ABC Everyday Numbers is a numeracy program based in Canada that offers free resources to adult learners looking to improve their…

Both of these virtual tools work well to support teachers using the concept of zero pairs to model addition and…

This activity begins with students ranking a series of things. The example below asks students to rank summer activities 1…

This lesson is made up of two activities that help students develop their algebraic thinking. Specifically, students work on matching…

Proportional Reasoning (Part 2) is available at the links above. Part 1 is available here. In this packet, students will explore…

Proportional Reasoning (Part 1) is available at the links above. Part 2 is available here. In this packet, students will explore…

Three-Dimensional Geometry (Part 1) is available at the links above. Part 2 is available here. In this packet, students will explore concepts…

Note: This packet (Part 2) was formerly titled Density: Volume & the Density of Matter. Three-Dimensional Geometry (Part 2) is…

I like using puzzles like this as a do-now at the beginning of class and for students who arrive early…

The NYSED/CUNY Fast Track GRASP Math Packets are student-facing materials organized by different topics in math. The activities in the packet are…

The NYSED/CUNY Fast Track GRASP Math Packets are student-facing materials organized by different topics in math. The activities in the packet are…

The NYSED/CUNY Fast Track GRASP Math Packets are student-facing materials organized by different topics in math. The activities in the packet are…

The NYSED/CUNY Fast Track GRASP Math Packets are student-facing materials organized by different topics in math. The activities in the packet are…

The NYSED/CUNY Fast Track GRASP Math Packets are student-facing materials organized by different topics in math. The activities in the packet are…

The NYSED/CUNY Fast Track GRASP Math Packets are student-facing materials organized by different topics in math. The activities in the…

The NYSED/CUNY Fast Track GRASP Math Packets are student-facing materials organized by different topics in math. The activities in the…

Number Lines and the Coordinate Grid (Part 2) is available at the link above. Part 1 is available here. Every number…

Number Lines and the Coordinate Grid (Part 1) is available at the link above. Part 2 is available here. Every number…

Two-Dimensional Geometry (Part 1) is available at the link above. Part 2 is available here. In this packet, students will explore…

Note: This packet (Part 2) was formerly titled Area and Population Density. Two-Dimensional Geometry (Part 2) is available at the…

The NYSED/CUNY Fast Track GRASP Math Packets are a set of study materials for math topics for high school equivalency.…

Dapper Cat is a Desmos activity designed so students will begin to see a set of data points as a…

Clotheslines are interactive number lines. Students place (and move) cards on a clothesline where they think the number belongs. It…

This collection of digitally interactive Open Middle exercises was developed by Tim Brzezinski and he is adding more all the…

This growing collection of materials was developed by NYSED Teacher Leader Dominador "Jun" Caoile in collaboration with the CUNY Math…

(These materials were created, gathered, and developed by Sadeka Harris, an Instructional Facilitator at the Bronx Adult Learning Center and…

In this Desmos activity, students work through a series of scaffolded quadratic graphing challenges to develop their proficiency with standard,…

In this interactive Desmos activity, students explore linear inequalities and make connections among multiple representations (including algebraic expressions, verbal statements,…

In this activity, students predict whether various basketball shots will go through the hoop, and then model these shots with…

Adult education teacher Carol Cashion created this Desmos lesson to presents a series of activities using tables, equations, graphs and…

In this Desmos lesson, students make connections between several turtle-crossing scenarios and the graphs that represent these scenarios. Here are…

In this Desmos lesson, students explore connections among different representations of proportional relationships, with a glimpse at non-proportional relationships. The…

Splat! is an interactive number sense strategy that is accessible to all students, that can be used to develop a visual…

What Comes Next? is an online game created by Sarah Lonberg-Lew & Eric Appleton of the Adult Numeracy Network (you may…

Guess My Rule is an online game created by Sarah Lonberg-Lew & Eric Appleton of the Adult Numeracy Network (you may…

This activity was created by Dan Meyer. Tell students they are going to watch a brief video (50 seconds). Let…

This document provides an overview of what every teacher should know about GED Math. It is a good place to…

Interactive Connections: Number Lines and the Coordinate Grid is a collection of DESMOS activities that provide online, interactive activities and…

