Math Problem Solving

Teaching resources, freebies, printables, and blog posts about math problem solving for elementary students.
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Did you know that there are THREE ways to define a trapezoid? If you're not sure which definition you're supposed to be teaching, check out this blog post from Laura Candler! You'll learn strategies for teaching kids to classify trapezoids, and the post includes a sorting freebie as well as links to additional hands-on resources for classifying quadrilaterals. Maths Resources, Classifying Quadrilaterals, Math Problem Solving, Upper Elementary Math, Teaching Math, Math Lessons, Elementary Math, Math Groups, Math Resources
Teaching Tricky Trapezoids: Inclusive vs. Exclusive
Did you know that there are THREE ways to define a trapezoid? If you're not sure which definition you're supposed to be teaching, check out this blog post from Laura Candler! You'll learn strategies for teaching kids to classify trapezoids, and the post includes a sorting freebie as well as links to additional hands-on resources for classifying quadrilaterals.
Six reasons to teach calculator skills to upper elementary students, including how calculators foster mathematical thinking. Free calculator quiz in the post! High School, Teaching Strategies, Middle School Math, Problem Solving, Math Strategies, Math Instruction
6 Reasons to Teach Calculator Skills
Six reasons to teach calculator skills to upper elementary students, including how calculators foster mathematical thinking. Free calculator quiz in the post!
Order of operations can be frustrating to teach, but it doesn't have to be. Read this post to discover some fun and effective strategies for teaching order of operations, and download two review and practice printables to go with the lesson. #orderofoperations Multiplication, Pre K, Common Core Maths, Maths Notebooks, Math Methods, Algebraic Expressions
Order of Operations Review and Practice
Order of operations can be frustrating to teach, but it doesn't have to be. Read this post to discover some fun and effective strategies for teaching order of operations, and download two review and practice printables to go with the lesson. #orderofoperations
Six reasons to teach calculator skills to upper elementary students, including how calculators foster mathematical thinking. Free calculator quiz in the post!
6 Reasons to Teach Calculator Skills
Six reasons to teach calculator skills to upper elementary students, including how calculators foster mathematical thinking. Free calculator quiz in the post!
Kids love playing Island Conquer, a free pirate-themed math center game for practicing area and perimeter. Click over to Laura Candler's blog to download this freebie now! 4th Grade Maths, Area Math Games, 4th Grade Math Games, Perimeter Math Games, Math Games, 4th Grade Math, Math Center Games, Fun Math, 3rd Grade Math
Arr, Me Hearties! Island Conquer Gets a Pirate Makeover!
Kids love playing Island Conquer, a free pirate-themed math center game for practicing area and perimeter. Click over to Laura Candler's blog to download this freebie now!
Recharge & Write is a terrific strategy for solving word problems! Not only is this cooperative learning activity fun for kids, it fosters meaningful math talk while holding students accountable for solving each word problem. Watch this short video from L Reading, Workshop, Ideas, Guided Maths, Math Talk, Math Workshop, Math Problem Solving Strategies
Recharge and Write About Math
Recharge & Write is a terrific strategy for solving word problems! Not only is this cooperative learning activity fun for kids, it fosters meaningful math talk while holding students accountable for solving each word problem. Watch this short video from L
How well do your students solve math word problems? These free word problem tests will help you assess your students' needs so you know where to begin your problem solving lessons! Ten Frames, Math Word Problems, Math Fractions, Math Words, Math Problems
Math Problem Solving: Knowing Where to Begin
How well do your students solve math word problems? These free word problem tests will help you assess your students' needs so you know where to begin your problem solving lessons!
Do your students know how to use a calculator properly? Read this post to learn 6 reasons why this skill is important for math problem solving, and download this free Calculator Quiz from Laura Candler's blog! Maths, 5th Grade Maths, Math Calculator, Math Tricks, 5th Grade Math, Free Math
Free Calculator Quiz
Do your students know how to use a calculator properly? Read this post to learn 6 reasons why this skill is important for math problem solving, and download this free Calculator Quiz from Laura Candler's blog!
