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Samia's Shop

"Samia's Shop" represents samples of learning experiences/activities aligned with the Math elementary curriculum and PYP program. These resources aim to encourage students to explore concepts through inquiry and play, apply and develop their reasoning and thinking skills, and deepen their understanding of mathematical concepts.

"Samia's Shop" represents samples of learning experiences/activities aligned with the Math elementary curriculum and PYP program. These resources aim to encourage students to explore concepts through inquiry and play, apply and develop their reasoning and thinking skills, and deepen their understanding of mathematical concepts.
Learn Fractions with Pattern Blocks - Challenging Questions
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Learn Fractions with Pattern Blocks - Challenging Questions

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Pattern Blocks are a collection of shapes in different colors. In this worksheet, we are using 4 out of these shapes: the yellow hexagon, the red trapezoid, the green triangle, and the blue rhombus, to answer challenging questions about representing part-part-whole in a variety of ways.
Sorting Fractions - Math Inquiry Strategy - Level 1
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Sorting Fractions - Math Inquiry Strategy - Level 1

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“Let’s Sort and Pack Up!” is a sorting activity that stimulates students cognitive abilities, promotes effective communication, and enhances their organizational skills. This booklet presents questions for this activity that encourages creativity and critical thinking, providing an engaging and interactive way for students to explore and understand the connections between various items or concepts. This booklet contains: One Sorting question about fractions Description of the strategy Guide for teachers Students template
Think Outside the box Drawing Prompts - Numbers
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Think Outside the box Drawing Prompts - Numbers

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“Think outside the box” drawing is an engaging activity designed to encourage children to think creatively beyond the boundaries of conventional thinking, nurture their artistic abilities, experiment, explore, and express their ideas through their drawings, fostering a sense of imagination and innovation.
Where fractions go on the Number line
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Where fractions go on the Number line

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A number line is a significant tool used to visualize numbers, compare and order them, and establish the relationship between different types of numbers. This activity helps students locate fractions and mixed numbers on a number line.
The 100 Grid: Fractions, Decimals, Percentages
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The 100 Grid: Fractions, Decimals, Percentages

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The 100 grid is an effective tool that helps students connecting fractions with decimals and percentages. Give them a 100 grid with some squares shaded and ask them to represent the shaded parts in different ways. Challenge students by giving them a 100 wheel instead of the grid.
Bingo with Math Word Problems
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Bingo with Math Word Problems

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Whether you are parents or a teacher, this activity encourages your students to do problems that boost their reasoning and thinking skills and permit them to think logically and critically.
Critical Questions about 2D shapes
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Critical Questions about 2D shapes

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This resource represents a set of statements about particular quadrilaterals: parallelogram, rectangle, square, rhombus, trapezoid. For each statement, students have to decide if it is always, sometimes or never true. These questions encourage students to apply their knowledge about the properties of 2D shapes, think critically, and deepen their understanding about these properties.
Fractions, Decimals & Percentages - Spot the Mistake
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Fractions, Decimals & Percentages - Spot the Mistake

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In this activity, students are asked to apply their understanding regarding the part-whole relationship by spotting the mistake of six representations of given models. Each model is made up of six representations of the one in the middle. Only one hexagon is not equivalent to others. Students have to find it and justify their answers by using different representations.
I have... Who has? Fractions - Decimals - Percentages
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I have... Who has? Fractions - Decimals - Percentages

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“I Have Who Has” is an interactive game to play as a whole class or in a small group. Skills range from Pre-K to sixth grade. Content can be adapted to cover any concept. In this game, students demonstrate their understanding of the relationship between fractions, decimal numbers, and percentages, in addition to representing them on a number line.
Nombre Du Jour: 1 chiffre
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Nombre Du Jour: 1 chiffre

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“Number talks” sont de courtes routines quotidiennes qui aident les élèves à développer leurs compétences en calcul. Le « Nombre du jour » est l’une des activités les plus efficaces utilisées dans le cadre des routines mathématiques. Ce qui suit est un modèle de numbre à 1 chiffre utile pour les élèves de première et deuxième année.
Number of the Day: 2-digit
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Number of the Day: 2-digit

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Number talks are short daily routines that help students develop their computational fluency. “Number of the Day” is one of the most effective activities used as a part of Math routines. The following is a template for 2-digit number useful for first and second graders.
Math Class Routines - Weekly Questions
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Math Class Routines - Weekly Questions

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Routines are an essential part of mathematics classrooms because they give structure to time and interactions, letting students know what to expect in terms of participation, supporting classroom management and organization, and promoting productive classroom relationships for teaching and learning. (NCTM) This resource suggests five questions, one for each Math session, and it aims to develop the problem solving, reasoning, modelling, and thinking strategically for fourth graders. Moreover, it includes a lesson plan for each session that support teachers in implementing this tool.
Percentages In Ads
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Percentages In Ads

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This activity aims to help students figuring out the use of percentages in real life situations. They are required to describe, interpret, and analyze the value of given sales used in newspapers ads.
Conceptual Questions about Fractions
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Conceptual Questions about Fractions

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To help teachers promote a deep and conceptual understanding of fractions, I will present ten questions that they can use to assess their students’ understanding of fractions, gauge their students’ grasp and determine what areas may need further attention and review. To know more about fractions and explore their secrets, kindly read my articles on my blog or LinkedIn Newsletters.
Math Daily Routine
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Math Daily Routine

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This resource suggests five questions, one for each Math session, and it aims to develop the problem solving, reasoning, modeling, and thinking strategically for third, fourth or fifth graders.
Math Activity Cards
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Math Activity Cards

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The Math Activity Cards are fun, engaging, child friendly activities to try with 5 to 9 years old children. They give you new ideas for bringing Math activities into your classroom, home, and daily routine. The cards were created with both parents and educators in mind, and they are free and easy to print.
The Food Bank Contest - Fractions, Decimals & percentages
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The Food Bank Contest - Fractions, Decimals & percentages

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This activity asks learners to use their knowledge about fractions, decimal numbers, and percentages to solve problems in a real context. It could be used as a provocation to start a unit of inquiry about different types of numbers or at the end of the unit as a summative assessment.
How is that Possible? - Units of measurement
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How is that Possible? - Units of measurement

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Units of measurement provide a significant context for understanding numbers and their values, particularly when comparing quantities. By encouraging students to compare different units of measurement, educators can help them develop a stronger foundation in comparative reasoning, enabling them to more effectively make sense of numerical relationships. This document is a set of questions that you can use as a dynamic routine with your learners.
Number of the Day: 1-digit
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Number of the Day: 1-digit

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Number talks are short daily routines that help students develop their computational fluency. “Number of the Day” is one of the most effective activities used as a part of Math routines. The following is a template for 1-digit number useful for first and second graders.
Number of the Day: 3-digit
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Number of the Day: 3-digit

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Number talks are short daily routines that help students develop their computational fluency. “Number of the Day” is one of the most effective activities used as a part of Math routines. The following is a template for 3-digit number useful for second and third graders.