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Types of Angles Using Body Positions
🤸 Math sticks even better when kids can move, see, and feel it. Angles are everywhere, and students can create their own body movements to represent them. Math concepts come to life as each learner shows acute, right, obtuse, straight, and reflex angles in their own way. 🧠 Good for: ✔️ Connecting math vocabulary to real-life movements ✔️ Turning abstract concepts into visual representations ✔️ Encouraging creative math where each student shows their own way of thinking 🎯 G


🍬 Halloween Candy Graphs
🎃 Explore the same concept in different ways! Post-Halloween candy sorting can become a math activity with bar graphs or pictographs. Hands-on with real candy or on paper, both ways help kids practice counting, comparing, and noticing patterns while having fun with leftover treats. 🧠 Good for: ✔️ Sorting & Classifying – Group candies by color, flavor, size, or who likes them best ✔️ Comparing Quantities – Count and compare how many candies are in each group ✔️ Reasoning &


🍬 Halloween Candy Venn Diagrams
A fun, hands-on activity that turns post-Halloween candy sorting into a math and reasoning adventure! Great for comparing, classifying, and noticing patterns — all while enjoying the leftover treats. 🧠 Good for: ✔️ Sorting & Classifying – Group candies by color, flavor, size, or who likes them best ✔️ Comparing Attributes – Identify what candies share or don’t share certain traits ✔️ Reasoning & Discussion – Explain how and why each candy belongs where it does ✔️ Early Da


🎃Happy Halloween! 👻
Somewhere out there, a math teacher just fainted… 😱💀 When simplifying fractions, you’re supposed to find common factors and get rid of those — not just the digits themselves! Here are some spooky exceptions: 163/326 = 1/2 ✅ 163 / 2×163 (cancel the 3’s and 6’s — and it still works!🫨) 16/64 = 1/4 ✅ 4×4 / 4×4×4 (cancel the 6’s — spooky, right?💀) 49/98 = 1/2 ✅ 7×7 / 2×7×7 (cancel the 9’s — somehow correct!👻) Yes, students sometimes cancel digits instead of factors, and these


Which One Doesn’t Belong?
Which One Doesn’t Belong is a wonderful site for exploring your students’ mathematical thinking through conversation. Each image set invites students to look closely, compare, and explain their reasoning. There’s no single “right” answer. It’s all about noticing patterns, reasoning, and justifying ideas together. A great way to make math talk fun and meaningful for learners of all ages!


Show What You Know
Teacher: “Show me you understand fractions.” Student: “Done.” 👍 When ‘show what you know’ backfires just a little.😂


Making Graphs Meaningful
Desmos is a free online tool for exploring math through interactive graphs. You can adjust numbers and see how equations change in real time, making abstract ideas easier to understand. It’s a great way for visual learners to explore math, notice patterns, and deepen their understanding.


Interactive Math Learning
GeoGebra is a powerful free platform for exploring math visually and interactively. Whether it’s geometry, algebra, or graphing, you can drag, slide, and experiment with math concepts to see how they work. It’s perfect for curious learners who enjoy discovering ideas through hands-on exploration.


Virtual Manipulatives
Polypad and Toy Theater offer a variety of virtual manipulatives that make math more visual and engaging. From number charts and base ten blocks to fraction bars and algebra tiles, these tools let users explore math concepts interactively. While hands-on manipulatives are ideal for early learners, these websites provide excellent visual support for practice and deeper understanding.


Slow Reveal Graphs
Slow Reveal Graphs is a great tool for exploring data in a fun and thoughtful way. The graphs reveal a little information at a time, giving you a chance to notice patterns and make predictions about what the graph shows. Each reveal sparks curiosity, encourages discussion, invites questions, and deepens understanding of how to interpret data.


Math Dictionary
MathIsFun’s Math Dictionary is a great place to find clear and simple explanations of math terms. Whether you’re brushing up on a concept, puzzled by a tricky word in a math problem, or exploring something new, this site can help! Each definition includes examples and visuals that make ideas easy to understand.


🎉 Today is 9/16/25 — a Perfect Square Day!
Can you find more dates that are perfect squares too? 🤔 🧠 Skills in Action: ✅ Spotting patterns in numbers ✅ Exploring squares in a playful challenge ✅ Solving a real-life ma puzzle


Even or Odd
A simple dice game that strengthens quick number recognition, addition, even-odd classification, and number comparison skills. 🧠 Good...


Shut the Box
A fun and engaging dice game that builds quick number recognition, addition, subtraction, number bonds, and comparison skills. 🧠 Good...


No Magic Needed
The genie didn’t need to change anything— because being a math person isn’t about ability . It’s about belief . 🧠 Let’s stop using...


Build It, See It, Understand It
Try building 3D shapes from 2D images—or take a 3D object and draw what it looks like from the top, front, and side. 🧠 These kinds of...


❓ How do 1 cm and 1 m compare?
1 cm – about the length of a fingernail. 1 m – the length of a meter stick (maybe shorter than your arm span). And what about their...


Make Math Easy to Reach (Literally)
“Create an environment where doing the right thing is as easy as possible.” – James Clear, author of Atomic Habits This idea is simple...
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