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Valentine Candy Hearts Math Investigation
Math Problem Solving: Knowing Where to Begin
Math Problem Solving: Knowing Where to Begin
These are so popular among teachers and homeschoolers can be used for grades K-8!  Get your FREE January 2020 math problem of the day calendar today!  #mathlesson #mathproblemoftheday #homeschoolmath #elementarymath Worksheets, Homeschool Math, Math Tips
FREE January 2020 Problem of the Day Calendars | Math Geek Mama
These are so popular among teachers and homeschoolers can be used for grades K-8! Get your FREE January 2020 math problem of the day calendar today! #mathlesson #mathproblemoftheday #homeschoolmath #elementarymath
Math is more than a numbers game; vocabulary knowledge is every bit as important as math computation skill. Fortunately, there are loads of fun vocabulary-building activities and games that will boost math achievement! Math Intervention, Math Activities, Teaching Math Vocabulary
Math is More Than a Numbers Game
Math is more than a numbers game; vocabulary knowledge is every bit as important as math computation skill. Fortunately, there are loads of fun vocabulary-building activities and games that will boost math achievement!
Are you using math stations or math centers in your classroom? If not, Laura Candler's Math Stations ebook is your guide to getting started! If you're already using math centers, this book is a great resource for hands-on activities and math games. You can even customize the activities by using the PowerPoint or Publisher templates to create your own math problem task cards! $ Fractions
Math Stations and Math Centers Made Easy!
Are you using math stations or math centers in your classroom? If not, Laura Candler's Math Stations ebook is your guide to getting started! If you're already using math centers, this book is a great resource for hands-on activities and math games. You can even customize the activities by using the PowerPoint or Publisher templates to create your own math problem task cards! $
Math is more than a numbers game; vocabulary knowledge is every bit as important as math computation skill. Fortunately, there are loads of fun vocabulary-building activities and games that will boost math achievement!
Strengthening Your Students Math Vocabulary with Laura Candler
Math is more than a numbers game; vocabulary knowledge is every bit as important as math computation skill. Fortunately, there are loads of fun vocabulary-building activities and games that will boost math achievement!
What if kids actually loved solving word problems? Teachers who use the Daily Math Puzzlers find that this problem-solving program boosts their students' confidence  and their math scores skyrocket as well! Four levels make it easy to differentiate; visit this page on Teaching Resources to learn more and download a set of free problem solving assessments! #WordProblems #ProblemSolving #MathWordProblems #WordProblemPrintables #DailyMath #LauraCandler #MathProblemSolving #WordProblemPractice Solving Word Problems, Math Challenge
Daily Math Puzzler Program
What if kids actually loved solving word problems? Teachers who use the Daily Math Puzzlers find that this problem-solving program boosts their students' confidence and their math scores skyrocket as well! Four levels make it easy to differentiate; visit this page on Teaching Resources to learn more and download a set of free problem solving assessments! #WordProblems #ProblemSolving #MathWordProblems #WordProblemPrintables #DailyMath #LauraCandler #MathProblemSolving #WordProblemPractice
Read and find out how I practiced rounding with upper elementary students using hands on activities and games.  Freebies included! Humour, Anchor Charts, Rounding Activities, 2nd Grade Math, Math Classroom, Math Stations
Rounding Activities Kids Will Love - Fun in 5th Grade & MORE
Read and find out how I practiced rounding with upper elementary students using hands on activities and games. Freebies included!
ALGEBRA ACTIVITIES - HOLIDAY MATH ACTIVITIES - HIGH SCHOOL - HIGH SCHOOL MATH - MATH LESSONS - SUB PLANs - he week before and of Winter Break can be stressful because of all the things going on. Exam, End of the Grading Period, End of the Semester, Holiday Related Distractions, the list goes on...Click now to start planning this fun lesson and free math worksheets #algebra2coach #algebra #highschool #highschoolmath #subplans #teacherhacks #teachingmath #mathworksheets Christmas Maths, Christmas Math Activities, Holiday Math Activities, Holiday Math, Christmas Math, High School Math Activities
Holiday Algebra 2 Activities & Worksheets - Algebra2Coach.com
ALGEBRA ACTIVITIES - HOLIDAY MATH ACTIVITIES - HIGH SCHOOL - HIGH SCHOOL MATH - MATH LESSONS - SUB PLANs - he week before and of Winter Break can be stressful because of all the things going on. Exam, End of the Grading Period, End of the Semester, Holiday Related Distractions, the list goes on...Click now to start planning this fun lesson and free math worksheets #algebra2coach #algebra #highschool #highschoolmath #subplans #teacherhacks #teachingmath #mathworksheets
Download a free Quadrilateral Classification Quiz from Laura Candler's Teaching Resources Math Geometry, Math Center, Teaching Quadrilaterals
Teaching Quadrilateral Classification
Download a free Quadrilateral Classification Quiz from Laura Candler's Teaching Resources
Cooperative learning is an excellent instructional tool, but students need independent work time first in order to grow confidence with content. Learn how this cooperative math problem solving system works so that you can try it out in your next math lesson! #cooperativelearning #problemsolving #math #mathematics #upperelementary Task Cards, Upper Elementary Resources, Cooperative Learning
Cooperative Math Problem Solving - Minds in Bloom
Cooperative learning is an excellent instructional tool, but students need independent work time first in order to grow confidence with content. Learn how this cooperative math problem solving system works so that you can try it out in your next math lesson! #cooperativelearning #problemsolving #math #mathematics #upperelementary
Did you know there are 3 ways to define a trapezoid? No matter which definition you use, this free Sorting Tricky Trapezoids lesson will help your kids master trapezoid classification! Freebie includes a printable hands-on activity plus a Google Classroom sorting activity for additional practice. Math Assessment, Math Tools
Sorting Trapezoids (or Trapeziums) | Google Classroom Math Activity (Free)
Did you know there are 3 ways to define a trapezoid? No matter which definition you use, this free Sorting Tricky Trapezoids lesson will help your kids master trapezoid classification! Freebie includes a printable hands-on activity plus a Google Classroom sorting activity for additional practice.
