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Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Mathematical Thinking and Reasoning, Daily Math Prompts Teacher Resources, Books and Educational Materials (10 products)

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Problem-Solving (10 products)

Daily Math Prompts Third Grade Teacher SuppliesDaily Math Prompts

Grade Level: Third Grade
Price: $12.95
Product #: 2060993
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Spark kids' mathematical thinking with 180 brief math prompts--one for each day of the school year. Prompts are a great way to strengthen basic math skills and encourage mathematical thinking. Each prompt asks students to solve a brief problem and then explain their thinking in writing.

Use the prompts as morning work, warm-up activities before math class, independent work, small-group assignments, homework, center activities, free-time fillers and assessment activities.

Prompts are organized from simple to more advanced and provide practice in the core areas of number and operations, geometry, measurement, data analysis and probability, and algebra.

To make assessment a snap, answer keys are provided on the back of each prompts page. You'll also find helpful reproducible tools, including a prompts checklist so you can keep track of the prompts you've used, an assessment rubric, and a math journal cover and journal page. Give your students the math understanding they need with this valuable teacher resource!

80 pages
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Problem Solving & Math Skills Teacher Resource MaterialsMath Skills & Problem Solving

Grade Level: First, Second, Third Grade
Price: $12.95
Product #: 2060811
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Basic math skills plus problem-solving strategies equal student success! With this teaching resource students practice both basic number and operation skills and problem-solving strategies in the same activity.

Each activity pairs a basic math skill-such as adding, subtracting, or multiplying-with a problem-solving strategy, such as guess and check, find a pattern, or make a list.

The activity includes

  • a teacher-guided warm-up problem for students to solve using the targeted skill and strategy
  • a reproducible practice page that students complete independently, in pairs, or in small groups

In addition to the 31 practice-filled activities, the book also features

  • an optional writing activity to use with any problem in the book
  • a reproducible rubric to use for assessment
  • a reproducible mini poster of problem-solving steps
  • a reproducible problem-solving booklet that students can use as a reference tool

Pages: 80
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Math Mind Builders First Grade Critical Thinking Skills Math Mind Builders

Grade Level: First Grade
Price: $8.95
Product #: 2001600
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Daily Problems & Puzzles to Strengthen Critical-Thinking Skills

Motivate your students and watch their critical-thinking skills blossom with this collection of challenging problems and puzzles.

Each grade-specific teacher resource book includes over 200 problems that make it easy for you to provide independent daily reinforcement and practice of essential skills.

The convenient reproducible format means that this teaching resource book can be used for problems of the day, for free-time activities, for learning center activities, or as daily homework. We've also included bonus problems that you can use for more challenging practice and answer keys that make checking students' work a breeze.

With this teaching resource you'll have enough stimulating problems and puzzles to keep your students' thinking skills sharp throughout the school year.

  • Numeration
  • Geometry
  • Patterns & Relationships
  • Measurement
  • Problem Solving
  • Graphing, Probability, & Statistics

Pages: 48
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Math Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Second Grade Teacher Resouce BookMath Mind Builders

Grade Level: Second Grade
Price: $8.95
Product #: 2001601
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Daily Problems & Puzzles to Strengthen Critical-Thinking Skills

Motivate your students and watch their critical-thinking skills blossom with this collection of challenging problems and puzzles.

Each grade-specific teacher resource book includes over 200 problems that make it easy for you to provide independent daily reinforcement and practice of essential skills.

The convenient reproducible format means that this teaching resource book can be used for problems of the day, for free-time activities, for learning center activities, or as daily homework. We've also included bonus problems that you can use for more challenging practice and answer keys that make checking students' work a breeze.

With this teaching resource you'll have enough stimulating problems and puzzles to keep your students' thinking skills sharp throughout the school year.

  • Numeration
  • Geometry
  • Patterns & Relationships
  • Measurement
  • Problem Solving
  • Graphing, Probability, & Statistics

Pages: 48
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Math Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Teaching Supplies Third GradeMath Mind Builders

Grade Level: Third Grade
Price: $8.95
Product #: 2001602
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Daily Problems & Puzzles to Strengthen Critical-Thinking Skills

Motivate your students and watch their critical-thinking skills blossom with this collection of challenging problems and puzzles.

Each grade-specific teacher resource book includes over 200 problems that make it easy for you to provide independent daily reinforcement and practice of essential skills.

The convenient reproducible format means that this teaching resource book can be used for problems of the day, for free-time activities, for learning center activities, or as daily homework. We've also included bonus problems that you can use for more challenging practice and answer keys that make checking students' work a breeze.

With this teaching resource you'll have enough stimulating problems and puzzles to keep your students' thinking skills sharp throughout the school year.

  • Numeration
  • Geometry
  • Patterns & Relationships
  • Measurement
  • Problem Solving
  • Graphing, Probability, & Statistics

Pages: 48
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Math Skills Workout: Grade 3
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File Folder Games Math Problem-Solving Kindergarten

Problem-Solving Math File Folder Games to Go

Grade Level: Kindergarten
Price: $17.99
Product #: 3140004

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6 full-color file folder games!

