My Ada is Here!
Teacher's Editions: You should have teacher editions by now. Some of the editions are backordered so they are delayed. There are enough for both regular education and special education teachers to have their own copy.
What if I don't have enough student books? Your principal or assistant principal should have asked everyone if they were missing textbooks. Those are ordered by school and should be coming from the depository. It may take several weeks to arrive. I wish I could speed that up, but we ares stuck in a slow machine when ordering books.
Canvas: (For 4th - 6th) We can make assignments through canvas now, but do not have instructions for using Speed Grader yet. If you assign this way and could make a "Steps" guide for everyone, we would appreciate it. Videos are located on the elementary math website.
What if I found an error or something does not work correctly? Please take a screenshot of the issue that includes the lesson number. Email me with the screenshot and explanation. I will submit a ticket for you.
Moore Public Schools Foundation
Need counters, fraction models, base 10 blocks, number lines, protractors, rulers, or materials for centers like cards and dice? Moore Public School Foundation has their grant cycle open! Let them help outfit your classroom with all the materials you need.
From Lizzy Bozarth, MPSF
MPSF Classroom Enrichment Grant applications are due September 15th at 11:59pm. Find more information and the link to apply here: https://www.mooreschoolsfoundation.org/classroomgrants
If you would like additional support, I am available one-on-one to answer your questions. If you’d like to schedule a time to meet or chat, use this link: https://calendly.com/lizzybozzy/grant-application-help
Picture It
Show any picture examine the math. Consider showing images from around your school.
What do you notice? (all grades)
Below are some examples of questions we can ask. There are hundreds of questions we can ask about this single picture.
How many with holes? (K)
How many more with holes than without? (1)
If I added 20 more, how many would I have? (2)
What multiplication problem is this displaying? (3)
If our school bought 8 boxes of doughnuts, how many doughnuts would we have? (4)
What fraction of doughnuts have sprinkles? (5)
What percentage of the doughnuts have no holes? (6)
Show It Three
Give students a white board and marker and access to manipulatives for this one! Give students a number (or expression) and ask them to show it 3 ways.
Example: 8
I can show it as 5 + 3, 4 + 4,. 7 + 1, or 6 + 2
I can show it with 10 - 2, 20 - 12, 2 x 4, 1 x 8, 40/5
I can show it with 2 to the third power.
I can show it with tally marks, unifix cubes, coins, time, counting bears, or even writing the work eight.
Options are endless!
The Missing
Show students a mostly blank 100 r 120 chart. Fill in some numbers students can use to find the missing. This routine focuses on pattern making with +/- 1 or +/- 10 as the basic idea. Give students as many or as few clues as they will need at their learning level.
You can increase the rigor for older grades and make this chart a decimal chart instead or make the numbers in the hundreds.
6 Keys to Math Station Success
Sept. 16 (3:00 - 4:00) - Register for recording to be sent to you.
Math workshops and small groups can be powerful tools for increasing student success in the classroom. Come discover how approaching math stations through a visual learning approach can decrease the amount of time you spend preparing and enrich the learning in your classroom.
How Word Problems Can Strengthen Language Development
Sept. 17 5:00 - 6:00 - Register for recording to be sent to you.
Empower your students to be active participants in their math learning journey. In this edWebinar, Dr. Karen Fuson, a renowned math education expert, will guide you through the process of building a nurturing classroom that enhances language development through collaboration and critical thinking. Learn how to leverage word problems as a springboard for student-led discussions, where diverse perspectives are valued and mathematical understanding flourishes.
These research-backed approaches, featured in the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics’ Journal of Mathematics Education Leadership, are designed to empower K-6 students to confidently share their ideas, analyze different problem-solving strategies, and build a strong foundation in both math and language. Attend this session to discover the keys to academic achievement.
5 Ideas for Building a School of Mathematical Problem Solvers
Sept. 30 3:00 - 4:00 -- Register for recording to be sent to you.
Using the math classroom to prepare our students to thrive in the 21st century requires educators to teach and assess far more than the ability to calculate accurately. Success in the 21st century requires students to apply their math toolkits as they think critically to unpack complex problems and design effective approaches and solutions, collaborate with teammates as they work on the problem, communicate ideas and approaches, and work creatively to solve these problems.
Success with these goals requires school systems to clearly define these 21st century expectations, utilize research-based practices that demonstrate success, utilize effective assessments that will drive instruction, ensure teachers have strong content knowledge, and have the ability to track these expectations over weeks, months, and years.
Back to Back
This game is so much fun! It requires three players. Players one and two stand back to back at the whiteboard. Player three sits in front of them. Players one and two write a secret number on the board. Only player three is allowed to see this number. Player three then gives clues to players one and two on what their number could be. For example, if player one writes 5, then a possible clue for player three would be, “This is the sum of 4 + 1”. The player to find the mystery number first wins.
BUZZ
101
To play this game, divide the students into two teams (or play in many small groups). Each team takes turns rolling a dice. The goal of the game is to add up numbers to reach as close to 101 as possible, but without passing this number. Students can multiply the number on the dice by 10, or leave it as is. For example, they might roll a five and change it to 50. Then, they might roll a six and leave it as six, adding it to the 50 to get 56. Continue and see which team gets closer to 101 without passing it.
