This project-based learning activity began as a single lesson that was so well received by students that I added an extra part, and then another. Eventually, it turned into a full-fledged math project. The premise of the math project is that students are planning to open a
Division Strategies
It's important to spend time teaching or reviewing division strategies before moving on to multi-digit division. Most students are fairly confident and solid with multiplication concepts. But, many students need a little review of division strategies before moving into
Introducing Decimals
The best way to begin introducing decimals (likely to 4th graders) is to teach lessons that connect fractions to decimals. That's one of the reasons I like to immediately follow my fraction unit with my decimal unit.
Like fractions, decimals are a topic that needs to be taught
Teaching Multiplication Facts
Teaching multiplication facts is certainly a challenge. I surveyed more than 20,000 teachers about their biggest challenge teaching math, and the overwhelming response was that students don’t know their multiplication facts.
We've all experienced it. Some students easily
The BEST Math Playground Games
Have you ever stumbled upon a website and wondered why you've never used it before? That's how I was with Math Playground. It was love at first click.
I am very picky when it comes to websites and math games. I am not looking for more skills practice with low level computation
Combine Multiplication Resources
After teaching place value and rounding, my next math unit is multi-digit multiplication. Since time is always a concern, I jump into this unit and pick up right where I left off with my previous unit. You can read more about my place value lesson plans and instruction
Place Value Games
Place value games are a great way to increase student engagement and to give students an opportunity to apply newly learned math skills. Even though there are many place value games to choose from, it's often challenging to find exactly what I'm looking for in a game. I try to
Math Pretests for Upper Elementary
Math pretests can be incredibly helpful for upper elementary teachers. After the 2020 school year there were more than a few phrases I hoped to never hear again. Learning loss was/is definitely on that list. I'm still not sure how we can lose something if we never had it.
When
Math Task Cards – Engagement & Fun
One way to increase student engagement is to incorporate math task cards into your instruction. You can use task cards with centers, playing Scoot, or even use them digitally. While I love using my more traditional task cards, I'm always on the lookout for out of the box ideas to
End of Year Math Project
This Summer Camp Math Project is one of my favorite ways to end the school year. Each of the activities has a summer camp theme. While it's certainly not necessary for students to have read Holes to enjoy this resource, the ones who are familiar with the book will definitely
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