1. Maths Tools to Promote Engagement

2. Daily Warmups
We saw a need in our students to develop better number sense
We decided to use warmups to effect this change
We currently have 5 different types of warm-ups and are working on a 6th
Monday: Visual Patterns
Tuesday: Fraction Talks
Wednesday: Would you rather or Which one Doesn’t belong
Thursday: My favorite math Mistakes (changing)
Friday: Estimation 180

3. Visual Patterns (www.visualpatterns.org)

4. Visual Patterns Example

5. How we go over it
A group goes up and answers each part on the board We go over it as a Class

6. Fraction Talks (fractiontalks.com)
If the triangle is 1/8,
how big is the shaded part?
Shade 6/8 of the square

7. Fraction Talks Example
Shade four sections that are equivalent to 1/8.

8. How we go over it
Every group goes up and writes one of theirs on the board We go over them as a class

9. Would you rather (wouldyourathermath.com)

10. Would you rather Example

11. How we go over it
Every group chooses one and gives a reason why to the class.

12. Which one doesn’t belong

13. Which one doesn’t belong Example

14. How we go over it
Each group Gives an answer for each box and we repeat for all the boxes, giving a new answer, until every group has gone

15. Estimation 180 (estimation180.com)

16. Estimation 180 Example (Day 28)
How many sheets on the roll of toilet paper?

17. How we go over it
Each group Gives a High estimate, then a low estimate, then their estimate. The class sees the big reveal together

18. What we’ve seen after 8 weeks
Good improvement in numerical reasoning
Good Improvement in estimation
Good improvement in pattern recognition (esp. linear)
Good improvement in Mathematical communication
Improvement in fractions (still struggling with this one)

19. Desmos!!!!!! Our favorite tool by far Teacher.desmos.com
Student.desmos.com