Build Math Minds

1% Better Math Experiences Guide

30 Math Experiences that take less than 5 minutes you can use at any grade level, K-5th.

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It can often feel overwhelming to think about what a massive undertaking it is to make a change in your teaching. Instead focus on just getting 1% better every day. One percent of your school day is around 4 minutes (depending upon how long your day is). All the math experiences provided in this guide can be done in under 5 minutes. With it being a small part of your day, you can really do it at any time, it doesn’t have to be part of your math time, but it could.

Take inventory of your day tomorrow and see if you notice a few minutes of down time throughout the day. If so, do a 1% Better Math Experience.

Experiences include...

Number Sense & Place Value

Mental Math, Estimation, & Computation

Critical Thinking, Reasoning, & Mathematical Discussion