Speed Counting to Infinity

Speed Counting to Infinity

Speed Counting to infinity (MathPickle, 2010) For one class teachers should just count and count and count. There is no better way to show the relative size of numbers. Cheating after 200 is allowed 😉 I now believe in starting really, really slowly....
Number Icicles

Number Icicles

Number Icicles (MathPickle, 2011) Give your students practice in skip counting. Download the puzzle-sheets here. PS. Some of the harder puzzles are purposefully impossible. It is essential that students get exposure to lots of impossible puzzles – without...
Intro to Skip Counting

Intro to Skip Counting

Intro to Skip Counting (MathPickle, 2010) Make your math class active by teaching real skipping.  In this video we go forward, backward and stand still on the number line. There is no royal road to geometry. Euclid Join the MathPickle community. Success! First Name...
Willie Wiggle Wiggle Worm

Willie Wiggle Wiggle Worm

Willie Wiggle Wiggle Worm (MathPickle, 2010) Willie Worm is an enjoyable and challenging visual spatial problem, which encourages persistence in problem solving, as well as providing students with a purposeful reason for practicing counting and writing numbers from 1...
Area and Perimeter of Polyanimals

Area and Perimeter of Polyanimals

Area and Perimeter of Polyanimals (MathPickle, 2010) Give practice to your students in calculating area and perimeter as they create polyanimals to fit in cages.  The creative bit of getting them to name their creatures is optional 😉 Download a pdf here. There is no...