Teaching measurement can seem like such a struggle. Even when you provide plenty of opportunities for kids to practice with hands-on activities,
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Who doesn’t love a game? In the mathematics classroom, games offer an engaging alternative to worksheets, allowing students to work with others and have
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Last week, while in the midst of teaching a lesson on cuboids, I quickly realised that I had to do something drastic to get the attention of my most easily distracted student. I mean, there I was feeling
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I recently served as a math tutor for 3 days and worked with 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students on time and
Read moreFraction Spinners make it easy to create fun fraction games for math centers or cooperative learning lessons. Years ago I created the two free fraction spinners below and uploaded them to my Fractions File Cabinet page, but I didn’t include directions
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Have you ever wondered if all boxes of Valentine hearts candies are the same? Do they have the same colors? Do they
Read moreDaily problem solving is an important key to success in math, but implementing this type of program consistently can prove to be challenging. I know, because I tried to
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Students often fear math and are especially intimidated by word problems. These feelings prevent them from being able to relax, think clearly,
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