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A growing collection of actionable math ideas, all in one place. Check out all the ideas for supporting productive struggle, using math manipulatives, organizing math materials and rotations, and more. These articles are filled with free resources and easy ideas to try in your next math lesson…
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3 Meaningful Ways to Teach Rounding to the Nearest Hundred
try these strategies to help build a solid foundation for rounding in the future
Introducing Fraction Bars with a Guided Exploration
an exploratory math activity with a free resource to help guide your students (and save you time!)
Rounding to the Nearest Ten: 4 Powerful Teaching Strategies
impactful strategies to help students master rounding based on place value
The Secret to Designing Perfect Math Templates for Google Slides
all the info to design perfect math templates, along with a free template starter kit
5 Tangible Ways to Support Productive Struggle in Elementary Math
5 ideas you can try in your next math lesson…and a special free resource
How to Use Color Tiles in Math: 20 Easy Photo Ideas
actionable ideas using color tiles to support so many math concepts
A Partners of Ten Game All Elementary Students Will Love
an easy (and engaging!) way to help them remember the partners of ten
Introducing Place Value Disks with 4 Guiding Questions
an exploratory math activity with a free resource to help guide your students (and save you time!)
Math Mats: How They Help and Ideas to Set Them Up
photos and ideas on using math mats to support all learners
3 Ways to Save Time in Math Every Day
super simple ideas to help you save more time in math
Math Classroom Ideas (A Photo Tour)
tons of photos with quick ideas to organize all things math
How Multiples Charts Help More Than Multiplication Tables
help your students save time finding those products
How to Make Number Lines in Google Slides
quick steps on using tables to create number line templates
How to Make Fractions in Google Slides
an easy tutorial on using tables to make fraction templates
How to Print Poster Size (Using Legal size Paper)
easy steps on printing large scale…no need to cut and tape
Organizing Math Manipulatives: 2 Ways to Save Tons of Time
try these two ideas and never organize your manipulatives again
How to Make Fraction Circle Templates
let google sheets do all the work and create perfect fraction circles
Math TIME: Rotations At Their Pace
help your students make the most of their time during math rotations
Free Student Name Plates
a free math reference chart for your students
Keeping Track of Pencils with The Great Pencil Challenge
free resources to help students manage their pencils every day
Pencil Honors! (The Great Pencil Challenge Part)
a time-saving way to help students NEVER lose their pencils
The Great Pencil Challenge
the OG challenge that helps students keep those pencils
Testing Door Sign
a free, purposeful testing resource that will save you time
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