Math
Simple Strategies for Simplifying Fractions
Help your upper elementary students understand the concept of simplest form using these simple strategies. Fraction Tiles Are Essential! My students are wrapping up our...
Read MoreGrandparents Day Fun Activity for Upper Elementary Students
Welcome grandparents to your classroom with this fun math activity! Students and their families will love working together on the game, and you will love...
Read MoreLong Division Resources for Response to Intervention
I’m wrapping up my 5-day Thanksgiving Break by attending a Christmas tree decorating party at my BFF’s house this afternoon. While I don’t get crazy...
Read More2-Digit Multiplication Strategies Practice
Teaching students how to solve double-digit multiplication problems is one of my favorite skills to teach in 4th grade, which is a good thing as...
Read MoreMultiple Uses for Math Charts
Our first round of parent-teacher conferences wrapped up last week, and this is usually about the time many of my routines and procedures get locked...
Read MoreEasy Strategies for Measurement Conversion
Three cheers for the fact that the season that shall not be named is done! Of course, at school, that means the pace of life...
Read MoreTeaching Students Factors and Multiples
There isn’t much I like about the cooler temps and the fewer hours of daylight in October except…fall clothes are pretty amazing, right?! And, of...
Read MoreExit Slips in Math
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how my students were required to “correct and reflect” on their major assessments. That is, to correct their...
Read MoreCorrections and Reflections
I’m so happy that spring is finally here! Of course, it means that the temperatures fluctuate wildly from one day to the next. I’m talking...
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