weekly Math Tasks

Graphing stories http://www.graphingstories.com/

Counting circles https://iamamathnerd.wordpress.com/category/counting-circle/

https://clotheslinemath.com/

http://matharguments180.blogspot.com/

http://mathmistakes.org/

http://www.mathtalks.net/

https://playwithyourmath.com/

https://samedifferentimages.wordpress.com/

https://talkingmathwithkids.com/

Bovine Math - Cows, cows, and more cows

Menu Tasks - Students must create equations, numbers, graphs, and more, based on certain criteria.

Julia Robinson Math Festival - Puzzle books and great mathematical problems.

Math Puzzles/Games

Skyscrapers - Can you find out which skyscraper is where? You have a grid of squares, all of which contain a skyscraper of various sizes. Around the grid are clues telling you how many skyscrapers you can see from that position.

Logic Mazes - Mazes but with a twist!

How close to 200 - A battle multiplication game

BrainBashers - Collections of Brain teasers, puzzles, riddles and optical illusions.

ThinkFun - Strategy games

Puzzle Baron - Puzzle activities

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