A Month of PI: From a Piece of PI to Buffon's Needle offers secondary educators a vast array of ideas and resources for the month of March to support discussions and activities around circles and PI. Enjoy!

The number four is the next number for the 12 Days of Christmas. Intermediate and middle school students will enjoy this adaptation of the classic Four Color Problem. But this activity is suitable for students of any age!

The number four is the next number for the 12 Days of Christmas. For secondary students a brief introduction to and investigation of 4th degree polynomials will be shared. An investigation that is adaptable for students with varying prior mathematical experiences is given. Student recording pages provided.

See how the use of a Mathematician's Notebook can change the way you teach as well as how your students learn. The Mathematician's Notebook.... 1. Becomes a dynamic place where language, data, and logical reasoning experiences operate jointly to form meaning for the student. 2. Helps students create an organized space for demonstrating their learning process. 3. Serves as a formative instructional tool as well as a portfolio of the students' learning experiences, which provides rich documentation for their thinking.

The number four is the next number for the 12 Days of Christmas. Beginning and younger mathematicians need many opportunities to communicate about the mathematics they are studying. Writing is often one challenge for younger mathematicians as well as developing problem solving skills. There are several tasks to choose from based upon the individual needs of your students. Task cards have been provided to facilitate differentiation and multiple uses.

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, flats, and cubes. There is a version also for legal paper.

The number one is the number that beginning mathematics use to build the set of counting numbers, the Natural numbers. Young mathematicians need practice making one more and making one less. The number one is also the multiplicative identity. Check back every day to download all twelve days of Christmas Mathematics activities. This resource is also good for children with dyslexia and language-based learning deficiencies.

The number 9 is considered by many to be lucky and to be magical. Students of all ages can enjoy any of the vast selection of activities centered around the number 9 found in the K3 and Intermediate/MS packets. For secondary students I am taking this opportunity to share one of my favorite problems from a famous historical mathematics document: The 9 Chapters on Mathematical Art.

Twelve is the second teen number that beginning mathematicians encounter. Unlike eleven, the number twelve does have a more prominent role in our daily lives. There are usually a dozen eggs in an egg carton at the grocery. There are 12 hours on the face of a clock. In the English Standard Measurement System there are 12 inches in a foot. So today is all about 12. We'd really 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.

The number five is the next number for the 12 Days of Christmas. Secondary students can choose from a variety of investigations all relating to circles. The most basic task is the classic circle in a square. I have also included a figure with various points still shown that some students may find beneficial as they are working. For an alternate task a circle has been circumscribed as well as inscribed in the square. For an interesting twist, have students study the figure and generate a list of questions that might be of interest based upon the figure. Again a figure with selected points has also been provided. Other tasks can be given to students based upon any of the other figures that have been included as well as researching Descartes' Circle Theorem.

A Month of PI: From a Piece of PI to Buffon's Needle offers secondary educators a vast array of ideas and resources for the month of March to support discussions and activities around circles and PI. Enjoy!

The number four is the next number for the 12 Days of Christmas. For secondary students a brief introduction to and investigation of 4th degree polynomials will be shared. An investigation that is adaptable for students with varying prior mathematical experiences is given. Student recording pages provided.

The number four is the next number for the 12 Days of Christmas. Intermediate and middle school students will enjoy this adaptation of the classic Four Color Problem. But this activity is suitable for students of any age!

Day five has students writing about circles. The “Writing About…” activity has proved very popular in all disciplines as it supports making writing about mathematics accessible to many students who might otherwise be challenged. The facilitation notes are provided below. As an alternate task (or additional) there is a discrepant activity. They then write about the investigation and the outcomes as well as their prediction.

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.

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The number four is the next number for the 12 Days of Christmas. Beginning and younger mathematicians need many opportunities to communicate about the mathematics they are studying. Writing is often one challenge for younger mathematicians as well as developing problem solving skills. There are several tasks to choose from based upon the individual needs of your students. Task cards have been provided to facilitate differentiation and multiple uses.

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, can make the mathematics being studied come alive for the student as well as have meaning, and can help to differentiate instruction as well as support ELL/ESL students. This is a beginning list of trade books from elementary to high school .Perfect for giving the school librarian or sharing with parents. Check out the Mathematical Literacy Using Trade Books Classroom for your particular grade band. Each eBook contains over 80 assorted activities to engage students AS YOU READ, for students to experience BEING A MATHEMATICIAN, and activities to provide students authentic OPPORTUNITIES FOR WRITING. Activities can be adapted for large group, small group, centers, learning stations and for intervention. A MUST HAVE book for all teachers. Several activity sheets and blackline masters are included as well as tables identifying key words, topics, and suggested manipulatives.