Teaching Children Not to Be Rude!

…it is your job to help them grow to become the best that they can be. Let students know that rudeness is a damaging learned behavior, and you can and…

Valentine Candy Hearts Math Investigation

…the same number of candies? Inquiring minds want to know! Questions like these provide a perfect opportunity for a bit of data analysis fun! When I posed these questions to…

What are Cooperative Learning Structures?

…Learning. It’s the best resource around for cooperative learning, and it clearly explains dozens of structures! Sample Structure: Numbered Heads Together Number students off from 1 to 4 within their…

3 Mindful Classroom Teaching Strategies

…our students. How can we possibly do that when we spend so much of our time on getting kids to focus and learn and less time teaching curriculum? I would…

Hands On Geometry – Part II

…kids measure various signs and playground objects. I usually have the students find both the area and the perimeter of the objects (depending upon what time of year I have…

Mathematical Problem Solving: Mindsets Matter

best way to teach math. Furthermore, these insights are making it possible to foster a love of math in ALL students! Last year I discovered Dr. Jo Boaler’s book, Mathematical…

Mighty Math Tasks!

…math task time. I decided to do math tasks once a week with groups ranging from 2-4 students (I found that groups of 2 worked best). The first two or…

Out with Answer Keys – In with QR Codes!

You know what QR codes are … those black and white patterned squares you scan with your smartphone to be taken to a webpage with more information about, well, anything!…

15 Tips for Lining Up Your Class

…Young: Alpha by last name, alpha by first name, month of birth, table number (prime, composite, factors of x number, multiple of y number), rows, columns, how far they got…