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Saturday, March 16, 2019

Mindfulness in Math? Why Not!?

Some students LOVE math and some students just do not. For the students who don't love math, it can be a very stressful subject! The anxiety of coming in to class and feeling overwhelmed by another day of content driven instruction can just be too much for them. I wanted to create a way for students to feel successful while reducing their stress so I created math color by code craftivities!

Let's be Franco
Fraction Division
The last unit the students were working on was fraction division. Instead of doing another worksheet or book review, I wanted the students to practice word problems and end the lesson less stressed than they came in to class!

First, students worked through problem solving task cards and recorded them on their recording sheets.
Bakery Divide Fractions

Then, they used their answers to determine how to color that portion of the picture.
Bakery Divide Fractions 
Last, the students were to color and relax before test day! Sometimes students don’t finish the coloring in one day and then it is a bonus for them to relax and color after a test. The students were so proud of their finished products!
Bakery Divide Fractions
BONUS: The coloring activity ends up in a bulletin board for you! I love a multipurpose product :)

Try a coloring set for each of your math units! Click here to see them all!

Football Conversions

Treasure Adding and Subtracting Fractions
These could also make great additions to a room transformation! What coloring picture would you like to see next?


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