Connect learning with real life using projects and activities in upper elementary!
Students won’t have to ask you when they’re ever going to use math if they connect it with real world math. One of the best ways to connect learning with real life is to immerse students by bringing in the real world into your classroom curriculum. If you don’t already, consider using a classroom economy. You can use it all… Read More
March 14th is the perfect day to explore the Greek number, Pi. Why? Because the number Pi is approximately 3.14. And, it’s a great time to introduce the concepts of circumference and diameter in a relevant, fun way. Find it on TPT. I like to have students learn about a new concept though exploration and discovery. Instead of teaching a… Read More
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