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What Comes Next?

“What comes next?” is a deceptively simple question. Identifying a series and predicting what comes... 

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Teaching Fractions

A recent report of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel recommended that we as a nation get it together when... 

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Infographics Lesson Plans

Infographics are trendy, and they’re also an efficient and appealing way of sharing information. Next time... 

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Football Math

Football is all about math. Players’ rankings, points, yards, penalties — it’s all numbers.... 

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Pi Day Classroom Resources

Pi Day is 3/14, and I’m sure you’re planning to celebrate it in your classroom. I’ve got a... 

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Nutrition Math Activities

“Why are we doing math in writing class?” a student complained this morning. “Because we’re... 

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100th Day of School Activities

Sometime in January or February, you’ll reach the 100th day of your school year. Celebrate it, whether... 

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Online Math Resources

Here are our favorite online resources for math, including games to play in the compauter center: Absurd Math:... 

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Lesson Plans Integrating Math and Writing

Integrating writing into math lessons, and vice versa, can be challenging. After all, the main point of equations... 

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18 Wheels on a Big Rig

“18 Wheels on a Big Rig” was produced with permission from Trout Fishing in America and composer Heywood Banks, and you have our permission to use this in your classroom, too. Animation by Sean Sallings of  Silver Fox Design Group.

Combinatorics for Lunch

Introduce combinatorics with sandwiches.

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