December 2024 - Reflecting
Reflecting
Reflecting happens when students go beyond just solving a problem and take time to think about the strategies they used and whether their solution makes sense.
Reflecting involves:
November 2024 - Reasoning and Proving
When students learn math, they also learn how to think through and explain their ideas. This is called “reasoning and proving”. They use what they know about math to explain why they think their answer is right. They do this by showing proof or evidence. Mathematicians do something similar when they make “conjectures”. A conjecture is like a guess that you make when you don’t have all the information. Mathematicians test these guesses by looking for evidence. Then, they use this evidence to see whether their guess was right.
October 2024 - Problem Solving
“Mathematical thinking is when students have opportunities to doubt, understand, conceive, affirm and deny, will and refuse, imagine, and perceive.”
(Dan Finkel, Five Principles of Extraordinary Math Teaching)
September 2024 - Introduction to the Mathematical Processes
In the Ontario Mathematics Curriculum there are seven interconnected mathematical processes that support all students to learn and apply mathematical knowledge, concepts and skills. These processes are:
May 2024 - Number Sense Games
Games and puzzles are a great way of practicing math skills while having fun. Playing games and doing puzzles support computational fluency, strategy development, and making connections between mathematical concepts.
Pile it On: A Multiplication Game
Introduce multiplication using any counters and dice. This game provides an excellent demonstration of how multiplication works.
Goal: Be the person with the most counters at the of the game.
April 2024 - Money in My Pocket
Games and puzzles are a great way of practicing math skills while having fun. Playing games and doing puzzles support computational fluency, strategy development, and making connections between mathematical concepts.
Money in My Pocket
Money in my pocket is a game that can be played on the go with two or more players, it can also be played in a classroom setting.
Goal: To correctly guess the number of coins the Banker holds in as few guesses as possible.
March 2024 - Skunk
Games and puzzles are a great way of practicing math skills while having fun. Playing games and doing puzzles support computational fluency, strategy development, and making connections between mathematical concepts.
February 2024 - Krypto
Krypto is a card game designed by Daniel Yovich in 1963. This game is a great opportunity to build flexibility with numbers and operations.
Goal: Be the first player to create a sequence to achieve the target card value.
How to Play: The Krypto deck consists of 56 cards: three each of numbers 1-6, four each of the numbers 7-10, two each of 11-17, one each of 18-25.
January 2024 - Math Puzzles
Online Puzzles
Games and puzzles are a great way of practicing math skills while having fun. Playing games and doing puzzles support computational fluency, strategy development, and making connections between mathematical concepts.
Puzzles give meaningful and enjoyable problem solving opportunities to learn math while having fun. They can be played individually or collaboratively with a friend or family member, and at home or on the go.
December 2023- Dice Games
Games and puzzles are a great way of practicing math skills while having fun. Playing games and doing puzzles support computational fluency, strategy development, and making connections between mathematical concepts.
Dice Games
There are many fun games you can play with a six-sided dice that support math fluency.