This document contains more than 200 HSE-style math test practice questions in these topics: Number & Quantity Geometry Probability and…

Ready-to-Use Pandemic Lesson Materials The SABES PD Center in Massachusetts developed two sets of math materials on pandemics, one for…

This very interactive activity was created for adult math learners using the Desmos Teacher Activity Builder by members of the…

Finding dynamic materials for teaching math in Spanish-HSE classes is a real challenge. Beyond a few workbooks, there is not…

This lesson was originally taught in an online math study group over the summer of 2020. Thank you to the…

This lesson is related to linear functions and is best used in conjunctions with other linear functions practice. It was…

Tools of Algebra: Linear Functions (Part 1) is available at the link above. Part 2 is available here. Note: When…

Tools of Algebra: Linear Functions (Part 2) is available at the link above. Part 1 is available here. Note: If you…

Part 1 of Being Counted: Probability & Statistics is available at the link above. Part 2 is available here. Note:…

Part 2 of Being Counted: Probability & Statistics is available at the link above. Part 1 is available here. Note:…

With the coronavirus all over the news right now, you might want to explore the math of contagious diseases with…

Partial Product Finder is a free website that allows multiplication combinations to be represented as a rectangle, or array, with…

Tools of Algebra: Nonlinear Functions (Part 2) is available at the link above. Part 1 is available here. Note: If…

Tools of Algebra: Nonlinear Functions (Part 1) is available at the link above. Part 2 is available here. Note: If…

Tools of Algebra: Expressions, Equations, and Inequalities (Part 2) is available at the link above. Part 1 is available here.…

This activity comes from the NYSED/CUNY CareerKits. It an be found in Hospiltality, Recreation, & the Arts in Unit 5:…

Tools of Algebra: Expressions, Equations, and Inequalities (Part 1) is available at the link above. Part 2 is available here.…

The Power of Exponents (Part 2) is available at the link above. Part 1 is available here. Note: If you…

The Power of Exponents (part 1) is available at the link above. Part 2 is available here. Note: If you…

This packet was created by NYSED Teacher Leader, Todd Orelli in collaboration with the CUNY Adult Literacy & HSE professional…

Follow the URL link above for a description of the NYSED/CUNY Fast Track GRASP Math Packets, written by Mark Trushkowsky…

This packet was created by NYSED Teacher Leader, Todd Orelli in collaboration with the CUNY Adult Literacy & HSE professional…

Flip open your textbook to the chapter that introduces the coordinate plane. I’ll wager $5 that the first coordinate plane…

SolveMe Mobiles is a free website designed to support and engage students in algebraic reasoning through puzzles. The colorful puzzles…

Students play with the idea of decomposing rectangles by trying to "cover the field" - a larger rectangle - with…

See the pdf link above for the GED Math Formula Sheet. Also included is a reference sheet for using the…

As a high emphasis topic on the HSE exam, it is likely that students will have to understand the graphs…

This problem was adapted by Patricia Helmuth, an adult education teacher from the Hudson Valley in NY. The situation in…

This problem was adapted by Patricia Helmuth, an adult education teacher from the Hudson Valley in NY. The situation in…

Students do not need to know how to enter functions into the TI-30XS, but for teachers want to incorporate more…

In this video, scientists grow handprints of bacteria agar plates in a warm incubator to show how bacteria grows on…

For this challenge, students need to write the numbers 1 through 20 with expressions, using only four 4s, any of…

(This is part of a series on teaching functions in a high school equivalency class. Other posts can be found here.)…

This activity, adapted from Lessons for Algebraic Thinking, Grades 3-5 by Marilyn Burns, is a great introduction to plotting points…

(This is my third blog post on teaching functions in a high school equivalency class. Other posts can be found here.)…

These push and support questions were written to be used with the Commission Problem from Unit 2 of the CUNY…

This activity comes from the Math Assessment Project and is a very engaging way to explore various geometric formulas, especially…

For this problem, students have to read and interpret a scatterplot about the length and width of birds' eggs. It…

(This is my second blog post on my experience teaching functions in a high school equivalency class. My other post…

"I need you to work for me for thirty days. You will work one hour per day. Theneat part is…

