Mathematical Monday....it's back!

As you may have noticed I took some time off from blogging.  I needed the time to catch up on school stuff, family stuff, and prepare for the holidays.  I hope you had a great Christmas!  The boys had a wonderful Christmas and enjoyed spending time with their cousins.  We had eight adults and seven children in my home for a few days...it was a blast!

Many of you probably haven't even thought about going back to school, I haven't and probably won't until next Sunday!  I wanted to share with you a math review activity I did with my students before we went on break.  Alicia contacted me about trying out her Holiday GCF and LCM Task Cards.  They are geared more towards the upper levels, but I was able to use them with my students while providing them the opportunity to collaborate with a partner.

 I placed the task cards all around the classroom and paired students up.  I wanted them to be able to discuss their thought process and ideas with someone, especially since some of the cards had larger numbers than they were used to working with.

 I loved that these task cards were simple.  They didn't require students to read a long question, but simply asked them to find the GCF, LCM, or if the given number was prime or composite.  With it being so close to Christmas Break when we did this activity, less work was better for them :)

I love this picture, above, it captures how well my students collaborate and truly appreciate each other's input and feedback.