Mathematics is an art form. It is full of patterns and through the study of these patterns students at all ages discover and develop understandings of the many structures of mathematics. The following brief collection of patterns can be studied by students of all ages. The primary mathematician counts to finish the patterns or builds the nest pattern in the sequence. The secondary mathematician who creates a model to represent the pattern in order to predict any term of the sequence. Students need opportunities to engage with and experience a variety of patterns. One of the Habits of Mind roles is that of a pattern sniffer. (See Habits of Minds Roles Poster.) Patterns are presented in four ways. There are number patterns, dot patterns, toothpick patterns, and even letter patterns. Students can be given the patterns all at once and initially just determine the next element or the next three elements. They can then move to developing models later in the year as the related topics are addressed. For primary students, use them as they fit in with the topics being studied or use them for investigations in learning stations or centers. Students can use number charts and manipulatives as needed.

Do trade books have a place in today’s mathematics classroom? Yes! Incorporating literature into the mathematics classroom at any level can increase student engagement, make mathematics come alive and have meaning, and can help to differentiate instruction as well as support ELL/ESL students. Present mathematics in a way that will make mathematics more accessible and understandable for students at all levels. This resource contains 16 suggested activities and two blackline master activities to engage students AS YOU READ, for students to experience BEING A MATHEMATICIAN, and provide authentic OPPORTUNITIES FOR WRITING. The suggested activities can be adapted for a large or small group, centers, learning stations and for intervention. This resource is good for students with language-based learning deficiencies. We'd like to hear about your experience with our resources. Just give it a star rating then tell us what you think, simple as that!

Do trade books have a place in today’s mathematics classroom? Yes! Incorporating literature into the mathematics classroom at any level can increase student engagement, make mathematics come alive and have meaning, and can help to differentiate instruction as well as support ELL/ESL students. Present mathematics in a way that will make mathematics more accessible and understandable for students at all levels. This resource contains seven suggested activities to engage students AS YOU READ, for students to experience BEING A MATHEMATICIAN, and provide authentic OPPORTUNITIES FOR WRITING. The suggested activities can be adapted for a large or small group, centers, learning stations and for intervention. This resource is good for students with language-based learning deficiencies. We'd like to hear about your experience with our resources. Just give it a star rating then tell us what you think, simple as that! Book not included.

Students at all levels need many experiences with estimating. This collection of 45 full color photographs can be used as journal prompts, discussion starters, bell ringers, or for centers, small groups, or learning stations. These pictures have been chosen and formatted with estimation in mind but serve many other academic topics as well as opportunities for making meaning through writing. Pictures include animals, plants, and inanimate objects. 45 images 3 pages of facilitation notes This resource is useful for students with Dyslexia and language-based learning deficiencies. We'd like to hear about your experience with our resources. Just give it a star rating then tell us what you think, simple as that!

Available secondary game boards: x=What? Math Maneuvers Tropical Math Maneuvers Practice to Proficiency Game boards are 11x17 in size. Pawns not included. Game boards Can be used: • With game cards as a review game to build procedural fluency • In a flash card type activity • In a center or learning station activity for review or practice • For differentiation and intervention as needed by your students Can be used: • With game boards as a review game to build procedural fluency • In a flash card type activity • In a center or learning station activity for review or practice • For differentiation and intervention as needed by your students Secondary game cards available (40 card sets): Exponents I Exponents II Integers I Integers II Order of Operations Rational Exponents Literal Equations Evaluate Expressions Perimeter & Area

The study of the history of mathematics allows students to understand where and how some of the mathematics with which they work came from or was derived. There are resources for teachers and students as well as some activities and topics and projects for students to investigate. Writing and presentation opportunities are included. A writing project, trade card project and a scavenger hunt are included. This resource is useful for students with Dyslexia and language-based learning deficiencies. We'd like to hear about your experience with our resources. Just give it a star rating then tell us what you think, simple as that!

Place value is the corner stone for building numeracy. Having a base ten mat that shows the verbal – both the place value and the name for the manipulative, the numerical, as well as the pictorial helps students build stronger connections and deepen their understanding as they work with place value. This is a mat for units, rods, and flats. There is also a version sized for legal paper.

Seven different game boards are available: Decimal Farm Factors in the Forest Transportation Turns Construction Calculation Polar Ice Exploration Airplaine Arithmetic Coastal Countdown Game boards are 11x17 in size. Pawns not included. Game boards Can be used: • With game cards as a review game to build procedural fluency • In a flash card type activity • In a center or learning station activity for review or practice • For differentiation and intervention as needed by your students Can be used: • With game boards as a review game to build procedural fluency • In a flash card type activity • In a center or learning station activity for review or practice • For differentiation and intervention as needed by your students All game cards available: Addition & Subtraction 1-digit (120 cards) Decimal Multiplication (40 cards) Multiplication 1-digit (60 cards) Decimal Subtraction (40 cards) Addition & Subtraction 2-digit (110 cards) Multiplying with 10 (40 cards) Multiplication 2-digit (72 cards) Write Number Words (50 cards) Ten More, Ten Less (40 cards) Time (50 cards) Decimal Addition (40 cards) Factors & Multiples (40 cards) Decimal Division (40 cards)

This packet offers 11 diverse opportunities for writing in mathematics with over 40 individual prompts for primary students. Writing in mathematics involves more than just putting word to paper. Words need to be carefully chosen to communicate ideas and concepts clearly. Writing involves all of the language of mathematics. Reading, vocabulary, notations and symbols, diagrams, charts, graphs, and metacognition all serve a role as students are engaged in writing in mathematics. Many and varied opportunities need to be provided for students to engage in original thought writing. And remember, just because a students can say something in words, it in no way shows that they can write those same thoughts. Those are two different skill sets. Writing also provides opportunities for the verbal learner to excel as well as the creative learner. This beginning assortment of writing prompts can be adapted as needed for the course, topic, and level of the students. The important thing is to write! Just asking, “Why?”, “How did you think about that?”, “What could be another strategy used here?”, and “Is your conclusion reasonable?” requires students to engage in more than just procedural mathematics. On the back page is a sample of how journal prompt cards can be made for learning station facilitation or to print on labels for ELL/ESL and struggling learners and beginning writers.

