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These math icebreakers are games and activities that span all grades to help math teachers get students practicing math while getting to know one another.

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Who is doing the work and overcoming obstacles in order to develop math muscles?

Jennifer Lenhardt
Lead Instructional Designer, HMH Professional Services

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Get step-by-step instructions on how to elicit thoughtful questions and responses to tasks that ask students to estimate length.

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WF1593458 Shaped 2022 Blog Post How to Teach Multiplication of Fractions Inline Banner

Students will learn how to represent multiplication of fractions by drawing visual models, analyzing hypothetical examples of student work, and creating equations.

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Actionable math feedback examples for students that promotes a growth mindset

Dr. Sue Chapman
Professional Learning Consultant, Heinemann

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Estimate the Volume of a Rectangular Prism in this activity from HMH's Into Math.

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Try a factor game to practice finding factors and getting practice with multiplication.

Nicole Kirksey

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In order to teach math well, teachers need a specialized type of knowledge called mathematical knowledge for teaching.

Dr. Sue Chapman
Professional Learning Consultant, Heinemann

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This article discusses different math formative assessment examples to inform both your teaching and your students' learning.

Richard Blankman
Shaped Executive Editor

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Celebrate the Festival of Lights with these Hanukkah classroom games and activities for elementary students.

Jordan Friedman
Former Shaped Editor

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From a museum to a bakery to a carnival, Autumn Dvorak's classroom transformations use hands-on projects and games to get her students excited about learning.

Ali Habashi
Former Shaped Editor

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Happy spring! Try these 8 spring activities for elementary students for ideas to celebrate the season!

Alicia Ivory
Shaped Editor

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In this article, we investigate true, false, and open sentences in mathematics, including how to tell whether a sentence is true and false and how to solve open sentences.

Richard Blankman
Shaped Executive Editor

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What is Pi Day and why do we celebrate It? Learn about the history of the holiday and how to celebrate Pi Day in the classroom.

Richard Blankman
Shaped Executive Editor

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This list of differentiation instructional strategies for middle school math teachers gives ideas for students of all backgrounds to engage in math.

Richard Blankman
Shaped Executive Editor

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Shoot for the moon with free science and math resources, including activities, labs, and FUNomenal Readers.

Ali Habashi
Former Shaped Editor

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Get your whole class feeling the love this February 14. Try these Valentine’s Day activities for middle school and high school students.

Brenda Iasevoli
Shaped Executive Editor

Alicia Ivory
Shaped Editor

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Get your elementary students hooked on math with these games and activities.

Alicia Ivory
Shaped Editor

Richard Blankman
Shaped Executive Editor

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