Math Journal Prompts
“Writing in math class supports learning because it requires students to organize, clarify, and reflect on their ideas-all useful processes for making sense of mathematics.” Marilyn Burns
* Draw 2 red apples and 3 green apples.
* Draw more than 3 crayons.
* Draw less than 4 books.
* List numbers that are less than 10.
* You have two fruit candies. Draw them. What color are they?
* Three bears and three pigs came to my party. How many came to my party?
*Draw smiley faces to show a number that is greater than 5.
* Draw what you do in math class.
*Draw things that look like rectangles.
* What is you favorite activity in math?
* Draw a circle above a square.
* Draw a picture of a BIG triangle and a small triangle.
* The brown cat played with three dogs. They will also make a number sentence.
* I went for a walk and I saw 3 cats and 5 dogs. Draw it!
* Show how you would share a cookie with a friend.
* Make an AB pattern.
* Label my pattern and finish my pattern. You will have a pattern on a paper or label.
* The gingerbread man met a cow and a fox. Which one of these animals is faster? Draw your answer.
* What do you know about ______so far?
* What do you not like about math?
* The gingerbread man tried to get across the river on the fox's back. That was not a very good idea! Can you think of another way the gingerbread man could have gotten across the river? Draw your answer.
* One day Harry the dirty dog had a cat friend visit. They sat down to enjoy some afternoon sunshine by a window. How many legs did they have total? Draw your answer.