Do trade books have a place in today’s mathematics classroom? Yes! Incorporating literature into the mathematics classroom at any level can increase student engagement, make mathematics come alive and have meaning, and can help to differentiate instruction as well as support ELL/ESL students. Present mathematics in a way that will make mathematics more accessible and understandable for students at all levels. This resource contains seven suggested activities and "The King's Chessboard" activity to engage students AS YOU READ, for students to experience BEING A MATHEMATICIAN, and provide authentic OPPORTUNITIES FOR WRITING. The suggested activities can be adapted for a large or small group, centers, learning stations and for intervention. This resource is good for students with language-based learning deficiencies. We'd like to hear about your experience with our resources. Just give it a star rating then tell us what you think, simple as that! Book not included.

The September Equinox offers the opportunity for students to investigate many topics related to the annual event. Website resources included. This resource is good for children with Dyslexia and language-based learning deficiencies. We'd like to hear about your experience with our resources. Just give it a star rating then tell us what you think, simple as that!

The following collection of photographs can be used as journal prompts, discussion starters, bell ringers, or for centers, small groups, or learning stations. These pictures provide opportunities for students to engage in their world through looking at pictures related to fall. As a starting point, have students free-write what they see and describe it. Detailed facilitation notes included in PDF and PowerPoint. Perfect resource for RtI/Intervention, small group instruction, centers and/or learning stations. This resource is good for children with Dyslexia and language-based learning deficiencies. We'd like to hear about your experience with our resources. Just give it a star rating then tell us what you think, simple as that!

Secondary students participate in a kinesthetic activity that reviews distance in relation to rate and time as well as a study of slope in relation to a contextual example. Students will use a three-dimensional experience to connect on two-dimensional space. Student reporting sheet, group observation sheet, review probes and class power point are provided. This resource is good for students with dyslexia and language-based learning deficiencies.

The Pythagorean Theorem is one of the foundational studies in the secondary years. It is one of the mathematical formulas that many people remember from their mathematical journey in school. Even the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz took a stab at the Pythagorean Theorem when he got his diploma. The Pythagorean Theorem, once introduced in middle school, serves as the foundation for the distance formula, the special right triangle ratios, as well as the unit circle in Trigonometry. Typically students are simply given the formula and told to use it. In this study, students investigate and discover the relationships for themselves. A different approach to a proof is offered. It is a dissection proof. Other famous historical proofs are referenced as well, even one from a Unites States President! In this 30+ page packet (plus powerpoint) there are two different literacy connections, opportunities for writing, two different investigations for discovery of the Pythagorean Theorem, a dissection proof, activities for vocabulary, a graphic organizer for students to organize their findings in, several tasks that allow students to think deeper about ideas, and three application probes. Directions for performing the dissection proof on Geometer’s Sketchpad® is included but can be easily adapted for the TI-Nspire®. Centimeter paper, engineering graph paper, and color masters for the dissection proof are also included. A powerpoint for classroom use during the study of this topic is also included. This collection of activities and investigations can be used from middle school through review for Advanced Algebra and Trig.

The Pythagorean Theorem is one of the foundational studies in the secondary years. It is one of the mathematical formulas that many people remember from their mathematical journey in school. Even the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz took a stab at the Pythagorean Theorem when he got his diploma. The Pythagorean Theorem, once introduced in middle school, serves as the foundation for the distance formula, the special right triangle ratios, as well as the unit circle in Trigonometry. Typically students are simply given the formula and told to use it. In this study, students investigate and discover the relationships for themselves. A different approach to a proof is offered. It is a dissection proof. Other famous historical proofs are referenced as well, even one from a Unites States President! In this 30+ page packet (plus powerpoint) there are two different literacy connections, opportunities for writing, two different investigations for discovery of the Pythagorean Theorem, a dissection proof, activities for vocabulary, a graphic organizer for students to organize their findings in, several tasks that allow students to think deeper about ideas, and three application probes. Directions for performing the dissection proof on Geometer’s Sketchpad® is included but can be easily adapted for the TI-Nspire®. Centimeter paper, engineering graph paper, and color masters for the dissection proof are also included. A powerpoint for classroom use during the study of this topic is also included. This collection of activities and investigations can be used from middle school through review for Advanced Algebra and Trig.

Students need many experiences with estimating in their early years. Gumball Estimations offers students an opportunity to connect literacy while kinesthetically engaging in estimation experiences. A variety of suggested facilitation questions are provided as well as extensions to the main activity. Blackline masters are provided for use as needed. Note that the Gumball Estimations Mat is formatted to print on 11X17 paper to facilitate working with small hands. This resource is good for students with dyslexia and language-based learning deficiencies.

Vocabulary is one of the foundations for developing understanding for any subject area and mathematics is no exception. For many students, words used in mathematics may not be familiar in context. Students need many opportunities to use vocabulary in their daily work. Providing additional opportunities to review vocabulary in a learning station, center, or small group will help support students who are challenged by the language of mathematics.

Vocabulary is one of the foundations for developing understanding for any subject area and mathematics is no exception. For many students, words used in mathematics may not be familiar in context. Students need many opportunities to use vocabulary in their daily work. Providing additional opportunities to review vocabulary in a learning station, center, or small group will help support students who are challenged by the language of mathematics.