Open Ended Math Journal Prompts- Differentiation, Fast Finishers, and Enrichment

Open Ended Math Journal Prompts provides 125 open-ended math prompts to encourage critical thinking and discourse among students. The prompts are organized by five math strands: Number and Operations, Geometry, Measurement, Algebra, and Data Analysis/Probability. They align to grades 3-4 Common Core standards but can also be used as enrichment activities for grade 5 students. \n\nRather than worksheets with one right answer, these prompts have multiple solutions to allow gifted students to challenge themselves. Teachers can use them for warm-ups, centers, formative assessment, guided math, and more. The prompts help students explain their reasoning through writing and drawing. Teachers appreciate the no-prep way to differentiate instruction. With pages designed for math workspace, it's easy to print and bind for durability. Students will think more deeply about math while staying engaged.