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4 - 8 | ALGEBRAIC CLUES: ESTIMATION & COMMUNICATION 40 pages for estimation of visualized circles followed by 20 activities for working with a partner to establish the actual number; algebraic clues are given to assist in determining the value of the unknowns; ideal for starters
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4 - 8 | CLUES & CUES: COOPERATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING 90 cooperative math experiences for groups of 4; focus on building numbers, forming rectangles, and problem solving encounters |  | |
4 - 8 | CONTRASTING FACTS: COOPERATIVE TRIVIA STARTERS 50 cooperative experiences for guessing about a real life situation and then refining estimates on the basis of mathematical vocabulary/concepts; ideal for starters
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4 - 8 | COOP THINKING cooperative starters, mental math and pursuit problems plus trio tiling activities |  | |
4 - 8 | DETECTIVE/PROBLEM SOLVER 36 pages of word problems to be done with the detective communicating the problem to the problem solver and 36 pages of spatial designs to encourage mathematical communication skills |  | |
2 - 5 | EARLY COMMUNICATING WITH TILES 45 activities with listing all ten tiles by hearing and speaking the language of mathematics and 45 tile placement activities for individual or partner pursuit; ideal for starters |  | |
K - 1 | EARLY SKILLBOARD MATH 24 different skillboards and numerous pages of pictures and verbal clues covering concepts such as before, after, more, less, greater than, and between; ideal for starters
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2 - 5 | FOLLOW THE CLUES WITH TILES 90 cooperative problem solving activites for groups of 4 involving reading clues, sharing information, building numbers, and agreeing on a number which meets everyones criteria |  | |
4 - 8 | IF . . . THEN . . . THINK & THINK AGAIN 72 problem solving activities involving if . . . then... reasoning, thinking and logic; ideal for cooperative work with a partner |  | |
4 - 8 | JUSTIFY YOUR THINKING 40 higher level thinking problems to encourage generalizations and communication; ideal for cooperative work with a partner |  | |
4 - 8 | LINKING LOGIC & GEOMETRY 72 cooperative problem solving activities utilizing traditional pattern block shapes, geometric concepts/vocabulary and logical reasoning skills |  | |
4 - 6 | 100 COOPERATIVE CHART EXPLORATIONS 100 activities for double thinking, team coloring, and/or mental math with the hundred chart; ideal for cooperative math experiences; ideal for starters |  | |
2 - 5 | PLACE VALUE ALONE & TOGETHER 50 activities for an individual, and 50 activities to be done cooperatively with a partner to build 3-digit or 4-digit numbers which meet the specified criteria; ideal for starters or centers for independent task time
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4 - 8 | REASON TOGETHER: COMPARE, ESTIMATE & REFINE 36 cooperative activities which focus on doing the problem 4 times with an emphasis on estimation, following number sense clues, computation, and mental math; connections with social studies and science ideas; ideal for cooperative math |  | |
3 - 8 | SCAVENGER HUNTS FOR MATH 30 activities for matching 12 answer strips to the 12 provided problems; various levels of tasks include telling time, computation, estimation, reasonableness, algebra |  | |
1 - 3 | SKILLBOARD MATH 24 different skillboards and 72 pages of "scripts" for finding appropriate numbers and discovering the extra tile; two students each with 0 through 9 tiles work on basic skills and vocabulary such as before, after, between, more than, less than, addition, subtraction, place value, money, and time; ideal for starters
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3 - 7 | SKILLBOARD MATH, BOOK 2 16 different skillboards and 72 pages of "scripts" for finding appropriate numbers and discovering the extra tile; two students each with 0 through 9 tiles work on skills and vocabulary such as multiplication, division, fractions, and exponents; ideal for starters |  | |
4 - 8 | TALK IT OVER 80 challenging problems for students to discuss with a partner; ideal for starters |  | |
3 - 7 | TWO FOR PATTERN BLOCKS cooperative partner activities involving geometric vocabulary and concepts utilizing traditional pattern block polygons; ideal for centers for independent task time |  | |
4 - 8 | TWO TOO: PLACE VALUE ALONE & WITH A PARTNER 40 individual and 60 partner tasks for place value number building from given mathematical clues; ideal for starters or centers for independent task time |  |