Seven Sites to build rich mathematical discussions
We are often looking for ideas to have students work purposefully for short or longer bursts. This post has a collection of seven sites that you and your students could work on independently, in pairs, small groups or as whole class Would you rather ? Would you rather began as a way for John Stevens to start his classes. It has evolved into a large collection of graded problems that ask students to choose an option and justify their choice using maths. Visual Patterns.org A collection of over 400 patterns to begin rich discussions which can lead to a generalisation for the pattern. Collated by Fawn Nguyen , On the sidebar of her blog you will find links to others sites. Open Middle A huge collection of problems sorted by topic and grade level. Open middle problems start and finish at the same point but offer multiple pathways through. Put together by Nanette Johns on and Robert Kaplinsky Estimation 180 This site is curated by Andrew Stadel, a teacher and Mathematics Coach in C