6 Reasons to Teach Calculator Skills
…For example, a student might know they need to divide a 2-digit number by another 2-digit number, but if he or she hasn’t mastered this skill, the answer will be…
…For example, a student might know they need to divide a 2-digit number by another 2-digit number, but if he or she hasn’t mastered this skill, the answer will be…
…will learn really quickly that one million is a really hard number to work with in this problem and will change to a smaller number. While the students were working,…
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!…
…like to share with you 3 teaching strategies that I use together that incorporate three popular programs. It can be used with kids from K-8 by adapting these strategies for…
Most new teachers begin their careers with passion and enthusiasm, excited to be able to work with children and to make a difference in their lives. Unfortunately, that passion for…
…to underline key words and circle numbers, these extra details will confuse them. They will have to think about the task and decide which words and numbers are actually important….
…will weigh their eggs, then count the jelly beans inside. Then they will try to predict the number of jelly beans inside a “mystery egg” based on its weight. If you’d…
…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…
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…I knew that I had to share it with others! I was also impressed with Becky and Arvind’s sincere desire to make MrOwl even more useful for teachers and more…
…timer on their Smartphone as a count down or count up timer. The obvious problem with using this strategy is that you have to have your phone on and you…