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 "Same But Different" 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 "math-talk" prompts, you are sure to find morning work questions that align with your math lessons and keep your students interested.
Check out the Contents of these Math Talk Questions of the Day:
✏️ Place Value
✏️ Multiplication/Division
✏️ Number Operations
✏️ Measurement
✏️ Fractions & Decimals
✏️ Geometry
Present each "Same but Different" slide and ask students, "How are the images the same and different? Discuss what you notice and wonder."
Included in this Print and Digital file:
- 18 PowerPoint Question Slides (Can be shared to Google Classroom or with a link through TPT Easel - available to all schools)
- 5 Bonus Slides to enrich student discussions about math
- Optional Printable Pages (1 for each question)
- 2 Printable Pages with workspaces for any "Same but Different" prompt
- Answer Key
Use these Morning Work and Enrichment Slides in so many ways!
✅ Present a slide at the beginning of your math lessons in third, fourth, or fifth grade. Invite students to answer the question in a journal or on PearDeck/Nearpod.
✅ Invite students to collaborate with peers on these paperless "Same but Different" journal prompts. They will benefit from discussing their ideas about place value, multiplication, division, and more!
✅ Print the worksheets or share slides digitally with gifted and talented students. These questions of the day make excellent enrichment activities! They are a perfect way to challenge fast finishers during math class.
Hear From Educators Like You!
⭐️ “Same but different prompts really get my students talking about math! I love it!"
⭐️ “I invited my principal to listen to my students talk about math as we reviewed a few of these slides. She was blown away by what she saw and heard!"
⭐️ “My students love creating a third picture to go along with Same but Different questions. The worksheet included in this resource is perfect for extending their thinking."
Find Answers to Your Questions:
✋ What types of daily questions or math prompts are included?
- Students will look at two images and discuss what is the same and different about each one. These morning work prompts align most closely with 4th grade standards, but can also add to a 3rd or 5th grade classroom math discussion.
✋ Do you have more morning work prompts?
- Yes! These “Question of the Day” prompts are great for gifted and talented students. Or, for general education teachers, present a slide and build a discussion around a variety of 4th-grade math standards.