>>+Resourcefulness

= //Sharing is Caring...There's No Need to Reinvent the Wheel// =

I've heard it several times before, and I can't help but to agree; there's no need to reinvent the wheel! There are so, so many great resources out there for teachers, all we have to do is search for them. I've shared a lot of new resources throughout my course wiki, so I chose to dedicate my page to the Grab Bag! Please, help yourself :)

** Grab Bag **

 * There will be times at which your lesson doesn't work out as planned, you finish your lesson much earlier than anticipated, or you have at least one gifted student in your class. For these reasons, it always helps to have a "bag" of educational activities that can be used to keep challenge your students' minds and keep them occupied. Below you will find a few of the resources I found that might be useful in a Math teacher's grab bag:
 * ** Resource(s) ** || **Description** ||
 * [|Path Counting Brain Teaser] || Students can work in individually or in groups to solve this brain teaser and hopefully reveal the patterns present. As an extension piece, you could also ask students to identify as many patterns and similarities (e.g. symmetry) within the grid. ||
 * Fermi Problems || Fermi problems don't focus on the solutions, but on the problem-solving and thought process of students. They can be based on anything (usually use real-life applications), but have a focus on a particular Math concept (e.g. geometry and spatial sense, number sense and numeration). ||
 * Create Your Own Math Question/Problem || Get students to create their own Math problems/questions. This activity is great for some gifted students, as well as students who finish their work early in class and need something else to do. ||
 * [|Puzzle Maker] || Can be used to create Math puzzles, which can be great for exercising students' minds and developing mental math skills. ||