Math Starters
5- to 10-Minute Activities Aligned with the Common Core Math Standards, Grades 6-12
2nd Edition
Published on 22. August 2013
448 pages
978-1-118-69064-2 (ISBN)
Description
A revised edition of the bestselling activities guide for mathteachers
Now updated with new math activities for computers and mobiledevices--and now organized by the Common Core StateStandards--this book includes more than 650 ready-to-use mathstarter activities that get kids quickly focused and working assoon as they enter the classroom. Ideally suited for any mathcurriculum, these high-interest problems spark involvement in theday's lesson, help students build skills, and allow teachers tohandle daily management tasks without wasting valuableinstructional time.
* A newly updated edition of a bestselling title
* Ideal for math teachers in grades six through twelve
* Includes more than 650 ready-to-use starter problems
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Judith A. Muschla | Gary Robert Muschla | Erin Muschla
Math Starters
5- to 10-Minute Activities Aligned with the Common Core Math Standards, Grades 6-12
Book
11/2013
2nd Edition
Jossey-Bass
€31.00
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Persons
Judith A. Muschla taught mathematics in South River, NewJersey, for over twenty-five years. Along with teaching andwriting, she has been a member of the State Standards Review Panelfor the Mathematics Core Curriculum Content Standards in NewJersey.
Gary Robert Muschla taught at Appleby School inSpotswood, New Jersey, for more than twenty-five years. Hisspecialties include mathematics at the middle school level,reading, and writing. Judith and Gary have coauthored several verysuccessful math activity books, including The Algebra Teacher'sActivities Kit, Hands-On Math Projects with Real-LifeApplications, and The Math Teacher's Book of Lists.
Erin Muschla-Berry teaches eighth grade math at MonroeTownship Middle School in Monroe, New Jersey, and has collaboratedwith Judith and Gary on four previous math books, includingTeaching the Common Core Math Standards with Hands-OnActivities, Grades 6-8.
Content
About the Authors xxv
Acknowledgments xxvii
About This Book xxix
Standards and Problems Chart xxxi
PART 1: MAKING MATH STARTERS
PART OF YOUR PROGRAM 1
The Value of Math Starters 3
Starting Class with a Math Starter 3
Purpose and Value of a Math-Starter Notebook 4
The Value of Written Explanations 7
Cooperative Problem Solving Using Math Starters 7
Organizing Groups for Problem Solving 7
The Value of Sharing and Discussion 11
Using Problem-Solving Strategies 11
Evaluation 14
Checklists 14
Point Systems 14
Quizzes That Include Math Starters 15
Review of Math-Starter Notebooks 15
Student Participation 15
Portfolios 15
A FinalWord 15
PART 2: MATH STARTERS 17
Section 1: Whole Numbers and Integers: Theory and Operations 19
Section 2: Rational Numbers: Fractions, Decimals, and Percents 51
Section 3: Algebra and Beyond 101
Section 4: Functions 163
Section 5: Geometry 185
Section 6: Statistics, Probability, and Data Analysis 281
Section 7: Number and Quantity 319
Section 8: Potpourri 335
Answer Key 363