Teach your students how to classify tricky quadrilaterals using the hands-on lessons, activities, and games in Classify It! This ready-to-use resource from Laura Candler includes a lesson, a sorting activity, a challenging (but fun!) math game, and two quizzes that will help your students master quadrilateral classification!
Teaching Quadrilateral Classification
Teach your students how to classify tricky quadrilaterals using the hands-on lessons, activities, and games in Classify It! This ready-to-use resource from Laura Candler includes a lesson, a sorting activity, a challenging (but fun!) math game, and two quizzes that will help your students master quadrilateral classification!
Math Stations Made Easy! Tips, strategies, and resources from Laura Candler about how to implement math stations and math centers in the upper elementary classroom. Amigurumi Patterns, Middle School Math Stations, Math Centers Middle School
Math Stations and Math Centers Made Easy!
Math Stations Made Easy! Tips, strategies, and resources from Laura Candler about how to implement math stations and math centers in the upper elementary classroom.
Math is more than a numbers game; vocabulary knowledge is every bit as important as math computation skill. Fortunately, there are loads of fun vocabulary-building activities and games that will boost math achievement!
Strengthening Your Students Math Vocabulary with Laura Candler
Math is more than a numbers game; vocabulary knowledge is every bit as important as math computation skill. Fortunately, there are loads of fun vocabulary-building activities and games that will boost math achievement!
Math Stations Made Easy! Tips, strategies, and resources from Laura Candler about how to implement math stations and math centers in the upper elementary classroom. Wordpress
Math Stations and Math Centers Made Easy!
Math Stations Made Easy! Tips, strategies, and resources from Laura Candler about how to implement math stations and math centers in the upper elementary classroom.
How well do your students solve math word problems? These free word problem tests will help you assess your students' needs so you know where to begin your problem solving lessons! Math Operations, Math Facts
Math Problem Solving: Knowing Where to Begin
How well do your students solve math word problems? These free word problem tests will help you assess your students' needs so you know where to begin your problem solving lessons!
Download these free Fall Math Puzzler word problem worksheets and learn how to implement a highly-effective daily problem solving program! Fourth Grade Maths, First Grade Maths, Fourth Grade Math, First Grade Math, Fall Math
Free Fall Math Word Problem Puzzlers
Download these free Fall Math Puzzler word problem worksheets and learn how to implement a highly-effective daily problem solving program!
Have you always wanted to do number talks in your math classroom but wasn\'t sure how? Check out this post where I walk you through it and help you get started today! Elementary Math Classroom
How to Have Number Talks in the Math Classroom
Have you always wanted to do number talks in your math classroom but wasn\'t sure how? Check out this post where I walk you through it and help you get started today!
Math talks can be tricky to facilitate, but asking the right questions is key! This blog post gives 5 tips for asking the right questions in math talks or math discussions that get kids thinking and explaining. Math Discussion, Math Questions, Math Class
Math talks can be tricky to facilitate, but asking the right questions is key! This blog post gives 5 tips for asking the right questions in math talks or math discussions that get kids thinking and explaining.
What if kids actually loved solving word problems? Teachers who use the Daily Math Puzzlers find that this problem-solving program boosts their students' confidence  and their math scores skyrocket as well! Four levels make it easy to differentiate; visit
Daily Math Puzzler Program
What if kids actually loved solving word problems? Teachers who use the Daily Math Puzzlers find that this problem-solving program boosts their students' confidence and their math scores skyrocket as well! Four levels make it easy to differentiate; visit