Top 5 Activities for Counting Money

In this weekly idea, students explore fractions by using a geoboard to create several representation for 1/2, 1/4, and 1/8.  They then are asked to solve a real-world problem using this information.  See attached file below.

 Three Questions - Participants write down three questions and find someone in the room they do not know well. Each participant then asks questions of the other. The participants then introduce their partners to the group by sharing both the questions and the answers.

Directions:  Ask children to describe the number 25 in as many ways as they can, as with the "number of the day," and record their ideas as an example. Then have each child draw from a bag of squares numbered 1 through 100 and write down as many ways as they can to make the number they drew. Ask a volunteer to stand up and read one statement at a time about his or her number.

I am so fortunate to work with wonderful people who help keep their eyes out for "good stuff" that is free and online.  This site has a portion of the site that you must register for, but it also has some "free" games for you and your students to try.  The one I played, and just loved was Algebra Melt Down.  I would recommend you read the directions.  I tried without reading the directions and destroyed some really great scientists.  Great game to work with positve and negative numbers.  When you go to the link, be certain

My Kids Turn is a website which hosts 6 different shows which provides quick ideas for parents to use with their children.  This would be awesome to send home for the summer.