Connect learning with real life using projects and activities in upper elementary!
Do your students groan when you say you’re going to be working to learn division strategies? With better understanding and easy to use methods, that won’t be the case. If you teach Common Core division, you probably know about the partial quotients method, but what about the box method, area model, and grid model. How about rectangle sections division or… Read More
Have you ever heard your students say, “Ugh, why do I have to write about how I solved the math problem?” If students can TELL you what they did to solve the problem, they can WRITE about it. It seems like a daunting task to get students writing, but step by step you can do it. This blog post is… Read More
Dear New Teacher, Welcome to the best profession there is. It’s by far one of the most rewarding, but also most challenging. There are so many things to think about when you land that first job that your head starts spinning from classroom set-up and decor, getting to know the new lay of the land, getting to know your teaching… Read More