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Founded in 2002 by Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman, the PhET Interactive Simulations project at the University of Colorado Boulder creates free interactive math and science simulations. PhET sims are based on extensive education research and engage students through an intuitive, game-like environment where students learn through exploration and discovery.

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Founded in 2002 by Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman, the PhET Interactive Simulations project at the University of Colorado Boulder creates free interactive math and science simulations. PhET sims are based on extensive education research and engage students through an intuitive, game-like environment where students learn through exploration and discovery.

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Cool Cool Tools

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Great resources for science in a hyperdoc.

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Great supplemental  science resources to support engagement
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PBS LearningMedia | Teaching Resources For Students And Teachers

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Inspire your students with thousands of free teaching resources including videos, lesson plans, and games aligned to state and national standards.

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Free virtual lab simulations to support stemscopes and learning.

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Edpuzzle, great resource to use videos and additional supports to continue supporting math. Log in and create a free google account and start customizing your videos or looking through their video library.

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Easily create beautiful interactive video lessons for your students you can integrate right into your LMS. Track students' progress with hassle-free analytics as you flip your classroom!

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Great way to think about the applications of math in the real world.

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TED-Ed celebrates the ideas of teachers and students around the world. Discover hundreds of animated lessons, create customized lessons, and share your big ideas.

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Sentence frames for older learners to support thinking and math.

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Watch how this teacher uses sentence frames in their math writing activities. By using this frame, students can focus their Attention on explaining their thinking with math language.

Teachers can incorporate and model sentence frames both orally and in writing. For math talks, students can use sentence frames like "The strategy I used was..." or "Can you explain why you...?" to explain their mathematical thinking with precise language and for peer critique. When problem solving, these supports can also prompt students to think more deeply and elaborate in their written answers.

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Sentence Frames | Learner Variability Project

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Watch how this teacher uses sentence frames in their math writing activities. By using this frame, students can focus their Attention on explaining their thinking with math language. Teachers can incorporate and model sentence frames both orally and in writing. For math talks, students can use sentence frames like "The strategy I used was..."

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Sentence frames and stems help support math thinking and math learning.

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Do you feel like you are pulling teeth trying to get students to answer a question during lessons? When teaching, I often felt like I was talking to an imaginary classroom with imaginary students. I would ask a question and wait for a response to what seemed like forever (more like 10-15 seconds). Finally, one brave student would attempt to answer the question but stumble with forming their response, and we are back to the awkward silence. There are several reasons why students may experience challenges with expressing their ideas verbally in math class.

We are going to assume that students have something to say but don't know how to say it. Have you ever had a thought or feedback advice in a meeting but stumbled with formulating it into a clear, coherent statement? I sure have. Sometimes many ideas are running through our heads, that it becomes difficult to focus on the central concepts or to link the thoughts in a conversational manner. When most people experience frustration, confusion, or overwhelm, they shut down and say or do nothing. We can help students overcome this challenge by providing sentence starters.

As mentioned, students may struggle with expressing their ideas or linking related thoughts verbally. Sentence stems/starters is an instructional technique that helps students effectively communicate by offering students the opportunity to answer questions in the form of a complete sentence. Sentence stems help students get started sharing their ideas through speaking or writing while relieving the pressure of thinking about how to form a thought.

Sentence stems can be used when students are:

engaging in a math discussion with a peer.

practicing the use of academic language.

sharing their thoughts on how to solve a particular problem.

reflecting on a math concept recently learned.

How to use sentence stems in math class?

Step 1:

Share a list of sentence stems with students in advance. I have seen teachers post a few stems in their classrooms in a visible place. Some teachers choose to have students put sentence stems on the front or back of their notebook for easy reference. Either way, students need to know how to access this support tool when needed.

Step 2:

Model how and when to use sentence stems. Just because most middle school students have seen a fill in the blank type sentence does not mean they understand the purpose of a sentence stem. Take time to review some sentence stems and share examples of when to use each stem. Model asking a question and using a sentence stem to respond.

Step 3:

After modeling how to use sentence stems in math class, allow students to practice having conversations with the starter phrases. Start with simple non-academic phrases such as "I like to ____ on the weekends because ____" to provide a low barrier to entry for participation. Transition students to using sentence stems in an academic context by finding a math problem that has multiple ways to solve it. Ask students to use the following sentence stem "One strategy I could use to solve this problem is to ____" to draft a response.

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It is not enough to introduce sentence stems one time and expect students to use them without prompting. Teachers must consistently encourage students to refer to their resource when necessary.

Start by introducing a few sentence stems to your students. Save the infographic below for immediate access to twenty-five sentence stems to use in your math class.

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25 Sentence Stems To Encourage Math Talk - Fly Math Club

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Do you feel like you are pulling teeth trying to get students to answer a question during lessons? When teaching, I often felt like I was talking to an imaginary classroom with imaginary students. I would ask a question and wait for a response to what seemed like forever (more like 10-15 seconds).

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Virtual Math manipulatives that help support learning and fun.

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Great resource for adapting lessons watching videos and providing learners support. Create an account and get started with the fun.

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Seesaw | Elementary Learning Experience Platform

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Seesaw | Elementary Learning Experience Platform

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Elementary Learning Experience Platform | Seesaw

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Seesaw is a Learning Experience Platform with 25M+ users, enhancing elementary education, engagement, and school culture while improving academic success.

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Desmos, great free interactive site. You need to log in and set up a class. Then you can look for LF created resources to support your standards.

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Desmos offers best-in-class calculators, digital math activities, and curriculum to help every student love math and love learning math.

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Great resource for ELA, Math and Science. Helps support foundational skills.

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Visual Patterns along with structured frames is a great way to get learners to begin thinking and working with math.

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Welcome! Explore these patterns with your students and watch their natural tendencies to see patterns morph into powerful algebraic thinking and reasoning. It's an ideal routine to foster mathematical practice #7 - look for and make use of structure.

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Explore these patterns with your students and watch their natural tendencies to see patterns morph into powerful algebraic thinking and reasoning. It's an ideal routine to foster mathematical practice #7 - look for and make use of structure.

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Math happens all around us and sometimes all we need to do is wonder. This is a great resource to get your learner moving with math.

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Compilation of Math tasks that are aligned to standards.

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Dan Meyer's Three-Act Math Tasks - Google Drive

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Estimation180 a teacher site that uses estimation to tackle multiple issues and problems that are real world applicable. Use this with the built in frames to encourage math thinking and colaboration

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How do I get started? 1 USE THE FREE MATH LESSONS Estimation 180 Tasks 3-Act Tasks 2 SUBSCRIBE Email Newsletter Podcast

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Investigation games to help support math thinking.

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This is Which One Doesn't Belong?, a website dedicated to providing thought-provoking puzzles for math teachers and students alike. There are no answers provided as there are many different, correct ways of choosing which one doesn't belong. Enjoy!

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with special thanks to Christopher Danielson and his Which One Doesn’t Belong - A Shapes Book.

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with special thanks to Christopher Danielson and his Which One Doesn’t Belong - A Shapes Book.

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Great way to engage students in math-based conversations, and how to have students use math to justify their ideas.

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Buy the box of 90 Double Zipper Bags, 150 Sandwich Storage Bags, or 280 Double Zipper Bags? h/t Connie Chinen for this contribution.

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Great ways to engage students in math-based conversations, and how to have students use math to justify their ideas.

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ASKING STUDENTS TO CHOOSE A PATH AND JUSTIFY IT WITH MATH