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Make math sticky ~ use these creative, original printables and activities to grab your students’ imaginations.

  • What will your students put in the pocket? Everyone will enjoy folding this super simple origami heart. Then they will enjoy finding or making some Valentine treasures to fill the pocket. Click the button above to download instantly. Video demonstration is available on the UnCommon Core Youtube Channel. Other Ideas for Folding Valentines Why not fold your valentines from kite paper and hang them in the window? After folding a valentine, open the paper to see the angles in the crease pattern. Fold other origami hearts like this one designed in two tones. Why not fold some origami rebus puzzles for your Valentine? This is the ultimate origami heart to fold and share! I hope you enjoy folding this super simple origami heart - as much as you enjoy filling the pocket with Valentine treats.        

  • Crafty Multiplication Activities Download a free copy of the handout used in the 2024 MEA conference workshop Art of Multiplication: Crafty Multiplication Activities.  

  • Students  who use scaled number lines to multiply learn to think of multiplication in terms of lengthening the distance between numbers on one number line in order to compare them with numbers  on the regular (Times One) number line. The distance that the new number line is stretched, or scaled, corresponds with the multiplier (the number by which the multiplicand will be multiplied).

  • Students can make Rioting Rectangle artwork or Restful, Relaxing Rectangle artwork. Either way, they get to find all the factor pairs for numbers up to 100, draw rectangles to represent each factor pair, and make artwork with rectangles that all have the same area.

Thinking about what works in education and how to make math sticky.

Download Colorful Collections:
A Mindful Exploration of Proper Fractions

Help your students make sense of fractions.

I started teaching in 1987, which means I’ve collected many tips and tricks along the way.  In this ebook, I share concepts, strategies, and classroom materials to help you make math sticky.

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All the best!

Isabelle

Isabelle Hoag M. Ed.