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Each day of the school year I present my students with an estimation challenge. I love helping students improve both their number sense and problem solving skills. I'd like to share the estimation challenges with you and your students. Michael Fenton and I have collaborated on this handout for your students. Happy Estimating!

Mathematics educator Dan Meyer blogs about teaching math on dy/dan. Meyer shares teaching ideas along with reflections about mathematics curriculum and pedagogy. Those new to the site may want to start with the Archives, where visitors may search through past posts via a variety of subject tags, including Classroom Management, Assessment, and Great Classroom Action (which features a number of creative and engaging classroom activities). A highlight of this blog is Three-Act Tasks, a series of lesson plans centered on student problem solving. These engaging lessons are accompanied by videos that are sure to pique student interest.