by MathPickle | Dec 26, 2015 |
Portuguese Man O’ War puzzles are mini-mathematical universes. They are used to teach the scientific method to students learning addition. The next slides are an example of how a Portuguese man o’ war should be dissected in class. Click here to learn...
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 13, 2015 |
This puzzle has your students excavate the roots of a giant Banyan tree. It’s a good puzzle to give students curricular practice adding numbers up to 50 whilst simultaneously providing your top problem solvers a challenge. These are the type of puzzles we like...
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 20, 2015 |
Rock Monster (MathPickle, 2011) This game was in MathPickle purgatory until Joli Barker (2013 TCEA Classroom Teacher of the Year) requested that I put it back up. Although I like the underlying idea, I wasn’t sure the current version belonged in...