Pipe Cleaner Counters
Students will love this engaging colorful activity that helps them practice basic counting and one-to-one correspondence. Provide pipe cleaners and pony beads (these have wide holes). Have students use 10 pipe cleaners and put one bead on the first, two beads on the second, and continuing to 10 beads on the 10th pipe cleaner. Count these out loud together as kids touch the beads on their Pipe Cleaner Counters.
Roll and Build
Getting hands-on with math games and counting with cubes is a great way to get a “feel” for math. Give students a pair of dice and blocks, LEGO bricks, or Unifix Cubes. Students roll one die and build a tower with that number of blocks or cubes. They then roll the second die and add that number to the tower. Now count how many cubes or bricks in the tower. Compare towers. Ask questions that have students thinking and counting like, Which is tallest? How many cubes is it? Which is shortest? How many cubes in that one? Take towers apart and begin again.
Shapes with Sticks
This will take a bit of simple prep, but it will serve as a set of shapes that will last! Provide students with markers, wood craft sticks, and glue. Give directions to create shapes, like, “color three sticks green and put them together to make a triangle, color four sticks red for a square, etc.,” and so on. Students can follow a prepared mat with the colored shapes or just make the shapes with sticks without the guide mat. Try making one a day at the beginning, and then students can work independently
PK & Kinder: Just Enough Carrots (Comparing Numbers)
Just Enough Carrots teaches kids to compare quantities. Before learning to add or subtract, kids need to master the concepts of fewer, more, and the same. Just Enough Carrots is the perfect introduction to comparisons for pre-K and kindergarteners.
PK & K: Five Little Pumpkins on Sesame Street (Ordinal Numbers)
Come along for a spooky night of Halloween fun with this adorable adaptation of the classic sing-along song "Five Little Pumpkins" with beloved Sesame Street characters! Join Elmo, Cookie Monster, Abby, Zoe, and Grover in the adventure as they get dressed as five little pumpkins and go out trick-or treating.
1st & 2nd : Double the Ducks (Adding Doubles)
Doubling the Ducks is perfect for teaching doubling numbers to pre-K through kindergarteners. It's hard work, taking care of 5 little ducks. But when each little duck comes home with a friend—oh, no! Now it's double the ducks and double the work. How can 1 little boy get everything done? Understanding how to double numbers helps children master both addition and multiplication. Fun, friendship, and lots of ducks make learning this essential skill both easy and entertaining.
1st & 2nd: Ten Flashing Fireflies (Make 10 to add)
Counting down from ten to one, a girl and a boy empty the night sky of fireflies as–counting up from one to ten–they fill their jar with them. But once captured, the fireflies’ light flickers and fades, so in a generous good-night gesture, the children release them.
Luminous pictures and a chant-aloud text combine to make this two-way counting book as joyous and magical as catching fireflies on a summer night.
3rd: Each Orange Has Eight Slices (Multiplication)
If each orange has 8 slices and each slice has 2 seeds, then how many seeds are there in all? You'll have fun multiplying, adding, and counting your way through the math puzzles hiding in the world all around you.
Clear and colorful artwork by Donald Crews, the award-winning creator of Freight Train and Truck, gives young readers helpful hints to solve the engaging and age-appropriate word problems.
3rd & 4th: Sir Cumference and the Roundabout Battle (Rounding)
When Steward Edmund Rounds and Sir Cumference notice that there are strangers camped nearby, Rounds II decides to investigate despite being involved with the task of learning how to make accurate counts of the castle's stores of food, supplies, and weaponry. When he reports back that an enemy is lying in wait, everyone moves quickly to defend the castle. But wait! Will Rounds II be able to figure out how many bows and arrows they have to create an appropriate battle plan? Using rounding techniques to figure out the totals more quickly, Rounds II is just in time to help stave off a potentially disastrous attack. Readers will love making the rounds with Rounds II and the gang in this new installment of the Sir Cumference series that makes math fun and accessible for all.
4th & 5th: Decimal Dragon (Decimals)
Decimal was a very shy dragon. He wasn’t pretty like most dragons, and he had spots that weren’t glued on very well. When he got nervous, he shook so badly that his spots fell off, his fire went out, and he could no longer fly. All this caused him so much trouble! Find out how Decimal was able to use his problems to help himself and others. If you love math or if you struggle with math, you’ll love Decimal.
4th & 5th: Sir Cumference Gets Decima's Point (Decimals)
This time the focus is back on Pia of Chartres from Sir Cumference and the Off-the-Charts Dessert. She is kidnapped by a family of ogres--Tentt, the father, Hoondrit, the mother, and their ten daughters, Una to Decima.
Pia is asked to help the ogres prepare a feast for a large celebration, which will involve tens, hundreds, even thousands of pieces of dessert!
Readers will learn about place value and the decimal system of notation in this latest medieval math adventure. The endnote includes a diagram with place names.
6th: Multiplying Menace: The Revenge of Rumpelstiltskin (Multiplying Fractions)
It's been 10 years since the queen defeated Rumpelstiltskin and now he's back to collect his payment from years before. He causes a stir in the kingdom by making mischief with his multiplying stick and threatens to do far worse if the debt is not repaid. It's up to Peter, the young prince, to take possession of the Rumpelstiltskin’s magical multiplying stick and learn how to use it—and multiply both whole numbers and fractions-- in order to restore peace to the kingdom. A perfect mix of math, fairy-tale, and fun, The Multiplying Menace will get STEM/STEAM readers excited to solve the adventure one number at a time.
