Sunday, July 14, 2013

Expressions for Numbers - Mental Math in a Fun Game!

Hi, Teaching Friends!

I've been spending quite a bit of time over the past weeks polishing up my resources, and this set of cards for comparing number expressions was just waiting for me to get to work on it!

It's been just over two years that I've been selling my products, and I do blush when I go back to some of the earliest ones! I've done a lot to update some of the early products, but once in a while, I get thinking about something more recent and realize that there are already ways to "shine it up"!

That's the case with "Who Has Less?". 






"Who Has Less?" is a set of 59 number expression cards designed for a comparing numbers game, suitable for a small group or math center. 


Here are two sample cards.

Solving the cards is a great way to grow your students' mental math ability. The cards include lots of "real life" expressions, similar to the minutes in an hour example shown. There are cards for money, measuring length, geometry, and more, plus some just-for-fun ones, like "the number of feet on 16 kids"!.

So, what did I do to polish up "Who Has Less?" ? {strange looking punctuation, right ?}  Well, instead of 35 number expression cards, there are now 59. And, maybe what you'll like even more, an answer key is also included now, meaning greater independence for your students as they play the game! Yay for them, and woo-hoo for you as you try to teach small groups uninterrupted!


Click here to see "Who Has Less?" at TPT .


If you like this game set, you'll also like 120 Math Riddles and Activities for First and Second Grade.  The riddles in this set are multi-step, but you could use then the same way, as a game for comparing numbers.




As you can see, there's more than math involved in solving these ... they require logic and elimination of possibilities. Most of the teachers I've heard from seem to be using them as a group activity, either in a Morning Meeting setting. at calendar time, or as part of the math teaching block. But as the school year progresses, you'll likely have some early finishers who'd love to do these independently or with a partner.


Click now to see 120 Math Riddles at TPT .


 

Happy Teaching!







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