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A Fifth Grade Fraction Activity Using Doceri

I’m here to share another Doceri presentation. This time I want to acquaint you with an AIMS fraction activity for fifth grade. Using the innovative whiteboard app by Doceri, classroom teachers can easily engage and involve students in this lesson. The number...

AIMS Minute: How to Make a Straw Plane

The AIMS Minute is back! We’ve gotten some great, positive responses to the AIMS Minute so far and we’ve been hard at work making lots more. This one is for teachers looking for a cool, quick idea for a simple manipulative that could have lots of different...

Toothpick Puzzlers

This week’s activity consists of five related puzzles that should challenge students. Matchstick (I have substituted toothpicks) puzzles have been a staple feature of recreational mathematics for years. The puzzles presented here were adapted from some that...

What the Orthodontist Taught My Kids About Math

Our orthodontist has an ongoing game where kids get to guess the number of items in a jar: Although the jar shape and item type change each month, my kids use the same strategy every time: they count how many items are in the bottom layer, figure out how many layers...

AIMS Activities Aligned to the Common Core Math Standards

We know that your time is precious, so AIMS has taken the time to align from 35 to 65 of our activities at each grade level to the standards. Many of the activities are enhanced with short how-to videos, and most activities use materials you probably have on hand....