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Enrichment Activities
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Math
Balance each mobile by figuring out the numerical value of each shape. These start easy and get progressively harder. Available on solveme.edc.org
Samebutdifferentmath.com offers math categories such as measurement, place value, multiplication, and early numeracy. Each category has a picture of the concept for students to analyze what's the same and what is different.
Wouldyourathermath.com offers two options to decide between that involves math to make the decision. There are categories for K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12. A printable template to make your own is also available.
Picture prompts to encourage mathematical thinking. Number sense and counting are among the topics used in these prompts from mathbeforebed.com.
Encourage mathematical reasoning by asking students to prove/convince you the answer to a problem is true. Includes a downloadable slide show from convincemethat.scmath.org
Playwithyourmath.com offers several engaging math challenges for students to ponder. Many will take awhile to solve and prove the answer.
Explore patterns and what comes next through algebraic thinking and reasoning. Visualpatterns.org has patterns ranging from easy to difficult.
5289math.com has numerous prompts for students to notice, wonder about, and then create new or next parts. Prompts are ability grouped for early grades, middle grades, and later grades.
Fill the grid with the digits 1-9 following the traditional Sudoku rules. Available from sudokus.io
Play Kakooma using addition or multiplication on tangmath.com. The goal is to figure out which of the 4 numbers can be added or multiplied to get one of the other numbers.
Finish filling in the grid in numerical order from 1-81. New puzzles are available daily on parade.com and each one is also downloadable for a print copy.
Use the clues from solveme.edc.org to figure out the missing number. Hundreds of puzzles available from basic to unknowns and exponents.
Use mathematical thinking and reasoning to figure out the missing numerals. Each equation is formed using picture icons in place of numbers. Available from mashupmath.com.
New math puzzle posted daily. Use mathematical logic and thinking to figure out the math equation that fits the answer given.
Amplify hosts this Polypad which can used in many ways. The 3D shapes have an "unfold" button to help students learn what the shapes net looks like. Numerous ways to use this.
Mathigon.org hosts numerous math games from factors, to multiplication, to origami, to tangrams. Check out all the math games this site has to offer.
Which one doesn't belong -Math Edition gives 4 numbers or sets and students need to figure out which one doesn't belong. There is not right or wrong answer as long as you can justify your answe
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