Looking for a way to make circle geometry actually fun for your middle schoolers? If the mere mention of area and circumference makes your students yawn (or worse, groan), it’s time to switch things up. Enter: the Create a Pizza Project—a hands-on, low-prep activity that gets students thinking critically while
January has come and gone, and honestly? I barely remember it. Why? Because I was sick. The first week of the new year hit me hard with relentless sinus pressure that refused to go away. All I wanted to do was steam in the shower, press my hands against my
As teachers, we’re always looking for engaging ways to help our students practice essential math skills. One area where many students need extra support is multiplying whole numbers. If you’re looking for a hands-on and interactive approach to reinforcing multiplication concepts, the Multiplying Whole Numbers Sort is a fantastic resource
Using choice boards isn’t something new but they are something that takes a little bit of extra prep work to implement into your classroom for math workshop. **There may be affiliate links within this post that I do earn a small commission off of each purchase. How to Use Choice
Back in the Spring of 2009, I was going on interviews as I was moving to the Austin, TX area. During those interviews, I was open to anything K-8th grade as I had the certifications at that time and wanted to change it up from only having taught 2nd and
If this school year is anything like the last two, you are probably thinking… What can I do this year that will keep my students engaged while also meeting their current academic needs as well as filling the learning gaps they have from previous years? Over the past two years,
Math Test Prep and Intervention needs to be interactive and engaging to encompass the necessary skills to teach but also keep the attention of your learners.
At the beginning of every school year, it is important to find time to review with your students. This time is not only crucial to see where they are on their math skills but also to observe how each of them works together in a small group setting. Using games,
Every year when the unit for volume comes around it seems to be one of the hardest, and most abstract, units for students. While being asked to determine the volume of a prism or pyramid students are faced with a three-dimensional shape that becomes hard for them to visualize after
Picture it, Dallas, 1986… going into Toys ‘R Us for a reward with my parents and being the child who was always wanting to learn more, I picked up workbooks and many a puzzle book over being able to get toys. No matter where we went if I was able
When I began teaching Middle School math, I became apparently aware that my students detested working with word problems. It didn’t matter if I worked them with them, I asked them to show their strategies, or even let them work with partners or in groups… they HATED them. But I
Last month I had the absolute privilege of speaking to over 400 3-8th grade teachers at CAMT 2019 about Setting up Math Workshop for Success in two sessions. Not only was this year the absolute best I’ve ever presented, but the 3-5th grade session was so packed that we had
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