Full Description
A revised edition of the bestselling activities guide for math teachers Now updated with new math activities for computers and mobile devices—and now organized by the Common Core State Standards—this book includes more than 650 ready-to-use math starter activities that get kids quickly focused and working as soon as they enter the classroom. Ideally suited for any math curriculum, these high-interest problems spark involvement in the day's lesson, help students build skills, and allow teachers to handle daily management tasks without wasting valuable instructional time.
A newly updated edition of a bestselling title
Ideal for math teachers in grades six through twelve
Includes more than 650 ready-to-use starter problems
Contents
About the Authors xxv
Acknowledgments xxvii
About This Book xxix
Standards and Problems Chart xxxi
Part 1: Making Math Starters Part of Your Program 1
The Value of Math Starters 3
Starting Class with a Math Starter 3
Purpose and Value of a Math-Starter Notebook 4
The Value of Written Explanations 7
Cooperative Problem Solving Using Math Starters 7
Organizing Groups for Problem Solving 7
The Value of Sharing and Discussion 11
Using Problem-Solving Strategies 11
Evaluation 14
Checklists 14
Point Systems 14
Quizzes That Include Math Starters 15
Review of Math-Starter Notebooks 15
Student Participation 15
Portfolios 15
A Final Word 15
Part 2: Math Starters 17
Section 1: Whole Numbers and Integers: Theory and Operations 19
Section 2: Rational Numbers: Fractions, Decimals, and Percents 51
Section 3: Algebra and Beyond 101
Section 4: Functions 163
Section 5: Geometry 185
Section 6: Statistics, Probability, and Data Analysis 281
Section 7: Number and Quantity 319
Section 8: Potpourri 335
Answer Key 363