This activity comes from Michelle Rinehart and her blog How We Teach. It connects really well with Unit 7: Mathematical…

These practice test questions are based on the taxi cab problem from Unit 2 of the CUNY Math Framework and…

This problem comes from Illustrative Mathematics and can be used to explore exponential growth with students in a science context.…

At the heart of this problem is a model of a six story building made with cubes. There are a…

This problem from Illustrative Mathematics uses a springboard dive to explore the following medium emphasis CCRS content standard: Write a…

This task can be used help students practice developing rules for functions by making generalizations moving from the number of…

This task from Illustrative Mathematics helps students explore the concept to help students with the following CCRS standard: Understand that…

This task was developed by the folks at Illustrative Mathematics. High School Equivalency teachers will find it useful when preparing…

These two handouts are adapted from a task found on Ilustrative Mathematics. They allow students to work on using the…

This task from Illustrative Mathematics is a good model to help students see structure in expressions. This task specifically deals…

This task from Illustrative Mathematics covers the following algebra standard: Graph the solutions to a linear inequality in two variables…

This video shows the organ function grinder from the National Museum of Mathematics as it solves a quadratic function for…

The url link above wil take you to a list of problems from Math Memos. The problems are "Chicken and…

One of the standards on the CCRS dealing with reasoning with equations and inequalities is: Explain each step in solving…

Three members of the NYC Community of Adult Math Instructors (CAMI) led a webinar called "Exploring Algebraic Thinking in a…

This activity allows the user to enter a set of data, plot the data on a coordinate grid, and determine…

Students model linear data in a variety of settings that range from car repair costs to sports to medicine. Students…

This is not a new lesson, but it is a rich one. Ask students what Pi is and they will…

I came across this problem reading Dan Meyer's blog. The goal is to grab students' attention with a problem they…

This activity comes from Fawn Nguyen, complete with write up and student handouts. The activity has students put 6 different…

This collection of visual pattern handouts is intended to simplify teachers' preparation. Each visual pattern is part of a standard…

Once students have an understanding of rules, we need to give them opportunities to practice. Here's an interesting math puzzle…

https://youtu.be/gl9YN3zka-c In the spring of 2015, the Adult Program at Sullivan County BOCES, NY hosted a full day Student Numeracy…

We recently noticed that there are a lot of graphs and charts on the Social Studies section of the HSE…

YouCubed.org has a bunch of great activities in their two separate weeks of inspirational mathematics activities. The sequence, along with…

In Unit 6: Modeling Exponential Growth, there is a supplemental problem around Observing a Mouse Population (p.143). The problem looks…

Two amazing games that students of all levels will enjoy and benefit from. This is a great way to introduce…

This lesson from the Math Assessment Project has students using the patterns of tiles on a table top to explore…

These Teacher Notes from Student Explorations in Mathematics (NCTM) describe a series of activities that begins with the arch problem…

Once upon a time, there was this con man who made chessboards for high-end clients — in this case, a…

In this lesson from the Math Assessment Project (MAP), students are given a mock poster that claims that "In just…

This problem was written up for MathMemos.org by Eric Appleton. It is a great non-routine problem involving the paycheck of…

This science/math lesson plan is an introduction to exponential growth and reproduction through mitosis. Students start by noticing and wondering…

This activity was designed by Dan Meyer. It works really well in conjunction with Unit 2 of the CUNY HSE…

This mathematical modeling activity from Michael Fenton begins with students looking at a familiar image and writing down what they notice…

Practice with rate of change/slope and graphing functions. This challenge was developed by Michael Fenton.

