Math Before Breakfast

More fractions! In this episode, we discuss three worthwhile fraction tasks with sandwiches, ribbon, and eggs, as well as choral counting.

Brownie 3-Act Task

Sandwich Problem

Young Mathematicians at Work

NCTM Article About the Sandwich Problem

Fraction, Decimal, & Percent Number Talks Book

Van de Walle Book

Stand and Talks

Sophistication & Partitioning from Susan Lamon

Roberty Kaplinsky - Levels of Convincing

Choral Counting & Counting Collections Book

Kristin Gray - Choral Counting

Choral Counting by 3/4

Ribbon Task Student Work

Egg Task Student Work

In this episode we talk with Mary Marshall, high school math teacher about her teaching journey, a grant-funded project, Desmos, and more.

Mary Marshall on Twitter

Flipping Academy

Barbie Bungie

Angry Birds Parabola

VA Desmos Calculator Training Presentation

VA Desmos Calculator Training Notes

Desmos Quadrilaterals Polygraph

Desmos Prime Number Polygraph

Desmos Parabola Polygraph

Stand and Talk

TI Rover Robots

Mary's TI Rover Challenge

Dash Robots

Coherence Map

Becoming the Math Teacher You Wish You'd Had

13 Rules that Expire

Desmos VA Activity Spreadsheet K-5

Desmos VA Activity Spreadsheet 6-8

Desmos Battery Percentage Activity

Stem & Leaf Plots

Humble Pi

Fractions are fun for some and fear-inducing for others. In this episode we share how we are beginning our study of fractions.

Pi Day at Blaze Pizza

VCTM Episode

Base Ten Blocks

Foam Squares

Circle Fractions

Square Fractions

Fraction Towers

Cuisenaire Rods

Yellow & Red Counters

Pattern Blocks

Purple & Brown Pattern Block Pieces

Conceptua Math Tools

Fraction Museum Examples

Fraction Museum Preassessment

Brownie 3-Act Task

Graham Fletcher's 3-Act Task Recording Sheet

Edpuzzle

AIMS Between Zero & One

Fraction & Decimal Equivalence Document

Fraction Cover Game

Fraction Track

Money Pieces by Math Learning Center

Fraction Number Talk Book

In this episode, we address effective and ineffective classroom management strategies. Spoiler alert: It all boils down to relationships.

Responsive Classroom

Origami Stars Tutorial

"Is a classmate interfering with your learning?" Anchor Chart

Clipchart at a Teacher Training

In this episode, three guests join us to share takeaways from Day 1 of VCTM and give a preview of the sessions they are leading on Day 2.

Virginia Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Math Before Breakfast on Twitter

April Hawkins

Family Math Nights with JMU

Christine King

Gamification of the Math Classroom

Math in Pictures

Allison Yoder

Integer Models

Ziploc Slider Number Line

Fraction Museum Pre-Assessment

Desmos

Desmos Session Notes

Desmos Integers With Hot Air Balloons

Charlie Motter

You Do - We Do - I Do

Productive Struggle

Mira

Middle School Number Sense Routines

Quick Images

Henrico County Mathematics

High-Yield Routines for Middle School

I Love Math Day Presentation

I Love Math Day Website

Making Math Moments that Matter - Sunil Singh

Penny Drop Bar Model

Eric Imbrescia - JMU

In this episode we reflect on I Love Math Day and discuss beginning tasks for prime & composite and angles.

I Love Math Day - Episode 13

Manifold

I Love Math Day Year 1 Video

I Love Math Day Year 5 Video

VCTM 2019 Conference

Math Before Breakfast at VCTM 2019

Sieve of Eratosthenes Video

Prime & Composite with Snap Cubes Video

Prime Climb

Dan Finkle

Prime Climb Circles at the Laundromat

Prime Factorization App - 2357

Prime Factorization App - Brain Training

Tripp Defining Triangles

Angle Definition Posters

Angle Images

Examples of Angle Images Grouped

NRICH Angle Estimating Game

A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning

Patty Paper

Degree Measuring Tool Examples

Dash from Wonder Workshop

Dash Angle Challenges

In this episode we talk about Hands on Equations, our favorite resources when starting a new unit, student proposed conjectures, and math as a story.

Hands on Equations Website

Episode 10 - More Hands on Equations

Hands on Equations Playlist

Hands on Equations Verbal Problems

Decimal Multiplication Estimation Problems

Van de Walle Book

NRICH

#MTBoS Decimal Division

KGMath Minds by Kristen Gray

KGMath Minds Decimal Division 1

KGMath Minds Decimal Division 2

1.25 ÷ 2 Modeled

Student Led Discussion

Long Division Algorithm Video

1.25 ÷ 2 with Subtractive Division

Magnetic Base 10 Blocks

I Love Math Day Challenges

Open Middle

Third-grade teacher, Hannah Crews, joins us and we chat about division, fractions, and supporting colleagues' growth.