The game boards for each game have already been printed on colorful file folders, you’ll only need to cut and laminate the game pieces! Get ready to help your students learn and have fun at the same time!

Includes 6 games, a resealable storage tote, and answer keys. Skills covered include patterning, sorting and classifying, inequalities, operations, and computation. Game pieces are color coded to match game folders for easy organization. Supports NCTM standards.

6 games included:

  • Addition with Missing Numbers
  • Patterns
  • Patterns
  • Number Patterns
  • Patterns
  • Sorting and Classifying

Correlated to state, national, and Canadian provincial standards
Assessments for each game are included in resource guide
Detachable answer keys for each game
Great for Learning centers or independent activities
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Our entire collection of Kindergarten Math teaching materials
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Math File Folder Games / Centers Problem Solving First Grade / Grade 1

Problem-Solving Math File Folder Games To Go

Grade Level: First Grade
Price: $17.99
Product #: 3140005

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6 full-color file folder games!

The game boards for each game have already been printed on colorful file folders, you’ll only need to cut and laminate the game pieces! Get ready to help your students learn and have fun at the same time!

Includes 6 games, a resealable storage tote, and answer keys. Skills covered include patterning, sorting and classifying, inequalities, operations, and computation. Game pieces are color coded to match game folders for easy organization. Supports NCTM standards.

6 games included:

  • Fact Families
  • Missing Numbers
  • Missing Operations
  • Number Patterns
  • Shape Patterns
  • Sorting

Correlated to state, national, and Canadian provincial standards
Assessments for each game are included in resource guide
Detachable answer keys for each game
Great for Learning centers or independent activities
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Our entire collection of First Grade Math teaching materials
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Math Learning Centers / File Folder Games Problem-Solving  Second Grade

Problem-Solving Math File Folder Games to Go

Grade Level: Second Grade
Price: $17.99
Product #: 3140032

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6 full-color file folder games!

The game boards for each game have already been printed on colorful file folders, you’ll only need to cut and laminate the game pieces! Get ready to help your students learn and have fun at the same time!

Includes 6 games, a resealable storage tote, and answer keys. Skills covered include patterning, sorting and classifying, inequalities, operations, and computation. Game pieces are color coded to match game folders for easy organization. Supports NCTM standards.

6 games included:

  • Balancing Equations
  • Patterns
  • Number Patterns
  • Number Patterns
  • Picture Problems
  • Using a T-Chart

Correlated to state, national, and Canadian provincial standards
Assessments for each game are included in resource guide
Detachable answer keys for each game
Great for Learning centers or independent activities
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The Best of The Mailbox Magazine: Learning Centers
Centered On Success: Second Grade
Learning Center Collection-Math: Second Grade
Full Color Math Literacy Activities: Grades 1-2
Our collection of Second Grade Learning Centers / File Folder Centers
Our entire collection of Second Grade Math teaching materials
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Math Learning Centers / File Folder Games Third Grade

Problem-Solving Math File Folder Games to Go

Grade Level: Third Grade
Price: $17.99
Product #: 3140033

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6 full-color file folder games!

The game boards for each game have already been printed on colorful file folders, you’ll only need to cut and laminate the game pieces! Get ready to help your students learn and have fun at the same time!

Includes 6 games, a resealable storage tote, and answer keys. Skills covered include patterning, sorting and classifying, inequalities, operations, and computation. Game pieces are color coded to match game folders for easy organization. Supports NCTM standards.

6 games included:

  • Arrays
  • Comparing Numbers
  • Missing Numbers
  • Number Patterns
  • Using a T-Chart
  • Using Operations

Correlated to state, national, and Canadian provincial standards
Assessments for each game are included in resource guide
Detachable answer keys for each game
Great for Learning centers or independent activities
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teaching materials - mathMath Snacks

Grade Level: 1st Grade - 3rd Grade
Price: $15.99
Product #: 1002323
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Motivate students with math lessons based on real life problem-solving situations with food. Even the most hard to manage students are interested in the lesson when something worthwhile is being asked, solved, and eaten!

This book includes 93 lessons. The problem-solving activities provide reinforcement in the following math areas:

  • patterning
  • addition & subtraction
  • multiplication & division
  • fractions
  • measurement
  • geometry
  • money
  • time
  • graphing
  • estimation

Each activity lists the food item(s) you will need to solve the problem presented on the page. An activity may be completed individually, as a group, or as a class endeavor. Challenge activities which extend the problem-solving strategies are provided at the bottom of the student activity pages.

The methods used in this book help children make sense of mathematical concepts by allowing them to manipulate food items in order to solve problems. Careful observation of students as they work through the problem-solving process provides the teacher with a clearer picture of their mathematical thinking processes.

The activities can be assigned at specific times of the year, or used on a regular basis as extensions or reinforcement pages in an existing math program.

Pages: 144
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