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Graceful Tree Problems and Assessment: My 1st In Person Pro-D in TWO Years
Math, Hands On Learning, Professional Development, Number Sense Routines, Less is More Melissa Salter Math, Hands On Learning, Professional Development, Number Sense Routines, Less is More Melissa Salter

Graceful Tree Problems and Assessment: My 1st In Person Pro-D in TWO Years

Feeling grateful for in person pro-d! This post shares an easy number sense routine and non curricular task you can do in your class. Routine: What is the answer? Task: The Graceful Tree Conjecture. I am also working on how to infuse ideas from Building a Thinking Classroom in Mathematics as well.

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A Dragon, a Goat, and Lettuce need to cross a river: Non Curricular Math Tasks
Math, Hands On Learning, Professional Development, Logic Puzzles Melissa Salter Math, Hands On Learning, Professional Development, Logic Puzzles Melissa Salter

A Dragon, a Goat, and Lettuce need to cross a river: Non Curricular Math Tasks

I am excited to build a thinking classroom in mathematics once again this year by implementing ideas from Peter Liljedahl’s book. This post also provides a sample non curricular task that you can download and use! Have fun playing with math!

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