I have been a math teacher for almost 20 years at all age levels, homeschool through college, private schools and public schools. I've taught gifted students, challenged students, and students who thought math was BORING. My favorite students to teach, though, are the ones who think they can't do it.
10% of all Proceeds for Kaffenate Math go to this AWESOME horse rescue:
https://www.facebook.com/TAPSfordrafts/
I have been a math teacher for almost 20 years at all age levels, homeschool through college, private schools and public schools. I've taught gifted students, challenged students, and students who thought math was BORING. My favorite students to teach, though, are the ones who think they can't do it.
10% of all Proceeds for Kaffenate Math go to this AWESOME horse rescue:
https://www.facebook.com/TAPSfordrafts/
I tell my students all the time that it’s OK to make mistakes. In fact, I WANT them to make mistakes! I want them to F.A.I.L.!
Find another approach
Ask questions
Investigate further
Look at how similar problems have been solved
This isn’t just for math students, it’s growth mindset ALL students.
Be sure to watch ALL the way to the end for the bloopers!
10% of all Proceeds for Kaffenate Math go to this AWESOME horse rescue:
https://www.facebook.com/TAPSfordrafts/
Take a trip with me to northern Norway to see how dividing fractions helps out with dog sledding. AND see some footage of my latest dog sledding adventure.
10% of all Proceeds for Kaffenate Math go to this AWESOME horse rescue:
https://www.facebook.com/TAPSfordrafts/
Math Mixups are a fun twist on Math Magic Squares.
The numbers in the grey boxes are row and column totals. However, the numbers in the middle are all mixed up! Students need to rearrange the numbers so that the sums of the columns and rows equal the numbers in the grey boxes… with a few numbers to get them started.
This is a great activity for filling that last 10 minutes of the day or for students who finish work early in class.
Have fun!
While I’d like to believe that students LIVE to watch MATH videos… I know that’s not always the case. Sigh. This worksheet will help keep the students on track, either at home or in class. Or perhaps you could use this as a pop quiz!
This worksheet accompanies the YouTube video: https://youtu.be/hJoQJ3HYHr4
10% of all Proceeds for Kaffenate Math go to this AWESOME horse rescue:
https://www.facebook.com/TAPSfordrafts/
A Kaffenate Mini Module is a one page (front and back) sheet that covers a single topic.
Each KMM has:
–An instructional section: The instructional sections at the top of each page are either very thorough examples, step-by-step instructions, or both.
–Practice problems: Problems start out easy and get progressively more difficult throughout the module. Each problem has enough space for the student to work it out right there.
–Challenge or puzzle: The kids love the challenges or puzzles that are part of each module. These acts as both incentives and, sometimes, self-checking tools.
–Answer Keys! Busy teachers don’t have time to make their own answer keys. I’ve done that for you.
Kaffenate Mini Modules can be used in SO MANY WAYS!
–Topic Introduction
–Daily Warm Up
–Homework
–Pop Quiz
–Substitute Plans
–Extension Work
–Catch-up Work
–Topic Review
–OR whatever else YOU can think of! (In fact, tell me how you use them!)
**Follow me on FB for math trivia, jokes, and other resources. Keepin’ Math Fun!
Kaffenate Math on FB
**You can find me on Pinterest too!
Kaffenate Math on Pinterest
**10% of all Kaffenate Math proceeds go to
Thor and Athena’s Promise Sanctuary Horse Rescue
A Kaffenate Mini Module is a one page (front and back) sheet that covers a single topic.
Each KMM has:
–An instructional section: The instructional sections at the top of each page are either very thorough examples, step-by-step instructions, or both.
–Practice problems: Problems start out easy and get progressively more difficult throughout the module. Each problem has enough space for the student to work it out right there.
–Challenge or puzzle: The kids love the challenges or puzzles that are part of each module. These acts as both incentives and, sometimes, self-checking tools.
–Answer Keys! Busy teachers don’t have time to make their own answer keys. I’ve done that for you.
Kaffenate Mini Modules can be used in SO MANY WAYS!
–Topic Introduction
–Daily Warm Up
–Homework
–Pop Quiz
–Substitute Plans
–Extension Work
–Catch-up Work
–Topic Review
–OR whatever else YOU can think of! (In fact, tell me how you use them!)
**Follow me on FB for math trivia, jokes, and other resources. Keepin’ Math Fun!
Kaffenate Math on FB
**You can find me on Pinterest too!
Kaffenate Math on Pinterest
**10% of all Kaffenate Math proceeds go to
Thor and Athena’s Promise Sanctuary Horse Rescue
An introduction worksheet set to Evaluating Expressions. This can be used as a stand alone product or in conjunction with the Algebra Vocabulary: Part 2 (Evaluating Expressions) Video.
