For Any Grade Mental Math Resources (by date, latest first)

After reading “Making Number Talks Matter” by Cathy Humphreys and Ruth Parker, I was inspired to build on their discussions of number sense.

**** I strongly recommend the book!

The goal of these activities is to ultimately get students thinking about numbers in more ways than one. When we ask them to find the amount without using pencil and paper, we ask them to find and create patterns. When I say “without counting” I mean that look they get—where they close one eye and squint and point to the numbers as they compute from their seats. Students will start to realize symmetry, groupings, and patterns.

These pages are intended for use with a projector but could be adjusted for small group instruction. The first page is intended for the initial display. Have students mentally solve the problem silently and independently. One students have an answer they can give a signal to show they have a number in mind—how you choose the signal is up to you but a simple thumbs up in front of their chest (so as not to distract or discourage their classmates) would suffice. The second page puts the same problem in the corner but leaves room for notes. Here is where you put student responses in any organized fashion you prefer—the important part here is to make sure you are recording ONLY the answers (keep your poker face!). Once you have student responses, ask students to defend their reasoning or find errors in words while you scribe their thinking on the board. This is a great opportunity for students to see that there is more than one way to approach a problem and come out with an accurate answer. As you progress, it is easy to transfer their thinking into more generalized “rules” in math.

There are 30 Addition problems and 30 Subtraction problems.

After reading “Making Number Talks Matter” by Cathy Humphreys and Ruth Parker, I was inspired to build on their discussions of number sense.

**** I strongly recommend the book!

The goal of these activities is to ultimately get students thinking about numbers in more ways than one. When we ask them to find the amount without counting, we ask them to find and create patterns. When I say “without counting” I mean that look they get—where they close one eye and squint and point to the objects as they count from their seats. Students will start to realize symmetry, groupings, and patterns.

These pages are intended for use with a projector but could be adjusted for small group instruction. The first page is intended for the initial display. Have students count the objects silently and independently. One students have an answer they can give a signal to show they have a number in mind—how you choose the signal is up to you but a simple thumbs up in front of their chest (so as not to distract or discourage their classmates) would suffice. The second page puts the same image in the corner but leaves room for notes. Here is where you put student responses in any organized fashion you prefer—the important part here is to make sure you are recording ONLY the answers (keep your poker face!). Once you have student responses, ask students to defend their reasoning or find errors in words while you scribe their thinking on the board. This is a great opportunity for students to see that there is more than one way to approach a problem and come out with an accurate answer. As you progress, it is easy to transfer their thinking into more generalized “rules” in math.

There are 35 problems total.

Another great thing about using these images to count and find patterns, is utilizing the math practices daily!

Develop your students Mathematics Toolkit with these Problem Solving Strategy Posters. These posters will help to assist your students in trialling a range of strategies, while working mathematically, and help them plan their approach to their Problem Solving questions/ tasks.

What's Included:

• C.U.B.E.S. Worded Problem Strategy Poster
• 9 Different Problem Solving Strategies and examples
• 3 Different Designs (including black/white)
• Student Worksheet
• C.U.B.E.S. Sticker/bookmark (These can be added across multiple platforms e.g. PowerPoint, worksheets, activities)

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In this product, students can practice filling in the missing number to help them memorize their multiplication facts 0 - 12. Two pages in this product includes 0 - 12 multiplication facts that has one number missing.

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01. Multiplication Chart Poster

Customize your classroom with this printable multiplication chart poster kit. Students love big, bold and colorful posters, with providing them a large multiplication chart that can be seen from anywhere in the room you'll help reinforce the math facts and help to give them confidence in their work.

What's Included:

Files containing 4 sizes.

1. Extra Large: approximately 9ft x 9ft, this would be ideal for a very large wall such as in a gym or cafeteria.

· One number per page

· Materials: 169 pages, approx. 25 poster boards

2. Large: approximately 6ft x 6ft, this would be ideal for a very large wall such as in a hallway.

· Two numbers per page

· Materials: 98 pages, approx. 10 poster boards

3. Medium: approximately 4.5ft x 4.5ft, this would be ideal for a very large wall such as in a classroom.

· Four numbers per page

· Materials: 52 pages, approx. 5 poster boards

4. Small: approximately 22in x 22in, this would be ideal for a wall such as in a classroom.

· Six numbers per page

· Materials: 18 pages, 1 poster board

Multiplication Chart Printable Files

· Multiplication Chart print outs, conveniently ready to print to give to students for their own personal notes! Includes 6 variations; 4 color options, one of each design option and 2 black and white options.

Multiple Design Options

1. Option 1: Easy print files of multiples that meet at the perfect squares of each multiple.
2. Option 2: Easy print files of each multiple. This can be arranged either vertically or horizontally.