This brief film (just under 4 minutes) gives a sense of the power of exponential growth. By imaging a piece…

This MathMemo, written by NYSED Teacher Leader Patricia Helmuth, describes her experience using the Zip Zap Zowie problem with students.…

Students need to experience practice test and HSE-style questions as they develop their understanding through the CUNY HSE Math Curriculum…

This lesson plan explores a concrete way for students to conceptualize multiplication that ultimately leads to a deeper understanding of…

This unit in the CUNY HSE Math Curriculum Framework offers two lessons for presenting  algebra through the use of visual…

Equality is a fundamental concept in algebra. It is noted through use of an equal sign, represents a relationship of…

Once students have had a chance to explore functions that grow at linear and quadratic rates, they have all the…

Units 1-4 of the CUNY HSE Math Curriculum Framework focus on linear relationships and functions, and students have explored these…

Systems of equations appear frequently on the HSE exam, as well as almost all college-entrance exams. Our students really struggle…

Rate of change is a fundamental concept when working with functions. Too often it is presented by writing y =…

The problems in this unit introduce students to the three views of a function: a rule, a table, and a…

This set of activities with complete lesson plans, introduces students to the concept of functions. Unit Goals: Students will understand…

These activities include handouts and teacher notes, together which model an introduction to functions using a sequence of visual patterns.

This problem begins with a video of stacking two different sized cups (styrofoam and Solo) and asks students to figure…

A great Desmos activity that has students adjusting starting amounts (y-intercepts) and rates of change (slope) of lines in order…

A series of Desmos activities focused on exploring the key understandings that(1) Rates of change express themselves as slope of a line,…

Maxine’s Rule (Unit 1) uses a function to determine appropriate ages for dating as a launch. This activity from Mathalicious…

This lesson plan from the Math Assessment Project has students looking for common solutions to different solutions. Students have to…

Solve simple linear equations using a balance beam representation, from the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives.

A formative assessment activity from the Math Assessment Project out of the Shell Center.

In this Desmos activity, “Twin Puzzles” are defined as pairs of numerical equations. Each equation is missing some pieces. These pieces…

This online Phet Simulation allows students to play around with balancing chemical equations and the concept of the conservation of…

For some interesting science connections to the concept of equality, check out Balancing Act – this online Phet Simulation allows students to…

A teacher named Julie Reulbach blog post about using the Noah’s Ark problem with her students (includes samples of student work)

Visual Patterns is an amazing resource developed by a middle school teacher in Southern California named Fawn Nguyen. It has the…

This classic problem is a great way to make connections to the language of mathematics, specifically around the meaning and…

The following handouts were translated by Haewon Latorre. Introducción a patrones  – 1,2,3,4,1,2… Pattern student handout in Spanish EL problema de…

A discovery activity on Desmos where students start off with estimation and end up writing equations to generalize the estimations…

This website features 22 short videos and supplies a handout which students use to graph the story of the situation…

A three-act math task from Desmos where students look at a smaller/similar problem to create a model to predict the…

For teachers who want their students to determine which of a given set of non-linear graphs match a given set…

A great three-act math task by Robert Kaplinsky based around a MasterCard commercial (brief video) featuring Hot Dog eating champions…

In this activity from Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science, students develop a model of the mathematical nature…

A series of 6 Desmos activites focused on (1) understanding the structure/behavior of exponential functions in relation to linear functions. (Linear…

This activity  uses the spread of disease as a model for exponential growth and can be done with your students and a bag…

Visualize multiplying and factoring algebraic expressions using algebra tiles.

A series of activities from the Math Assessment Project that involve making connections between algebraic expressions and visual area models.

This video—part one of LINCS’ three-part series “Uncovering Coherence Using Area Models”—gives a general overview of how area models can…

This site features puzzles to build fluency, number sense and problem-solving skills. There are number puzzles involving addition and multiplication…

This problem is an early version of Dan' Meyer's three-act math tasks. It requires a few styrofoam cups but is…

The problem at the heart of this Math Assessment Project lesson asks students to look at "student" work and judge…

A Dan Meyer blog post and  video (36 seconds) to perplex and engage students. Here’s one possible way to use it:…

These activities use secret codes and ciphers to introduce the concept of functions. They were developed by COMAP (the Consortium for…

This activity was developed by Connie Rivera, current president of the Adult Numeracy Network. It involves using the TI-30XS calculator…

Similar to the one from Math Playground, this site requires Java.

This online resource allows students to play “My Teacher is a Computer” on their own. Every two inputs, the program…

Todd Orelli, from NYC's District 79 - has created a bridge from the conceptual understanding developed by the core problems…

This lesson from Robert Kaplinsky is centered around a math problem where students have to use a menu from In-n-Out Burger…