4 worksheets:
Writing Expressions
Single Variable Evaluating (1)
Single Variable Evaluating (2)
Double Variable Evaluating Challenge
The final 3 worksheets each have a math trivia puzzle to solve! The riddle also serves as a self-check! Gotta love that! Less grading for YOU!
Welcome to BRAIN BUSTERS!
My students often ask, “Can we do Brain Busters today!?!?”
Brain Busters are puzzle packets designed to keep the kids thinking and working those critical thinking muscles…but in a FUN way!
Brain Busters are great to keep in the classroom as productive time fillers. If students finish their classwork early, this gives them a fun project to go to instead of talking or becoming disruptive. (I do not allow my students to take their packets home. They just keep them in school and work on them as they can.)
BACK TO SCHOOL EDITION:
Subject Scramble
Sudoku
Magic Squares
Word Search
Crossword*
*I love this crossword, because it teaches kids fun facts about schools around the world!
DISCLAIMER: I actually call them “Brain Busters Candy Crushers” in my class. Each time a student finishes a packet, he/she gets a small piece of candy. You could also have a prize box of some kind. Who doesn’t love prizes!?
*ALL Kaffenate Brain Busters have been student-tested (no children were hurt in the testing of these products) to insure clarity and accuracy.
**We are all humans, and despite several levels of quality control, mistakes STILL get though sometimes! Please contact me ASAP if you find a mistake. I’ll fix it immediately and send you a free product of your choice!
***Follow me on FB for math trivia, jokes, and other resources. Keepin’ Math Fun!
https://www.facebook.com/KaffenateMath/
A Kaffenate Mini Module is a one page (front and back) sheet that covers a single topic. Each KMM has:
–An instructional section: The instructional sections at the top of each page are either very thorough examples, step-by-step instructions, or both.
–Practice problems: Problems start out easy and get progressively more difficult throughout the module. Each problem has enough space for the student to work it out right there.
–Challenge or puzzle: The kids love the challenges or puzzles that are part of each module. These acts as both incentives and, sometimes, self-checking tools.
–Answer Keys! Busy teachers don’t have time to make their own answer keys. I’ve done that for you.
Kaffenate Mini Modules can be used in SO MANY WAYS!
–Topic Introduction
–Daily Warm Up
–Homework
–Pop Quiz
–Substitute Plans
–Extension Work
–Catch-up Work
–Topic Review
–OR whatever else YOU can think of! (In fact, tell me how you use them!)
10% of all Proceeds for Kaffenate Math go to this AWESOME horse rescue:
https://www.facebook.com/TAPSfordrafts/
A Kaffenate Mini Module is a one page (front and back) sheet that covers a single topic. Each KMM has:
–An instructional section: The instructional sections at the top of each page are either very thorough examples, step-by-step instructions, or both.
–Practice problems: Problems start out easy and get progressively more difficult throughout the module. Each problem has enough space for the student to work it out right there.
–Challenge or puzzle: The kids love the challenges or puzzles that are part of each module. These acts as both incentives and, sometimes, self-checking tools.
–Answer Keys! Busy teachers don’t have time to make their own answer keys. I’ve done that for you.
Kaffenate Mini Modules can be used in SO MANY WAYS!
–Topic Introduction
–Daily Warm Up
–Homework
–Pop Quiz
–Substitute Plans
–Extension Work
–Catch-up Work
–Topic Review
–OR whatever else YOU can think of! (In fact, tell me how you use them!)
10% of all Proceeds for Kaffenate Math go to this AWESOME horse rescue:
https://www.facebook.com/TAPSfordrafts/
Welcome to BRAIN BUSTERS! And MERRY CHRISTMAS!
My students often ask, “Can we do Brain Busters today!?!?”
Brain Busters are puzzle packets designed to keep the kids thinking and working those critical thinking muscles…but in a FUN way!
Brain Busters are great to keep in the classroom as productive time fillers. If students finish their classwork early, this gives them a fun project to go to instead of talking or becoming disruptive. (I do not allow my students to take their packets home. They just keep them in school and work on them as they can.)
CHRISTMAS EDITION INCLUDES:
Wisemen Word Search
Manger Magic Squares
Stable Sudoku
Carols Crossword
Advent Add-A-Word
DISCLAIMER: I actually call them “Brain Busters Candy Crushers” in my class. Each time a student finishes a packet, he/she gets a small piece of candy. You could also have a prize box of some kind. Who doesn’t love prizes!?