02. Fraction Decimal Percent Poster

Customize your classroom with this printable Fraction Decimal Percent chart poster kit. Students love big, bold and colorful posters, with providing them a large multiplication chart that can be seen from anywhere in the room you'll help reinforce the math facts and help to give them confidence in their work.

What's Included:

Files containing 2 Options

1. Full page print options for each fraction set.

2. Half page print options for each fraction set - as seen in the images, you would cut each page in half and attach to a poster board vertically.

- Ready to print option as a 2 page student resource

Materials Needed:

- Colored Paper

- Scissors

- Glue Sticks

- 2 poster boards

03. Order of Operation Poster

Customize your classroom with this printable Fraction Decimal Percent chart poster kit. Students love big, bold and colorful posters, with providing them a large multiplication chart that can be seen from anywhere in the room you'll help reinforce the math facts and help to give them confidence in their work.

What's Included:

Contains

1. Full page print options for to arrange as a poster

2. Ready to print option as a student resource

Materials Needed:

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04. Coordinate Plane Poster

Customize your classroom with this printable coordinate plane kit. Students love big, bold and colorful posters, with providing them a labeled coordinate plane that can be seen from anywhere in the room you'll help reinforce the math facts and help to give them confidence in their work.

What's Included:

Contains

1. 6 page coordinate plane base
2. 1 page of labeled points to print in a second color
3. 1 page of labeled quadrants to print in a third color

Materials Needed:

- Colored Paper

- Scissors

- Glue Sticks

- 1 poster board

05. Hidden Math Posters

Customize your classroom with this printable hidden math poster set. Students love big, bold and colorful posters, with providing them helpful hidden math rules that can be seen from anywhere in the room you'll help reinforce the math facts and help to give them confidence in their work.

What's Included:

Contains

1. 12 hidden math posters
2. 1 printable full page of all 12 hidden math rules
3. 1 printable composition notebook page of all 12 hidden math rules
4. "Hidden Math" header

Materials Needed:

- Colored Paper

- poster board (optional)

- lamination (optional)

06. Divisibility Rules Posters

Customize your classroom with this printable divisibility rules set. Students love big, bold and colorful posters, with providing them helpful math rules that can be seen from anywhere in the room you'll help reinforce the math facts and help to give them confidence in their work.

What's Included:

Contains

1. 6 divisibility rules posters (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10)
2. 1 printable full page of all 6 hidden math rules
3. 1 printable composition notebook page of all 6 hidden math rules

Terms of Use:

By purchasing this resource, you are agreeing that the contents are the property of Manic Math Teacher and licensed to you only for classroom/personal use as a single user. I retain the copyright, and reserve all rights to this product. Please remember to leave feedback so you will earn TeachShare Credits, which may be applied to your future purchase. If you like this resource and are interested in other similar products, please follow me on TpT.

Divisibility Rules Posters

Customize your classroom with this printable divisibility rules set. Students love big, bold and colorful posters, with providing them helpful math rules that can be seen from anywhere in the room you'll help reinforce the math facts and help to give them confidence in their work.

What's Included:

Contains

1. 6 divisibility rules posters (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10)
2. 1 printable full page of all 6 hidden math rules
3. 1 printable composition notebook page of all 6 hidden math rules

Materials Needed:

- Colored Paper

- poster board (optional)

- lamination (optional)

Terms of Use:

By purchasing this resource, you are agreeing that the contents are the property of Manic Math Teacher and licensed to you only for classroom/personal use as a single user. I retain the copyright, and reserve all rights to this product. Please remember to leave feedback so you will earn TeachShare Credits, which may be applied to your future purchase. If you like this resource and are interested in other similar products, please follow me on TpT.

Fraction Decimal Percent Poster

Customize your classroom with this printable Fraction Decimal Percent chart poster kit. Students love big, bold and colorful posters, with providing them a large multiplication chart that can be seen from anywhere in the room you'll help reinforce the math facts and help to give them confidence in their work.

What's Included:

Files containing 2 Options

1. Full page print options for each fraction set.

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- Ready to print option as a 2 page student resource

Materials Needed:

- Colored Paper

- Scissors

- Glue Sticks

- 2 poster boards

Terms of Use:

By purchasing this resource, you are agreeing that the contents are the property of Manic Math Teacher and licensed to you only for classroom/personal use as a single user. I retain the copyright, and reserve all rights to this product. Please remember to leave feedback so you will earn TeachShare Credits, which may be applied to your future purchase. If you like this resource and are interested in other similar products, please follow me on TpT.

