Math Problems – They’re Hiding in Every Story!
…have heard students complain, “Why do I need to know this? I will never use it,” will know what I mean! One way to teach the relevance of math in…
…have heard students complain, “Why do I need to know this? I will never use it,” will know what I mean! One way to teach the relevance of math in…
Cooperative learning activities are often designed for teams of four students. However, sometimes a team is just too big, especially in math. Sometimes the perfect number of students for a…
…on Wikipedia.org, and I edited it to create a shorter PDF version to use with students. If you use it with your students, please remember that the details in the…
…letters for yourself and 7 letters for the class. Write the class letters in huge blocks on the board with the number values clearly shown. Play against the class play…
…related to each other. You could do with with any unit. When doing research, ask students to keep track of a list of vocabulary about their topics they feel any…
…into account with the design of Family Science Night. Our focus was to involve all participants through stimulating hands-on investigations. As with science investigations during class, the emphasis was not…
…why do we need Rule 5, “Keep your dear teacher happy?” Rule 5 addresses your most challenging students … the ones who will quarrel with you about Rules 1-4! (Click…
…random number generator to determine the winner. The dry erase board set will be shipped directly to the winner’s school, but it will be noted that the set belongs to…
…start out by sharing different numbers. Some kids will even share out ten at a time until all the tens are gone and then will share out the ones. Kids…
…and one day you’ll be looking through your old photos remembering how much fun your students had with this activity and how much they learned without realizing they were learning!…
…with the new way to use place value to multiply two-digit numbers using manipulatives. First the teacher should provide a hands-on practice time so that students begin to get comfortable…