*ALL Kaffenate Brain Busters have been student-tested (no children were hurt in the testing of these products) to insure clarity and accuracy.
**We are all humans, and despite several levels of quality control, mistakes STILL get though sometimes! Please contact me ASAP if you find a mistake. I’ll fix it immediately and send you a free product of your choice!
A Kaffenate Mini Module is a one page (front and back) sheet that covers a single topic. Each KMM has:
–An instructional section: The instructional sections at the top of each page are either very thorough examples, step-by-step instructions, or both.
–Practice problems: Problems start out easy and get progressively more difficult throughout the module. Each problem has enough space for the student to work it out right there.
–Challenge or puzzle: The kids love the challenges or puzzles that are part of each module. These acts as both incentives and, sometimes, self-checking tools.
–Answer Keys! Busy teachers don’t have time to make their own answer keys. I’ve done that for you.
Kaffenate Mini Modules can be used in SO MANY WAYS!
–Topic Introduction
–Daily Warm Up
–Homework
–Pop Quiz
–Substitute Plans
–Extension Work
–Catch-up Work
–Topic Review
–OR whatever else YOU can think of! (In fact, tell me how you use them!)
Welcome to BRAIN BUSTERS!
My students often ask, “Can we do Brain Busters today!?!?”
Brain Busters are puzzle packets designed to keep the kids thinking and working those critical thinking muscles…but in a FUN way!
Brain Busters are great to keep in the classroom as productive time fillers. If students finish their classwork early, this gives them a fun project to go to instead of talking or becoming disruptive. (I do not allow my students to take their packets home. They just keep them in school and work on them as they can.)
PIRATE EDITION INCLUDES:
Pirates on the Loose Logic Puzzle
Sunken Sudoku
Aye-Matey Magic Squares
Buried Treasure Word Search
Crow’s Nest Crossword
DISCLAIMER: I actually call them “Brain Busters Candy Crushers” in my class. Each time a student finishes a packet, he/she gets a small piece of candy. You could also have a prize box of some kind. Who doesn’t love prizes!?
*ALL Kaffenate Brain Busters have been student-tested (no children were hurt in the testing of these products) to insure clarity and accuracy.
A Kaffenate Mini Module is a one page (front and back) sheet that covers a single topic. Each KMM has:
–An instructional section: The instructional sections at the top of each page are either very thorough examples, step-by-step instructions, or both.
–Practice problems: Problems start out easy and get progressively more difficult throughout the module. Each problem has enough space for the student to work it out right there.
–Challenge or puzzle: The kids love the challenges or puzzles that are part of each module. These acts as both incentives and, sometimes, self-checking tools.
–Answer Keys! Busy teachers don’t have time to make their own answer keys. I’ve done that for you.
Kaffenate Mini Modules can be used in SO MANY WAYS!
–Topic Introduction
–Daily Warm Up
–Homework
–Pop Quiz
–Substitute Plans
–Extension Work
–Catch-up Work
–Topic Review
–OR whatever else YOU can think of! (In fact, tell me how you use them!)
10% of all Proceeds for Kaffenate Math go to this AWESOME horse rescue:
https://www.facebook.com/TAPSfordrafts/
Welcome to BRAIN BUSTERS!
My students often ask, “Can we do Brain Busters today!?!?”
Brain Busters are puzzle packets designed to keep the kids thinking and working those critical thinking muscles…but in a FUN way!
Brain Busters are great to keep in the classroom as productive time fillers. If students finish their classwork early, this gives them a fun project to go to instead of talking or becoming disruptive. (I do not allow my students to take their packets home. They just keep them in school and work on them as they can.)
OLYMPICS EDITION INCLUDES:
Summer Games Sudoku
Marathon Magic Squares
Winter Games Word Search
Fascinating Olympic Facts Crossword
Rebus Race (Rebus Puzzles)
DISCLAIMER: I actually call them “Brain Busters Candy Crushers” in my class. Each time a student finishes a packet, he/she gets a small piece of candy. You could also have a prize box of some kind. Who doesn’t love prizes!?
*ALL Kaffenate Brain Busters have been student-tested (no children were hurt in the testing of these products) to insure clarity and accuracy.
**We are all humans, and despite several levels of quality control, mistakes STILL get though sometimes! Please contact me ASAP if you find a mistake. I’ll fix it immediately and send you a free product of your choice!
A Kaffenate Mini Module is a one page (front and back) sheet that covers a single topic. Each KMM has:
–An instructional section: The instructional sections at the top of each page are either very thorough examples, step-by-step instructions, or both.
–Practice problems: Problems start out easy and get progressively more difficult throughout the module. Each problem has enough space for the student to work it out right there.