Hidden Math Posters

Customize your classroom with this printable hidden math poster set. Students love big, bold and colorful posters, with providing them helpful hidden math rules that can be seen from anywhere in the room you'll help reinforce the math facts and help to give them confidence in their work.

What's Included:

Contains

1. 12 hidden math posters
2. 1 printable full page of all 12 hidden math rules
3. 1 printable composition notebook page of all 12 hidden math rules
4. "Hidden Math" header

Materials Needed:

- Colored Paper

- poster board (optional)

- lamination (optional)

Terms of Use:

By purchasing this resource, you are agreeing that the contents are the property of Manic Math Teacher and licensed to you only for classroom/personal use as a single user. I retain the copyright, and reserve all rights to this product. Please remember to leave feedback so you will earn TeachShare Credits, which may be applied to your future purchase. If you like this resource and are interested in other similar products, please follow me on TpT.

Coordinate Plane Poster

Customize your classroom with this printable coordinate plane kit. Students love big, bold and colorful posters, with providing them a labeled coordinate plane that can be seen from anywhere in the room you'll help reinforce the math facts and help to give them confidence in their work.

What's Included:

Contains

1. 6 page coordinate plane base
2. 1 page of labeled points to print in a second color
3. 1 page of labeled quadrants to print in a third color

Materials Needed:

- Colored Paper

- Scissors

- Glue Sticks

- 1 poster board

Terms of Use:

By purchasing this resource, you are agreeing that the contents are the property of Manic Math Teacher and licensed to you only for classroom/personal use as a single user. I retain the copyright, and reserve all rights to this product. Please remember to leave feedback so you will earn TeachShare Credits, which may be applied to your future purchase. If you like this resource and are interested in other similar products, please follow me on TpT.

Order of Operation Poster

Customize your classroom with this printable Fraction Decimal Percent chart poster kit. Students love big, bold and colorful posters, with providing them a large multiplication chart that can be seen from anywhere in the room you'll help reinforce the math facts and help to give them confidence in their work.

What's Included:

Contains

1. Full page print options for to arrange as a poster

2. Ready to print option as a student resource

Materials Needed:

- Colored Paper

- Scissors

- Glue Sticks

- 2 poster boards

Terms of Use:

By purchasing this resource, you are agreeing that the contents are the property of Manic Math Teacher and licensed to you only for classroom/personal use as a single user. I retain the copyright, and reserve all rights to this product. Please remember to leave feedback so you will earn TeachShare Credits, which may be applied to your future purchase. If you like this resource and are interested in other similar products, please follow me on TpT.

Multiplication Chart Poster

Customize your classroom with this printable multiplication chart poster kit. Students love big, bold and colorful posters, with providing them a large multiplication chart that can be seen from anywhere in the room, you'll help reinforce the math facts and help to give them confidence in their work.

What's Included:

Files containing 4 sizes.

1. Extra Large: approximately 9ft x 9ft, this would be ideal for a very large wall such as in a gym or cafeteria.

· One number per page

· Materials: 169 pages, approx. 25 poster boards

2. Large: approximately 6ft x 6ft, this would be ideal for a very large wall such as in a hallway.

· Two numbers per page

· Materials: 98 pages, approx. 10 poster boards

3. Medium: approximately 4.5ft x 4.5ft, this would be ideal for a very large wall such as in a classroom.

· Four numbers per page

· Materials: 52 pages, approx. 5 poster boards

4. Small: approximately 22in x 22in, this would be ideal for a wall such as in a classroom.

· Six numbers per page

· Materials: 18 pages, 1 poster board

Multiplication Chart Printable Files

· Multiplication Chart print outs, conveniently ready to print to give to students for their own personal notes! Includes 6 variations; 4 color options, one of each design option and 2 black and white options.

Multiple Design Options

1. Option 1: Easy print files of multiples that meet at the perfect squares of each multiple.
2. Option 2: Easy print files of each multiple. This can be arranged either vertically or horizontally.

Terms of Use:

By purchasing this resource, you are agreeing that the contents are the property of Manic Math Teacher and licensed to you only for classroom/personal use as a single user. I retain the copyright, and reserve all rights to this product. Please remember to leave feedback so you will earn TeachShare Credits, which may be applied to your future purchase. If you like this resource and are interested in other similar products, please follow me on TpT.

Display this poster in your classroom and allow students to make an index card with their name to display around it when they beat the Reflex program!

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Display this poster in your classroom and allow students to make an index card with their name to display around it when they beat the Reflex program!

Display this poster in your classroom and allow students to make an index card with their name to display around it when they beat the Xtra Math program!

Display this poster in your classroom and allow students to make an index card with their name to display around it when they beat the Xtra Math program!

Display this free download in your classroom and allow students to make an index card with their name to display around it when they beat the Reflex program!