In many of my upcoming blog posts and resources, you'll hear (see) me refer to "core math instruction or curriculum". The core curriculum is the instruction provided to all students in the general education classroom. This math instruction combines an understanding of how
Teaching Area and Perimeter
I love teaching area and perimeter. There are so many ways to make the lessons engaging and relevant to students.
This post if full of ideas for teaching area and perimeter. These lessons were created for my fourth grade class but can be adapted to any grade level. If you want
Project Based Learning – The Snack Shack
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
Teaching Division Concepts
Before teaching my 4th grade division unit, I like to spend a little time teaching division concepts. I've found that most students are fairly confident and solid with multiplication concepts. But, most students need a little division review before moving into multi-digit
Lessons for Teaching Decimals
The best way to introduce 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 for
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
How I Combine Multiplication Resources – Part 1
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
My Top 3 Place Value Games
Math 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 games to choose from, it's often challenging to find exactly what I'm looking for in a game. I try to avoid games that are
Finding A Math Starting Place: An Answer to “Learning Loss”
After this school year there are more than a few phrases I hope to never hear again. Learning loss is definitely on that list. I'm still not sure how we can lose something if we never had it. Can you really lose learning?
I've been searching for preliminary data from the
Increase Engagement With Task Cards
One way to increase student engagement is to incorporate 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 keep
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