Math Starters: 5- to 10-Minute Activities Aligned with the Common Core Math Standards, Grades 6-12 2nd Edition

This second edition of Math Starters!—the go-to guide for getting students excited about math—has been revised and updated to align with the Common Core State Standards. Written for math instructors who teach grades six through twelve, Math Starters! includes more than 650 quick, ready-to-use activities that get kids focused and working as soon as they enter the classroom. The new edition also includes a wealth of math activities for computers and mobile devices. The problems in Math Starters! address a wide variety of math topics, including

• Whole Numbers and Integers: Theory and Operations
• Rational Numbers: Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
• Algebra and Beyond
• Functions
• Geometry
• Statistics, Probability, and Data Analysis
• Number and Quantity
• Measurement, Platonic Solids, Patterns, Fractals, Figurate Numbers, Symmetry, and more

Ideally suited for today’s math curriculum, the high-interest problems in Math Starters! spark involvement in the day’s lesson, help students build skills, and allow teachers to handle daily management tasks without wasting valuable instructional time.

“Math Starters! provides a wealth of exemplary, motivational challenges designed to immediately engage students in important mathematical analysis and reasoning, and essential daily thinking practice for all learners. With a content thread aligned with the Common Core State Standards, the authors offer effective strategies and questioning techniques that establish critical connections between concepts and skills.”

—Deborah L. Ives, past president, Association of Mathematics Teachers of New Jersey; visiting assistant professor, Montclair State University, New Jersey

This second edition of Math Starters! the go-to guide for getting students excited about math has been revised and updated to align with the Common Core State Standards. Written for math instructors who teach grades six through twelve, Math Starters! includes more than 650 quick, ready-to-use activities that get kids focused and working as soon as they enter the classroom. The new edition also includes a wealth of math activities for computers and mobile devices. The problems in Math Starters! address a wide variety of math topics, including

• Whole Numbers and Integers: Theory and Operations
• Rational Numbers: Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
• Algebra and Beyond
• Functions
• Geometry
• Statistics, Probability, and Data Analysis
• Number and Quantity
• Measurement, Platonic Solids, Patterns, Fractals, Figurate Numbers, Symmetry, and more

Ideally suited for today’s math curriculum, the high-interest problems in Math Starters! spark involvement in the day’s lesson, help students build skills, and allow teachers to handle daily management tasks without wasting valuable instructional time.

“Math Starters! provides a wealth of exemplary, motivational challenges designed to immediately engage students in important mathematical analysis and reasoning, and essential daily thinking practice for all learners. With a content thread aligned with the Common Core State Standards, the authors offer effective strategies and questioning techniques that establish critical connections between concepts and skills.”

Deborah L. Ives, past president, Association of Mathematics Teachers of New Jersey; visiting assistant professor, Montclair State University, New Jersey