Teaching Order of Operations: No-fail Strategies that Work!
…keeping the numbers the same but placing the parentheses around different pairs of numbers like this: (5 + 3) x 2 = ? and 5 + (3 x 2) =…
…keeping the numbers the same but placing the parentheses around different pairs of numbers like this: (5 + 3) x 2 = ? and 5 + (3 x 2) =…
…week, I choose a few to feature on Facebook each day, where you’re invited to chime in with your advice. When I see a post that receives a large number…
…How to Play Find the States Showdown: The first Leader selects a number card from the State Numbers deck and announces the number to the team. Everyone looks at the…
…on virtually any topic, and count the number of task card sets that pop up in your results! If you’re new to task cards, you might not realize that they’ve…
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…to teach it!” But more likely you were thinking, “Yikes! Is it that time already? Poetry is so boring and hard to teach, and my students don’t like it either….
…Sometimes, the thought of organizing lessons to meet the individual needs of all of your students can feel like an overwhelming challenge. One of the best and simplest ways I…
…to read and understand the language of mathematics than on the ability to perform mathematics computation. In other words … Math is more than a numbers game. Years ago, standardized…
Teaching measurement can seem like such a struggle. Even when you provide plenty of opportunities for kids to practice with hands-on activities, they just don’t seem to catch on. It…
…each problem. This can be as simple or complex as you like, so long as it uses elements of the story. Below are several examples that I’ve used with my…
…integrate relevant content. There are many new and exciting ways to get students motivated in the math by teaching in this more constructivist manner. For example, manipulatives like base ten…
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