Visual models are excellent teaching tools when explaining equivalent fractions. Looking at a rectangle cut into twelfths, young scholars first identify the shaded fraction, and then explain whether the fraction is equal to one-fourth....

Good morning, mathematicians! Use this set of morning math problems to jump-start your scholars' thinking and review past concepts. There are 14 individual warm-ups here including skills such as number sequencing, greater than/less than,...

Functions require an input in order to get an output, which explains why the answer always has at least two parts. After only three multi-part questions, the teacher can analyze pupils' strengths and weaknesses when it comes to...

Before diving into operations with fractions, learners discover the foundation of fractions and how they interact with one another. Exactly as the title says, logic of fractions is the main goal of a resource that shows pupils how...

In this similar/congruent worksheet, learners draw congruent shapes and shapes that are similar but not congruent. Students draw shapes on provided grids. 

Fill your mind with math as you think about filling a pool. Given information about the rates of two pipes, one filling a pool and one draining a pool, learners determine a piecewise function that models the volume of water in the pool...

Math really is just one big puzzle waiting to be solved. Show learners that math can be intriguing and provide them with visually engaging problems and puzzles. The focus is on solving simple equations and looking at expressions. 

In this visual thinking worksheet, 1st graders read and analyze a road map in order to circle the 5 multiple choice answers to 5 questions relating to the road map.

This is a good model for learners to visualize triangles of the same base and height. They can can begin to comprehend that these triangles will have the same area no matter how the triangle is drawn. It is part of a series of resources...

If we stack up all the cross sections of a figure, does it create the figure? Pupils make the connection between the complete set of cross sections and the solid. They then view videos in order to see how 3D printers use Cavalerie's...

Help your learners understand how to divide fractions with this visual activity. They first answer a simple inequality before dividing the fractions. Two solution choices are given to help your mathematicians understand how to solve "how...

Learn to visualize mathematical patterns as a folded pattern. Beginning with a visual display, the task encourages pupils to view sequences as a folded table. The pattern of the table then becomes a formula in a spreadsheet that...

Turn your classroom into a local cell phone store. Then, have your cell phone agents use linear equations to visually display three cell plans and their advantages. It makes for a great group project. Discuss how to decide which plan is...

What was Bryce's mistake? Through analysis of a student work example, learners develop their own ability to compare the fractions one fourth and one half. Central to this activity is the concept that, when comparing fractions, the whole...

Give the ultimate gift this holiday season: Christmas-themed math skills! Young gift givers calculate the amount of wrapping paper that should be used for a particular wrapping method.

In this visual thinking worksheet, students use the price tags on the 3 basic shapes at the top of the page to determine the costs of each of the 6 more complex shapes on the page. They then make their own complex shape and ask a...

In this geometry worksheet, learners answer 8 fill in the blank questions where they must examine 5 different complex geometric figures to classify triangles.

In this visual math puzzle worksheet, students work in groups to find the answer to 6 math puzzles. They work with geometric shapes and symbols.

Prisms are the focus of this geometry activity. Students count the number of parts of a prism and chart 26 answers. Vocabulary such as: "faces," "edges," and "verticies" are taught. A well-designed math activity!

An instructive lesson provides the basics on how to perform rotations on the coordinate plane. The handout also covers rotating about a point other than the origin and how to perform a series of transformations. 

Making banana pudding despite misplacing your one-cup measuring cup is easy as long as you can find your quarter-cup measuring cup! This real-life activity provides a good opportunity for learners to interpret division of a whole...

In this visual thinking worksheet, students first circle the four bug pictures (out of ten) that are exactly alike. Then students draw bugs that are the same or different according to the directions.

In this alike or different visual thinking worksheet, students find the picture in each of 3 rows that is different from the other two. Students draw a picture to match the different one. Students then complete 3 more problems; this time...

In this number sense activity, students examine 2 pictures and identify how old they think the people in the pictures are. Students then draw pictures of how they think they will look at 100.