by MathPickle | Jun 6, 2016 |
Uncut spaghetti is one of MathPickle’s best puzzles of 2016. It will challenge your top students to discover patterns and your lower students will enjoy the successes of repeatedly carrying out a procedure in pursuit of a common goal. Start with a...
by MathPickle | May 30, 2016 |
Raindrops down windshield is a maze that has students comparing values of numbers. Start with raindrops on any of the top numbers. We will start with 856 in the middle. On each move down the windshield choose the largest number one row beneath and...
by MathPickle | Nov 15, 2015 |
Molly Crocker contacted me to ask for my opinion on her finger counting ideas 1 to 99. I decided to take the opportunity and review different techniques to teach counting. The questions you should ask in selecting a technique for your classroom: Does the technique...
by MathPickle | Oct 3, 2015 |
Rock – Low unique number game (MathPickle, 2015) “Rock” is the best MathPickle filler game for grades K-2. If you need five minutes of energetic math – try it. Each game takes about 45 seconds. This is part of the key to its success. Children...
by MathPickle | Sep 15, 2015 |
Addition Boomerang (MathPickle, 2010) Give your students practice working with single digit addition. Answers are usually less than 20, but differentiation is easy to accomplish. Get printable puzzle-sheet here. Addition Boomerang 100 (MathPickle, 2010) Boomerang...
