While morning work is a great way to start your day, staying after school to make copies is not! That’s where paperless math prompts come in! These measurement and data warm-ups make a great “Question of the Day” routine in your math classroom. They are an excellent enrichment activity for early finishers or a springboard to your daily math lessons. With a variety of unique prompts, you are sure to find morning work questions that align with your math lessons and keep your students interested.
Help gifted and talented students think deeply with these math problems of the day! Students will understand and apply their thinking as they talk about math, draw models, write their own problems and find multiple answers to open-ended questions. Plus, there are so many ways to use this resource! Project a problem at the start of each math session, assign the problems digitally, or print questions for students to complete in centers. These paperless math prompts include 12 questions related to "Measurement and Data."
Check out the Contents of these Measurement and Data Questions of the Day:
- Metric Conversions
- Customary Conversions
- Area/Perimeter
- Graphs and Data
- Line Plots
Types of Paperless Math Journal Prompt Questions:
- Would You Rather? (Solve two problems to find the more desirable quantity)
- Solve It Two Ways (Solve one problem using two different methods)
- Find the Error (Determine the mistake made on the problem shown)
- Number of the Day (Solve five problems about a given number).
- Hide and Seek (Determine which number is hiding under a colored square)
- Which One Doesn’t Belong? (Analyze how numbers relate to each other)
- 2 Truths & 1 Lie (Find the math problem that is false)
- The Answer Is… (Write a question for a problem to which you are given the answer)
Check out the Contents of these Paperless Math Morning Work Slides:
✏️ 12 PowerPoint Question Slides (Can also be uploaded to Google)
✏️ 1 Bonus Slide with Additional Journal Prompts
✏️ 13 Image Files (Easy to drop into SeeSaw)
✏️ 12 Printable Pages (1 for each question)
✏️ 1 Printable Page with 4 Square Workspaces
✏️ Answer Key
Use these Morning Work Warm-Up Slides in so many ways!
✅ Present a slide at the beginning of your math lessons. Invite students to answer the question in a journal or on PearDeck/Nearpod.
✅ Invite students to collaborate with peers on these paperless journal prompts.
✅ Print the worksheets or share slides digitally with gifted and talented students. These questions of the day make excellent enrichment activities!
Hear about these Paperless Math Prompts from Educators Like You!
⭐️ “Love these challenges to get the students started each day!”
⭐️ “The students loved the graphics of this. It made it more fun for morning work.”
⭐️ “I love the way these math logic puzzles are laid out and put together.”
⭐️ “Love the critical thinking!”
Why should I use these math warm-ups in 4th & 5th grade?
- You can present daily bell-ringers or warm-ups without making copies!
- Students can respond to prompts on a whiteboard or in a math journal.
- Alternatively, you can copy a recording page or compile the questions into a Morning Work booklet!
- These slides combine a variety of your favorite question types!
- You can keep your fast-finishers and gifted students engaged in math.
- Some questions are open-ended and require students to explain their mathematical thinking!
✋ What types of students will benefit from these math journal questions?
- These math journal prompts are perfect for gifted and talented students. You can also use them with general education students to help them think deeply about math content. Try the Freebie first! Test-drive a math “Question of the Day” with your gifted and talented students. Or, for general education teachers, present a slide and build a discussion around a variety of 4th-grade math standards.
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