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Teachers
Interactive math activities, thoughtful practice, and ideas for getting students to explain their thinking.
Plan your next lesson
Three activities. Room to make them yours.
Use these classroom suggestions as starting points. Preview each activity, choose the part that fits your learning goal, and adapt the pacing to your students.
Limits Lab
Interactive practice with hints and feedback for a Unit 1 self-check.
Open Limits Lab ↗ (opens in a new tab)Try it as a self-check. Ask students to attempt a few problems independently, then choose one correction to explain to a partner.
Discussion prompt: “What evidence supports your answer, and what changed after you used the feedback?”
Adapt for your classroom
For a whole-class discussion, project one problem and collect predictions before revealing feedback. For an exit ticket, ask students to explain one idea they revised.
Polynomial Workshop
Three stations: Sort & Combine, Distribute It, and Balance It.
Open the Workshop ↗ (opens in a new tab)Try it as station practice. Choose a station that matches the skill students need. In pairs, have one student solve while the other explains each move, then switch roles.
Discussion prompt: “Why is this step valid, and how could you check it?”
Adapt for your classroom
Use one station for a focused warm-up, or rotate through all three. Ask students to record an example, explain the rule they used, and write a new example of their own.
Falcon Connections
Thirty puzzles built around finding four groups of four.
Open Falcon Connections ↗ (opens in a new tab)Try it as a discussion starter. Give students time to notice possible groups, then ask pairs to agree on a category and justify all four choices before submitting.
Discussion prompt: “What connects these four, and which word could tempt you into a different group?”
Adapt for your classroom
Project a puzzle for collaborative play, or let small groups compare strategies. Close by asking students to create a four-item category and explain its defining feature.
Activity links open the existing McCreesh Math Google Site in a new tab.
A simple teaching routine
From a click to a conversation.
Name the learning goal.
Tell students what to notice, practice, or explain. Preview the activity on the devices they will use.
Ask for the “why.”
Have students record a prediction or explanation before checking an answer. Use their reasoning to guide your next question.
Collect one takeaway.
Ask for a corrected misconception, a justified strategy, or a new question to inform the next lesson.
Explore the activity library.
Browse the available tools in one place, with links to their student course pages.