–Challenge or puzzle: The kids love the challenges or puzzles that are part of each module. These acts as both incentives and, sometimes, self-checking tools.
–Answer Keys! Busy teachers don’t have time to make their own answer keys. I’ve done that for you.
Kaffenate Mini Modules can be used in SO MANY WAYS!
–Topic Introduction
–Daily Warm Up
–Homework
–Pop Quiz
–Substitute Plans
–Extension Work
–Catch-up Work
–Topic Review
–OR whatever else YOU can think of! (In fact, tell me how you use them!)
A Kaffenate Mini Module is a one page (front and back) sheet that covers a single topic. Each KMM has:
–An instructional section: The instructional sections at the top of each page are either very thorough examples, step-by-step instructions, or both.
–Practice problems: Problems start out easy and get progressively more difficult throughout the module. Each problem has enough space for the student to work it out right there.
–Challenge or puzzle: The kids love the challenges or puzzles that are part of each module. These acts as both incentives and, sometimes, self-checking tools.
–Answer Keys! Busy teachers don’t have time to make their own answer keys. I’ve done that for you.
Kaffenate Mini Modules can be used in SO MANY WAYS!
–Topic Introduction
–Daily Warm Up
–Homework
–Pop Quiz
–Substitute Plans
–Extension Work
–Catch-up Work
–Topic Review
–OR whatever else YOU can think of! (In fact, tell me how you use them!)
Welcome to BRAIN BUSTERS!
My students often ask, “Can we do Brain Busters today!?!?”
Brain Busters are puzzle packets designed to keep the kids thinking and working those critical thinking muscles…but in a FUN way!
Brain Busters are great to keep in the classroom as productive time fillers. If students finish their classwork early, this gives them a fun project to go to instead of talking or becoming disruptive. (I do not allow my students to take their packets home. They just keep them in school and work on them as they can.)
NORTH POLE EDITION INCLUDES:
Extraordinary Elves Logic Puzzle
Merry Magic Squares
Winter Word Search
Candy Cane Crossword
Santa Sudoku
DISCLAIMER: I actually call them “Brain Busters Candy Crushers” in my class. Each time a student finishes a packet, he/she gets a small piece of candy. You could also have a prize box of some kind. Who doesn’t love prizes!?
*ALL Kaffenate Brain Busters have been student-tested (no children were hurt in the testing of these products) to insure clarity and accuracy.
**We are all humans, and despite several levels of quality control, mistakes STILL get though sometimes! Please contact me ASAP if you find a mistake. I’ll fix it immediately and send you a free product of your choice!
Welcome to BRAIN BUSTERS!
My students often ask, “Can we do Brain Busters today!?!?”
Brain Busters are puzzle packets designed to keep the kids thinking and working those critical thinking muscles…but in a FUN way! There’s a little something for everyone in these packets.
Brain Busters are great to keep in the classroom as productive time fillers. If students finish their classwork early, this gives them a fun project to go to instead of talking or becoming disruptive. (I do not allow my students to take their packets home. They just keep them in school and work on them as they can.)
EASTER EDITION INCLUDES:
Division Sudoku
Magic Squares
Word Hunt
Word Puzzles
Rebus Puzzles
DISCLAIMER: I actually call them “Brain Busters Candy Crushers” in my class. Each time a student finishes a packet, he/she gets a small piece of candy. You could also have a prize box of some kind. Who doesn’t love prizes!?
Welcome to BRAIN BUSTERS!
My students often ask, “Can we do Brain Busters today!?!?”
Brain Busters are puzzle packets designed to keep the kids thinking and working those critical thinking muscles…but in a FUN way!
Brain Busters are great to keep in the classroom as productive time fillers. If students finish their classwork early, this gives them a fun project to go to instead of talking or becoming disruptive. (I do not allow my students to take their packets home. They just keep them in school and work on them as they can.)
NFL EDITION INCLUDES:
Field Goal Sudoku
Are You Ready for some FOOTBALL Word Search
NFL Draft Logic Puzzle
NFL Scramble
NFL Ditloid
DISCLAIMER: I actually call them “Brain Busters Candy Crushers” in my class. Each time a student finishes a packet, he/she gets a small piece of candy. You could also have a prize box of some kind. Who doesn’t love prizes!?
*ALL Kaffenate Brain Busters have been student-tested (no children were hurt in the testing of these products) to insure clarity and accuracy.
**We are all humans, and despite several levels of quality control, mistakes STILL get though sometimes! Please contact me ASAP if you find a mistake. I’ll fix it immediately and send you a free product of your choice!