Notice?
May 7, 2018
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What do you notice? What do you wonder? What shapes do you see? What else do you see? How many
Prompts that Spark Discussion...
Two of a Kind
April 11, 2018
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Why are those two the most alike? Which shapes would say are opposites? Why?
Trash Can Lie Detector
January 24, 2018
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A blank one for you to create your own problems.
Triangle Lie Detector
January 24, 2018
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Here is a blank picture if you’d rather create your own prompt. Number talks with @MathBeforeBed 🙂 pic.twitter.com/y9dKYXS9E6 — Grade
Two Truths & One Lie
January 16, 2018
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For example here is one statement: “I see MORE than 9 squares.” Is this a truth or a lie? Here
Familiar Face
January 12, 2018
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Count the number of shapes. Count the number of shapes by colour. Count the number of green triangles that could
Lego Cars
December 27, 2017
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Do you see circles? How many? Do you see rectangles? How many? How many more
I See…..
December 19, 2017
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I see a circle. What do you see? What shapes do you see? What symmetry do you see?
Missing Symmetry
December 7, 2017
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Describe the missing part of this owl. Describe the symmetry. Draw the other part of this owl so that it
Holiday Sort
December 4, 2017
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Showing Their Thinking: Getting into the Christmas spirit with @MathBeforeBed pic.twitter.com/UoR3e5xGdw — Ms. Anthony (@MsAnthony27) December 7, 2017
Really Big Lights
December 1, 2017
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\ \ Keep the discussion going: See more resources over on\’a0http://mrorr-isageek.com/really-big-lights-a-math-problem/
Magic Rings
September 17, 2017
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\ \ Imagine we taped to strips/rings of paper together and then cut down the middle of each. What would
Puzzling Dimensions
September 16, 2017
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\ \ You can read more about trying to incorporate math into your puzzle making.\ \
3D Tic-Tac-Toe
September 15, 2017
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Lite-Brite Shapes
September 13, 2017
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\ \ Download free printables to use in your Lite-Brite. You still have one right?\ \ \ \ or have
Same & Different
September 4, 2017
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\ \ What shapes are similar? Congruent? Is there any symmetry?\ \ Design a new pattern that has some similarities
Wooden Logs
July 19, 2017
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\ \ Estimate – How many wooded logs are BEHIND the blue rectangle? How did you estimate?
Battleship
July 18, 2017
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\ \ Play a round of battleship. Discuss how you ask for hits and misses.
Symmetry in the Picture
July 12, 2017
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Thinking: Exploring symmetry. #tmwyk pic.twitter.com/2rfzEi8sf4 — Mark Trushkowsky (@mtrushkowsky) December 17, 2017
Block Tower
July 7, 2017
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\ \ What could you and your child count in this picture? Predict how many more “turns” until it falls
Can you see the faces?
July 3, 2017
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\ \ Ask your child how they counted the faces? Then ask them to count them a different way.\ \
Canada 150
July 1, 2017
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\ \ Kyle Pearce has shared a math challenge for each day in June to prepare for today, Canada’s 150
Headbandz: Numbers
June 27, 2017
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\ \ Try to guess your own number. After playing with numbers play with shapes.
What do you see?
June 21, 2017
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\ \ How many triangles would fill the centre of the completed picture?
Complete the Square
June 20, 2017
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\ \ How many little squares are there in total after completing the big square? What are other square numbers?
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