As a math teacher, multiplication facts have always been a source of concern. We know that a deep understanding of multiplication is essential for students, but there is also need for students to have at least a moderate (ideally more) memorization of multiplication facts.
The
How to Teach Math Procedures – Includes Distance Learning
Reports of back-to-school plans are starting to trickle in to teachers and families. While it’s good to finally have a plan, these plans are also adding a lot of extra stress on teachers. Whether it is 100% distance learning, a hybrid model, or teaching in-class students AND
Your Guide to Math Manipulatives – Including Distance Learning
When I first started teaching I needed (wanted) all the manipulatives. My mission in life was to have as many math manipulatives as possible. Because more = better. Right?
Not really. I found myself going back to the same manipulatives over and over again, while the others
Teaching Addition and Subtraction
When you teach upper elementary math, teaching addition and subtraction can be....awkward. Generally speaking, your students already understand the concept. Whether you want them to or not, they know and use the standard algorithm. It's easy to question what to focus on within
Place Value Extras
There are so many fun and engaging resources and lessons that I really want to use, but there just isn't time to squeeze it all in.
That's one of the reasons I love adding a "buffer week" at the end of my math units. Whenever I finish a unit, including our unit assessment, I
5 Ways Teach Rounding
Rounding is one of those math topics that is instinctive and easy for some students, while incredibly difficult for others. There's typically a handful of students who initially appear to "get it" but continue making the same errors, due to the fact they've just memorized a
Understanding the Value of Digits in Place Value
Have you ever read a standard where you had to read, reread, and reread again, and you were still completely confused? That’s how I felt when I first read 4.NBT.1 Recognize that in a multi-digit whole number, a digit in one place represents ten times what it represents in the
Introducing Place Value
Most teachers say that the first topic they teach in math is place value. That isn't a coincidence. Many of us begin with place value because it lays the foundation of all additional math concepts. Unfortunately, place value can be tricky, and it's easy for students to fake
Teaching Math Through Distance Learning
The first couple weeks of distance learning I felt like I was treading water. It went okay, but I was only surviving. Up until now, my distance learning instruction as been focused on review, but I know that I can't stay in place for the next whoever knows how many weeks.
Fraction Escape Activity
Last week when my students walked in the classroom and saw the escape boxes set-up, they started bubbling with excitement. I was asked no less than 100 times, "Are we going to do an escape today?". I let the suspense build until they just about couldn't take it anymore, and then
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