3 Act Tasks (from Graham Fletcher based on Dan Meyer's Ted Talk - Math Class Needs a Makeover)
- 3 Act Lesson Tasks for K-7
Lessons align to grade level standards. If you haven't tried these with your class you need to check them out!
Graham recommends using these 2-3 times per unit - especially day 1 of unit - can help identify misconceptions immediately!
Average time to complete is 45 minutes (depending on student familiarity).
Number Sense (Math Workshop Warm-Up)
- Estimation 180
- Book: Number Talks - Helping Children Build Mental Math & Computation Strategies K-5 by Sherry Parrish
- Number Strings (Kara Imm and Rachel Lambert)
Number Talk Resources (from Locus Grove Elementary)
- Kindergarten (Dot Cards, Rekenrek Activities, Number Frames)
- 1st Grade (+/- strategy based Power Points/Activities)
- 2nd Grade (+/- strategy Focused Power Points)
- 3rd/4th/5th Grade (+, - , ×, ÷ strategy based Power Points/Activities)
- Visibly Thinking (Ryan Dent from Teach at the Speed of Learning)
- Number Sense Resources from Mathematically Minded {PreK-3rd}
- 3 Daily Number Sense Routines/Resources K-5
- Animated Hundreds Chart (by: Steve Wyborney)
- Hundreds Chart Riddle Cards
- 0-120 Number Sense Activites $
- 0-100 Number Sense Math Centers
- Animated Multiplication Table (by: Steve Wyborney)
- Number Concept Map (by: Steve Wyborney)
- Subitizing Dot Images (by: Steve Wyborney)
- Using Dot Cards to Build Number Sense (Math Coach's Corner)
- Geometric Subitizing (GFletchy)
- Virtual Dice (great way to do math warm-ups for (+, - , ×, ÷) with dice rolls - focus on mental proficient strategies)
- Function Machine (Input/Output based on strategy or random reasoning)
- MathRacks /Rekenrek Website - Amazing tools to build number sense!
Online Number Sense Games/Apps:
APP - Subitize Tree
APP - Numbers Logic Puzzle (making 10)
Math Lines - Addition
Ten Frame Mania (Greg Tang)
APP - Subitize Tree
APP - Numbers Logic Puzzle (making 10)
Math Lines - Addition
Ten Frame Mania (Greg Tang)