Squashy Boxes* Here's another versatile (and often overlooked) resource. Squashy Boxes enable children to quickly generate 'random' numbers. They are a simple but effective tool for practising a range of rapid recall and mental calculation strategies. Squashy Boxes are easy to make, 'pack flat', have hundreds of uses and are easy for children to manipulate; children can also store them in their own drawers or book bags. This downloadable pdf file* includes templates for six Squashy Boxes (plus a blank template) together with extensive teacher notes and ideas for maths activities for both Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 children. Please note: mathstick boxes have been specifically designed to reduce the occurance of duplicate numbers - it's not just a random selection! Make up the boxes as follows: 1.Print out the template onto thin card. 2.Protect with tacky-back plastic, if you wish. 3.Fold along all of the vertical lines 4.Fold into a cuboid shape and glue the final blank column (tab) behind the first.
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How to Spark Joy & Individualize Students’ Needs with Guided Math | HonorsGradU After boring both my students and myself with largely direct instruction math for a couple of years, I decided to try guided math. The results? Increases in interest, one-on-one time, student initiative, and just plain joy in math learning. Why Guided Math? Most math programs are still set up in very traditional, teacher-centered constructs. Perhaps the monotony would be worthwhile if we all become mathematically literate adults, but this does not seem to be the case. It’s time to look outside the box of traditional math education in order to foster life-long mathematical illiteracy! Overview One day, while complaining to another teacher about how I’d started hating the sound of my own voice, she introduced me to guided math. I started literally the next day. And while it took longer than that to refine my approach, the beauty of guided math is you can easily adapt your school’s math program to its structure. Set-Up Troubleshooting Guide Any other questions, tips, or experiences? Photo Credit: